Topic
This article describes the SIRIS 3 imaging tool used for creating SIRIS Imaged deployments.
Environment
- SIRIS Imaged
Description
Background
The SIRIS 3 imager allows a partner to convert compatible hardware to a SIRIS 3 continuity appliance. Converted devices have a model number starting with S3I (SIRIS 3 Imaged).
System Requirements
Hardware Requirements
- BIOS capable of USB Boot. UEFI Boot is not currently supported.
- The following BIOS setting must be enabled:
- VT-x (Intel Virtualization Technology for IA-32 and Intel 64 Processors)
- The following BIOS setting must be disabled:
- Secure Boot
- The following BIOS setting must be enabled:
- NIC card with 1GbE DHCP-enabled Internet connectivity. Dual NICs are recommended.
- Quad-core 64-bit processor
- Minimum amount of RAM as determined by local storage capacity (see Required Configurations for Imaged Datto Appliances)
- If converting a single-drive device, the conversion should only be done with a non-NVM Express (NVMe) solid-state drive (SSD) of at least 1 TB in capacity. 60 GB of free space will be allocated to the OS partition.
- For multiple-drive devices, Datto recommends a non-NVM Express (NVMe) 120 GB SSD for the OS drive, and either non-NVM Express (NVMe) SSDs or 7200 RPM HDDs for the storage array
- For multiple-drive devices, the OS drive must have at least 60 GB free space for the Datto OS. The total capacity of the drive should not exceed 1 TB.
- All SATA hardware to be imaged must have the External Device option for its port set to Disabled in the device BIOS.
Unsupported Hardware
- Hardware RAID
- If the target hardware is equipped with hardware RAID, disable it. If possible, enable HBA mode (sometimes called IT mode), or set each drive to RAID 0.
- External SAN configurations
- Software RAID
- Removable media cannot be used as the device's OS drive.
- Versions of the SIRIS 3 Imager on media other than a USB stick (CDs)
Network Requirements
- The target system's networking environment must meet the SIRIS, Alto & DNAS Networking And Bandwidth Requirements.
Recommended Configurations for Imaged Datto Appliances
For best performance, Datto recommends that the target hardware meet or exceed the following configurations. Allocating fewer system resources than recommended can result in performance limitations during restore and disaster recovery. RAID configurations up to RAID 10 are supported.
Datto supports all Ubuntu Server Certified Hardware that meets these requirements.
Converted Device Model | CPU | CPU cores | Recommended RAM | Storage configuration on physical device equivalent |
I500 | 2.4 GHz | 4 | 32 GB | 2 x 500GB HDD (RAID1) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Business 500 |
I1000 | 2.4 GHz | 4 | 32 GB | 2 x 1TB HDD (RAID1) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Business 1000 |
I2000 | 2.4 GHz | 4 | 32 GB | 2 x 2TB (RAID 1) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Business 2000 |
I3000 | 2.4 GHz | 4 | 32 GB | 2 x 3TB (RAID 1) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Business 3000 |
I4000 | 2.1 GHz | 8 | 48 GB | 2 x 4TB (RAID 1) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Professional 4000 |
I6000 | 2.1 GHz | 8 | 48 GB | 2 x 6TB (RAID 1) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Professional 6000 |
I10000 | 2.1 GHz | 8 | 48 GB | 3 x 6TB (RAID 5) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Professional 10000 |
I12000 | 2 x 2.4 GHz | 2 x 6 | 64 GB | 6 x 4TB (RAID 6) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Enterprise 12000 |
I18000 | 2 x 2.4 GHz | 2 x 8 | 64 GB | 6 x 6TB (RAID 6) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Enterprise 18000 |
I24000 | 2 x 2.4 GHz | 2 x 8 | 64 GB | 7 x 6TB (RAID 6) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Enterprise 24000 |
I36000 | 2 x 2.3 GHz | 2 x 10 | 96 GB | 9 x 6TB (RAID 6) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Enterprise 36000 |
I48000 | 2 x 2.3 GHz | 2 x 10 | 128 GB | 12 x 6TB (RAID 6) (48 TB before zfs) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Enterprise 48000 |
I60000 | 2 x 2.3 GHz | 2 x 12 | 256 GB | 13 x 6TB (RAID 6) (60 TB before zfs) - SIRIS 3/NAS 3 Enterprise 60000 |
Next Steps
If the target system meets the minimum system requirements for imaging, proceed to the Converting Hardware to a SIRIS With Datto Utilities article.