Users Guide
4 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.
5 Select one of the following for Virtual disks conguration and hard disk data:
• Preserve - Preserves the RAID level, virtual disk, controller attributes, and hard disk data in the system and restores the system to
a previously known state using the backup image le.
• Delete and Replace - Deletes and replaces the RAID level, virtual disk, controller attributes, and hard disk conguration information
in the system with the data from the backup image le.
6 Click Import.
The import server prole operation is initiated.
Importing server prole using RACADM
To import the server prole using RACADM, use the systemcong restore command.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Restore operation sequence
The restore operation sequence is:
1 Host system shuts down.
2 Backup le information is used to restore the Lifecycle Controller.
3 Host system turns on.
4 Firmware and conguration restore process for the devices is completed.
5 Host system shuts down.
6 iDRAC rmware and conguration restore process is completed.
7 iDRAC restarts.
8 Restored host system turns on to resume normal operation.
Monitoring iDRAC using other Systems Management
tools
You can discover and monitor iDRAC using Dell Management Console or Dell OpenManage Essentials. You can also use Dell Remote Access
Conguration Tool (DRACT) to discover iDRACs, update rmware, and set up Active Directory. For more information, see the respective
user’s guides.
Setting up managed system and management station
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