Before using Fiery Clone Tool, you must prepare a bootable USB flash drive for backing up and restoring from image files. This can be done with the Fiery USB Setup Tool, version 2.x.x or later.
Items to Prepare:
- Fiery USB Setup Tool Ver.2.0.25 or later (*1)
- Fiery Clone Tool for Embedded Servers Ver.3.2 or later (*1)
- Windows PC with the following specification.
- OS: Windows 7 or later
- Supports USB 3.0/2.0
- 256MB of available memory
- USB 3.0/2.0 flash drive, at least 16GB capacity (Max: 32GB)
Due to Windows file system restriction, 32GB is the maximum size of the USB flash drive you can use to create a bootable flash drive.
*1: The tools can be downloaded via the firmware download site.
Creating a bootable USB flash drive installed with the Fiery Clone Tool:
Download the Fiery Clone Tool from the firmware download site and extract it.
The Fiery Clone Tool file is provided in *.ISO format.
Install the USB Setup Tool on your client PC, if is not already installed.
- Download the USB Setup Tool from the firmware download site and extract it.
- Double-click the Fiery_USBSetupTool.exe to start the installer.
- When the setup wizard is launched, click Next.
Accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next.
Wait while the installer verifies the installation requirements.- If the PC does not already have .Net framework installed, click Accept to accept the terms of the license agreement that appears on the screen. Wait up to 10 minutes as the .Net framework files are installed.
- At the next screen, accept or change the destination location, and then click Next.
- When prompted, click Install to begin the installation.
Wait while the application is installed on the PC. At the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen, click Finish.
- The version information is displayed on the top-right corner of the Fiery USB Setup Tool main window. More information about the Fiery USB Setup Tool version can be found in Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. In Windows 7, click Control Panel > Programs and Features.
Create a bootable USB flash drive with the Fiery Clone Tool program included.
- Start the USB setup tool application by clicking Start and choosing All Programs > EFI > Fiery USB Setup Tool.
Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port of the Windows PC.
- All data on the USB flash drive will be erased when the drive is reformatted during the preparation procedure. Make sure that no valuable data resides on the USB flash drive.
- Follow the on-screen prompts.
- Start screen - Specify the location from which to copy the Fiery Clone Tool software (the drive letter of the media drive). Specify the drive to copy to (the drive letter of the USB flash drive). Proceed when the Proceed button appears. Click OK to begin formatting the USB flash drive and make the USB flash drive bootable.
- Prepare screen - The progress bar shows that the contents of the software are being copied. Do not cancel. After all of the contents have been copied, click the Proceed button when it appears to continue.
- Finish screen - Confirm that the contents of the software are being copied. Click Finish to exit Fiery USB Setup Tool.
- Start screen - Specify the location from which to copy the Fiery Clone Tool software (the drive letter of the media drive). Specify the drive to copy to (the drive letter of the USB flash drive). Proceed when the Proceed button appears. Click OK to begin formatting the USB flash drive and make the USB flash drive bootable.
Confirm on the Windows PC that the USB flash drive has now the following files included.
- "dlinux.sys" may not be visible when the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option is not enabled on the Windows PC.
- Copying these files to an empty USB flash drive will not substitute Steps 3-1 through 3-3. Always do Steps 3-1 through 3-3 for the bootable USB flash drive containing the Fiery Clone Tool to work properly.
Remove the USB flash drive in a safe way from the PC.
- Do not leave the USB flash drive connected to the Windows PC. If the Windows PC starts up or reboots with the USB flash drive connected, system corruption may occur.
- Attach a label to the USB flash drive with a description of identification, for example, "Fiery Clone Tool." The USB flash drive is now ready and can be used to enable the option.