Users Guide

To import the server conguration prole from the USB device to iDRAC:
1 Congure the USB management port:
• Set USB Management Port Mode to Automatic or iDRAC.
• Set iDRAC Managed: USB XML Conguration to Enabled with default credentials or Enabled.
2 Insert the USB key (that has the conguration.xml and the control.xml le) to the iDRAC USB port.
3 The server conguration prole is discovered on the USB device in the System_Conguration_XML sub-directory under the USB
device root directory. It is discovered in the following sequence:
• <servicetag>-cong.xml
• <modelnum>-cong.xml
• cong.xml
4 A server conguration prole import job starts.
If the prole is not discovered, then the operation stops.
If iDRAC Managed: USB XML Conguration was set to Enabled with default credentials and the BIOS setup password is not null or
if one of the iDRAC user accounts have been modied, an error message is displayed and the operation stops.
5 LCD panel and LED (if present) display the status that an import job has started.
6 If there is a conguration that needs to be staged and the Shut Down Type is specied as No Reboot is specied in the control le,
then you must reboot the server for the settings to be congured. Else, server is rebooted and the conguration is applied. Only when
the server was already powered down, then the staged conguration is applied even if the No Reboot option is specied.
7 After the import job is complete, the LCD/LED indicates that the job is complete. If a reboot is required, LCD displays the job status as
“Paused waiting on reboot”.
8 If the USB device is left inserted on the server, the result of the import operation is recorded in the results.xml le in the USB device.
LCD messages
If the LCD panel is available, it displays the following messages in a sequence:
1 Importing – When the server conguration prole is being copied from the USB device.
2 Applying — When the job is in-progress.
3 Completed — When the job has completed successfully.
4 Completed with errors — When the job has completed with errors.
5 Failed — When the job has failed.
For more details, see the results le on the USB device.
LED blinking behavior
If the USB LED is present, it indicates the following:
• Solid green – When the server conguration prole is being copied from the USB device.
• Blinking green – When the job is in-progress.
• Solid green – When the job has completed successfully.
Logs and results le
The following information is logged for the import operation:
• Automatic import from USB is logged in the Lifecycle Controller log le.
• If the USB device is left inserted, the job results are recorded in the Results le located in the USB key.
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Using USB port for server management