Igniter Functionality

Last updated on January 5, 2022.

Last Reviewed and Approved on PENDING REVIEW

Introduction

Phoenix Igniter is a drive imaging, cloning, and Windows configuration utility. The application allows the creation of encrypted Phoenix drives, as well as configuring the machine it is running on to a desired state by installing applications, drivers, and applying MOFs.

Usage

The application has a series of tabs at the top of the page to access the various functions of Phoenix Igniter.

• The Phoenix tab creates a bootable drive with the Phoenix ISO setup to facilitate the provisioning of a new system.
• The Clone tab wipes a target drive and copies the contents of the source drive onto the cloned drive.
• The Applications tab installs applications on the current machine based upon its designation and provided configuration files.
• The Drivers tab fetches missing drivers on the current machine and installs them based on a specified driver directory.
• The MOFs tab applies a MOF to the current machine.

Phoenix

Figure 1: The Phoenix page in the Phoenix Igniter application.

• The "Phoenix" page creates bootable media using the specified ISO.
• To create a bootable drive, first select the removable drive which will be used to make the boot media.
• Next specify a release version. This is a label that will be set on the folders for the drive to facilitate record keeping.
• The BitLocker fields set a BitLocker password to encrypt the release drive with. This will be requested by Phoenix during the installation of the OS, and by Windows to access the encrypted partition.
• The Phoenix ISO Location is the location of the target Phoenix release to be bundled into the drive.
• The Documentation location specifies a documentation folder which will be included on the drive. This folder is unencrypted.
• The Release location specifies a release folder which will be included on the drive. This folder is encrypted with the BitLocker password.

Clone

Figure 2: The Clone page in the Phoenix Igniter application.

• The "Clone" page duplicates a source drive onto the target drive, supporting BitLocker encrypted drives.
• The Target Drive must be large enough to hold the contents of the Source Disk.

Applications

Figure 3: The Applications page in the Phoenix Igniter Application.

• The "Applications" page installs applications onto the machine that is running Phoenix Igniter.
• It uses the Application CSV to import a list of applications, and their desired versions.
  • Example Application CSV
• Application Folder specifies the location where the installers for the applications can be found.
• Designation specifies the designation for the machine. This is used to filter the list of applications to be installed. (TODO: Check this)
• Applications can be added or removed from the "ToBeInstalled" list by clicking the check mark. (TODO: Check this)
• Logs can be viewed in the log window on the bottom of the application.

Drivers

Figure 4: The Drivers page in the Phoenix Igniter Application.

• The "Drivers" page allows for the bulk installation of drivers for required hardware on the machine currently running Phoenix Igniter.
• The Drivers Folder input selects the folder containing drivers that are available for installation.
• The Refresh button updates the list of Hardware Missing Drivers
• The Install button will then run installation for all hardware missing drivers.

MOFs

Figure 5: The MOFs page in the Phoenix Igniter Application.

• The "MOFs" page applies a MOF to the machine currently running Phoenix Igniter.
• To apply a MOF first select the MOF to be applied using the file picker.
• Once a valid MOF is selected click "Apply" and the MOF will start application. Results will be reported in the Logs section.
• To monitor the status of the MOF application, enable the toggle for "Resources Not In Desired State" at the top right of the pane.
• This will show a list of resources that have not reached desired state, as specified in the MOF file.
• To cancel MOF application, click "Cancel"