Users Guide

Saving Chassis Configuration
You can save the current chassis configuration to an XML file on a network share or local management station. The
configurations include all the chassis properties that can be modified using the CMC web interface and RACADM commands.
You can also use the XML file that is saved to restore the configuration on the same chassis or to configure other chassis.
NOTE: Server and iDRAC settings are not saved or restored with the chassis configuration.
To save the current chassis configuration, perform the following tasks:
1. Go to the Chassis Configuration Profiles page. In the Save and Backup > Save Current Configuration section, enter a
name for the profile in the Profile Name field.
NOTE: While saving the current chassis configuration, the standard ASCII extended character set is supported.
However, the following special characters are not supported:
“, ., *, >, <, \, /, :, and |
2. Select one of the following profile types from the Profile Type option:
● Replace — Includes attributes of the entire CMC configuration except write-only attributes such as user passwords
and service tags. This profile type is used as a backup configuration file to restore the complete chassis configuration
including identity information such as IP addresses.
● Clone — Includes all the Replace type profile attributes. The Identity attributes such as MAC address and IP address
are commented out for safety reasons. This profile type is used to clone a new chassis.
3. Select one of the following locations from the Profile Location drop-down menu to store the profile:
● Local — To save the profile in the local management station.
● Network Share — To save the profile in a shared location.
4. Click Save to save the profile to the selected location.
After the action is complete, the Operation Successful message is displayed:
NOTE:
To view the settings that are saved to the XML file, in the Stored Profiles section, select the saved profile and
click View in the View Profiles column.
Restoring Chassis Configuration Profile
You can restore the configuration of a chassis by importing the backup file (.xml or .bak) on the local management station
or the network share to which the chassis configurations were saved. The configurations include all the properties available
through the CMC web interface, RACADM commands, and settings.
To restore the chassis configuration, perform the following tasks:
1. Go to the Chassis Configuration Profiles page. In the Restore Configuration > Restore Chassis Configuration
section, click Browse and select the backup file to import the saved chassis configuration.
2. Click Restore Configuration to upload an encrypted backup file (.bak) or a .xml stored profile file to the CMC.
The CMC web interface returns to the login page after a successful restore operation.
NOTE:
If the backup files (.bak) of the earlier versions of CMC, are loaded on the latest version of CMC where FIPS is
enabled, reconfigure all the 16 CMC local user passwords. However, the password of the first user is reset to "calvin".
NOTE: When a chassis configuration profile is imported from a CMC, which does not support the FIPS feature, to a CMC
where FIPS is enabled, the FIPS remains enabled in the CMC.
NOTE: If you change the FIPS mode in the chassis configuration profile, the DefaultCredentialMitigation is
enabled.
Viewing Stored Chassis Configuration Profiles
To view the chassis configuration profiles stored on the network share, go to the Chassis Configuration Profiles page. In the
Chassis Configuration Profiles > Stored Profiles section, select the profile and click View in the View Profile column. The
View Settings page is displayed. For more information on the displayed settings, see the CMC Online Help.
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