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Removing or disabling the non-volatile extended storage media prevents access to Stored Profiles, and disables the Server
Cloning feature.
To add a profile:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Server Profiles section, click Apply and Save Profiles.
2. Select the server from whose settings you want to generate the profile, and then click Save Profile. The Save Profile
section is displayed.
3. Select Extended Storage or Network Share as the location to save the profile.
NOTE: The Network Share option is enabled and the details are displayed in the Stored Profiles section only if the
network share is mounted and is accessible. If the Network Share is not connected, configure the Network Share for the
chassis. To configure the Network Share, click Edit in the Stored Profiles section. For more information, see Configuring
Network Share Using CMC web Interface
4. In the Profile Name and Description fields, enter the profile name and description (optional), and click Save Profile.
NOTE:
When saving a Server Profile the list of characters that are not supported for the Profile Name include the character
hash (#), comma (,) and question mark (?).
The standard ASCII extended character set is supported. The following special characters are not supported:
), “, ., *, >, <, \, /, :, and |
CMC communicates with the LC to get the available server profile settings and store them as a named profile.
A progress indicator indicates that the Save operation is in progress. After the action is complete, a message, "Operation
Successful" is displayed.
NOTE:
The process to gather the settings runs in the background. Hence, it may take some time before the new profile
is displayed. If the new profile is not displayed, check the profile log for errors.
Applying profile
Server cloning is possible only when server profiles are available as stored profiles in the nonvolatile media on the CMC or stored
on the remote share. To initiate a server cloning operation, you can apply a stored profile to one or more servers.
The operation status, slot number, slot name, and model name is displayed for each server in the Apply Profile table.
NOTE:
If a server does not support Lifecycle Controller or the chassis is turned off, you cannot apply a profile to the
server.
To apply a profile to one or more servers:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Save and Apply Profiles section, select the server or servers for which you want
to apply the selected profile.
The Select Profile drop-down menu gets enabled.
NOTE:
The Select Profile drop-down menu displays all available profiles and sorted by type, including those that are on
the repository and SD card.
2. From the Select Profile drop-down menu, select the profile that you want to apply.
The Apply Profile option gets enabled.
3. Click Apply Profile.
A warning message is displayed that applying a new server profile overwrites the current settings and also reboots the
selected servers. You are prompted to confirm if you want to continue the operation.
NOTE:
To perform server cloning operations on servers, the CSIOR option must be enabled for the servers. If CSIOR
option is disabled, a warning message is displayed that CSIOR is not enabled for the servers. To complete the blade
cloning operation, make sure to enable CSIOR option on the servers.
4. Click OK to apply the profile to the selected server.
The selected profile is applied to the servers and the servers may be rebooted immediately, if necessary. For more
information, see the CMC for Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s Online Help.
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