How to image a DELL Mini-PC with the SIRIS Imager

Topic

This article describes how to image the following Dell miniPC computer with the Datto SIRIS Imager.

  • DELL OptiPlex 7080 Micro 2 TB Desktop mini PC

Instructions

Set up

On the device intended to become a SIRIS Imaged BCDR device:

  1. Connect a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and appropriate power cables.
  2. Plug your Datto Utilities USB device into any available USB 3.0 port on the device.
  3. Connect to a network with access to the internet by plugging an RJ45 network cable into the highest bandwidth copper network interface on the device.

Although Datto recommends that the device is connected to a network that provides DHCP IP addresses for the imaging process, the Datto Utilities stick will load to a network configuration page if a DHCP address is not provided.

You should only have one NIC from your new hardware connected to your network for the initial setup. The installer will display an error banner if more than one NIC connection is detected.

Note that the NIC that the imager initially connects to on your new hardware will automatically be designated as eth0 on your new SIRIS device and must be 10GbE. Additional detected NICs will be designated in sequence as eth1, eth2 etc.

BOOTING DELL miniPC DEVICES INTO DATTO UTILITIES

  1. Once the device setup is complete, power on the device and access the UEFI utility
  2. Access the UEFI utility on the miniPC by immediately pressing the F2 key until a loading message appears in the upper left corner of the screen or the utility loads.
  3. From the Settings menu, click the red plus sign next toGeneral to expand the list.
  4. Select Boot Sequence.


Figure 1: Boot Sequence

  1. Deselect both Onboard NIC options (IPV4 and IPV6).
  2. Select the storage media being used for Datto Utilities from the boot order list.
  3. Click the up-arrow button to the right of the boot order list until the storage media being used for Datto Utilities is at the top of the list.
  4. Click the red plus sign next to System Configuration to expand the list
  5. From the resulting options, select Integrated NIC.


Figure 2: Integrated NIC

  1. Deselect the checkbox marked Enable UEFI Network Stack.
  2. Click the radio button next to Enabled.
  3. Also in the System Configuration section, click Audio.


Figure 3: Audio

  1. Deselect Enable Microphone.
  2. Click the red plus sign next to Security to expand the list
  3. Select TPM 2.0 Security.


Figure 4: TPM 2.0 Security

  1. Deselect TPM on.
  2. Click the red plus sign next to Power Management to expand the list.
  3. Click on AC Recovery.


Figure 5: AC Recovery

  1. Select the radio button next to Last Power State.
  2. Also in the Power Management section, select Deep Sleep Control.


Figure 6: Deep Sleep Control

  1. Select the radio button next to Disabled.
  2. Click the red plus sign next to Wireless to expand the list.
  3. Select Wireless Device Enable.


Figure 7: Wireless

  1. Deselect WLAN/WiGig.
  2. Deselect Bluetooth.
  3. Click the red plus sign next to Advanced configurations.
  4. Select ASPM..


Figure 8: ASPM

  1. Click the radio button next to Disabled
  2. Save your changes by clicking Apply. A confirmation modal will appear asking if you want to apply your changes


Figure 9: Deselect Save as Custom User Settings

  1. Deselect Save as Custom User Settings?
  2. Click theOK button
  3. Click the Exit button

The device should now boot into Datto Utilities

IMAGING the DELL miniPC

  1. When the Datto Utilities main applications menu loads click SIRIS Imaged.


Figure 10: SIRIS Imaged

  1. The Select OS Drive options will appear. The 119GB disk will be used as the OS driveClick the radio button next to this disk, then click Next.


Figure 11: Select OS Drive

  1. The No SLOG radio button should be pre-selected, click Next.


Figure 12: Select SLOG

  1. The 1.9TB drive will be pre-selected for the storage pool
  2. 5 Review and verify that each disk targeted use is set correctly, then click BEGIN IMAGING.

The progress of the imaging is displayed on the screen. If the process fails, an error message will provide a link to the Datto Knowledge Base

  1. When the process completes the FINISH & REBOOT button will appear in the upper right corner. Click FINISH & REBOOT.


Figure 13: Finish & Reboot

  1. When the screen goes black, remove the Datto Utilities USB device.