Users Guide

• vFlash SD card has enough space to store the backup le.
NOTE: IPv6 address is not supported for scheduling automatic backup server prole.
Scheduling automatic backup server prole using web interface
To schedule automatic backup server prole:
1 In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Server Prole.
The Backup and Export Server Prole page is displayed.
2 Click the Automatic Backup tab.
3 Select the Enable Automatic Backup option.
4 Select one of the following to save the backup le image:
• Network to save the backup le image on a CIFS or NFS share.
• vFlash to save the backup le image on the vFlash card.
5 Enter the backup le name and encryption passphrase (optional).
6 If Network is selected as the le location, enter the network settings.
NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special characters for user name and
password or percent encode the special characters.
For information about the elds, see the iDRAC Online Help
7 In the Backup Window Schedule section, specify the backup operation start time and frequency of the operation (daily, weekly, or
monthly).
For information about the elds, see the iDRAC Online Help.
8 Click Schedule Backup.
A recurring job is represented in the job queue with a start date and time of the next scheduled backup operation. Five minutes after
the rst instance of the recurring job starts, the job for the next time period is created. The backup server prole operation is
performed at the scheduled date and time.
Scheduling automatic backup server prole using RACADM
To enable automatic backup use the command:
racadm set lifecyclecontroller.lcattributes.autobackup Enabled
To schedule a backup server prole operation:
racadm systemconfig backup –f <filename> <target> [-n <passphrase>] -time <hh:mm> -dom
<1-28,L,’*’> -dow<*,Sun-Sat> -wom <1-4, L,’*’> -rp <1-366>-mb <Max Backups>
To view the current backup schedule:
racadm systemconfig getbackupscheduler
To disable automatic backup use the command:
racadm set LifeCycleController.lcattributes.autobackup Disabled
To clear the backup schedule:
racadm systemconfig clearbackupscheduler
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Importing server prole
You can use the backup image le to import or restore the conguration and rmware for the same server without rebooting the server.
Setting up managed system and management station
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