Deployment Guide

Table 4. Schedule options for default retention policy (continued)

Text Box Description

Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period. The

default is 2 months.

You can choose from: Months or Years

…and then keep one recovery

point per year for n

[retention time period]

Enter a number to represent the retention period and then select the time period.

You can choose from: Years

2. Click Next.

The Update Options page is displayed.

3. To check for appliance software update, select Check for appliance software update option.

If an update exists, it is downloaded and installed upon completion of the wizard.

4. To enable Rapid Recovery Core updates, select Enable Rapid Recovery Core updates and then select one of the options

below:

● Notify about updates, but don not install them automatically

● Automatically install updates

5. Click Finish

The appliance settings are applied.

Rapid Appliance Self Recovery

Rapid Appliance Self Recovery (RASR) is a bare metal restore process that quickly restores your Appliance to an operating

state.

RASR offers two recovery options:

● Restore factory settings

● Recover your appliance to a state just before failure (OS, configurations, and settings are recovered)

Creating the RASR USB key

To create a RASR USB key:

1. Navigate to the Appliance tab.

2. Using the left pane navigation, select Appliance > Backup.

Create RASR USB Drive window is displayed.

NOTE: Insert a 16 GB or larger USB key before attempting to create the RASR key.

3. After inserting a 16 GB or larger USB key, click on Create RASR USB Drive now.

A Prerequisite Check message is displayed.

After the prerequisites are checked, Create the RASR USB Drive window displays the minimum size required to create the

USB drive and List of Possible target paths.

4. Select the target and click Create.

A warning dialog box is displayed.

5. Click Yes.

The RASR USB Drive key is created.

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.

Initial software setup