DL4300 Appliance
Executing RASR
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NOTE:
Make sure to use the Windows Eject Drive function to prepare the USB key for removal.
Otherwise, the content in the USB key may be damaged and the USB key doesn’t work as expected.
Remove the RASR USB key created for each DL Appliance, label, and store for future use.
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Executing RASR
NOTE:
Dell recommends you to create a RASR USB key after you have set up the appliance. To create
RASR USB key, see
NOTE:
Ensure that you have the latest RUU available and reachable on your appliance.
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To perform system recovery using RASR, see Recovering a Dell™ DL Backup and Recovery
Appliance using Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) document at Dell.com/support/home.
To perform a factory reset:
1. Insert the RASR USB key created.
2. Restart the appliance and select Boot Manager (F11).
3. In the Boot Manager Main Menu, select One-shot BIOS Boot Menu.
4. In the Boot Manager Boot Menu, select the attached USB drive.
5. Select your keyboard layout.
6. Click Troubleshoot > Rapid Appliance Self Recovery.
7. Select the target operating system (OS).
RASR is launched and welcome screen is displayed.
8. Click Next.
The Prerequisites check screen is displayed.
NOTE:
Ensure all the hardware and other prerequisites are checked before performing the RASR.
9. Click Next.
The Recovery Mode Selection screen is displayed with three options:
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System Recovery
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Windows Recovery Wizard
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Factory Reset
10. Select the Factory Reset option.
This option will recover the operating system disk from the factory image.
11. Click Next.
The following warning message is displayed in a dialog box:
This operation will recover the
operating system. All OS disk data will be overwritten.
12. Click Yes.
The operating system disk starts restoring back to factory reset.
13. The RASR Completed page is displayed on completion of the recovery process. Click Finish.
14. Boot the system after restore.