Concept Guide

Server conguration proles — export or import

Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services can export or import a Server Conguration Proles le. The export operation collects the

conguration information for BIOS, iDRAC, RAID, NIC, FC-HBA, System, and Lifecycle Controller and stores it in a single le that is copied

to a local le or a network share. The Import operation imports the le from a local le or a network share, and applies the previously saved

or updated congurations contained in the le to a system.

Import and export can be performed using the JSON, WS-MAN or Redsh interfaces.

For more information, see RESTful Server Conguration with iDRAC REST API, Server Cloning,Server Cloning with Server Conguration

Proles, and Creating and Managing Server Conguration Proles documents available at www.delltechcenter.com/

systemsmanagement.

Exceptions while importing server prole

On certain Dell devices, successful application of a server conguration prole requires two imports. The rst import of the prole enables

hidden devices that are then congured with a second import.

Two imports are required while performing following actions:

• Enabling RAID mode on storage controllers — PERC S110 and PERC S130 require two imports – one to set the embedded SATA

controller to RAID mode and the second to congure the RAID controller for operations such as creating a virtual disk.

Example:

If the EmbSata BIOS attribute on the import system is not set to RAIDMode, then the rst import must contain the following:

<Attribute Name="EmbSata">RaidMode</Attribute>

</Component>

The second server import is to apply the conguration on the PERC controller:

<Attribute Name="RAIDresetConfig">False</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="RAIDforeignConfig">Ignore</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="RAIDaction">Create</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="Name">Virtual Disk 1</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="IncludedPhysicalDiskID">Disk.Direct.0-0:RAID.Embedded.1-1</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="IncludedPhysicalDiskID">Disk.Direct.1-1:RAID.Embedded.1-1</Attribute>

</Component>

<Attribute Name="RAIDPDState">Ready</Attribute>

</Component>

<Attribute Name="RAIDPDState">Ready</Attribute>

</Component>

• Enabling PCI slots — PCI slots in the system that are disabled in the BIOS require two imports – one to enable the slot and another to

congure the card in the slot.

Example

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