Users Guide
Editing Profile
You can edit the name and description of a server profile that is stored on the CMC nonvolatile media (SD Card).
To edit a stored profile:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Profiles on SD Card section, select the required profile and then click Edit
Profile.
The Edit BIOS Profile — <Profile Name> section is displayed.
2. Edit the profile name and description of the server profile as required and then click Edit Profile.
For more information, see the
Online Help
.
Viewing Profile Settings
To view Profile settings for a selected server, go to the Server Profiles page. In the Server Profiles section, click View in
the Server Profile column for the required server. The View Settings page is displayed.
For more information on the displayed settings, see the
Online Help
.
NOTE: The CMC Server Configuration Replication feature retrieves and displays the settings for a specific server,
only if the Collect System Inventory on Restart (CSIOR) option is enabled.
To enable CSIOR, after rebooting the server, from the F2 setup, select iDRAC Settings → Lifecycle Controller , enable
CSIOR and save the changes.
Viewing Stored Profile Settings
To view profile settings of server profiles stored on the CMC nonvolatile media (SD Card), go to the Server Profiles page.
In the Profiles on SD Card section, click View in the View Profile column for the required server. The View Settings page
is displayed. For more information on the displayed settings, see the
Online Help
.
Viewing Profile Log
To view the profile log, in the Server Profiles page, see the Recent Profile Log section. This section lists the 10 latest
profile log entries directly from server cloning operations. Each log entry displays the severity, the time and date of
submission of the server configuration replication operation, and the replication log message description. The log
entries are also available in the RAC log. To view the other available entries, click Go to Profile Log. The Profile Log page
is displayed. For more information, see the
Online Help
.
Completion Status And Troubleshooting
To check the completion status of an applied BIOS profile:
1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Setup → Profiles.
2. On the BIOS Profiles page, note down the Job ID (JID) of the submitted job from the Recent Profile Log section.
3. In the left pane, click Server Overview → Troubleshooting → Lifecycle Controller Jobs. Search for the same JID in
the Jobs table. For more information about performing Lifecycle Controller jobs using CMC, see Lifecycle Controller
Job Operations.
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