Users Guide

Maintain

Using Lifecycle Controller, you can maintain the health of a system throughout its life cycle using the features such as Part Replacement

Conguration and Platform Restore.

Topics:

• Platform restore

• Backup server prole

• Export server prole

• Import server prole

• Import server license

• Part replacement conguration

• Repurpose or retire system

• Hardware diagnostics

• SupportAssist Collection

Platform restore

Lifecycle Controller allows you to create a copy (image le) of the server's prole on the vFlash SD card installed on the server. The server

prole backed up on a vFlash SD card contains the server component conguration and rmware installed on various components on the

server where the card is installed. The backup image le does not contain any operating system or hard-disk drive data. For more

information about the supported components, see Supported Components. For better security, Lifecycle Controller allows you to remove

the vFlash SD card and keep it in a safe location, or you can copy the server prole (backup image) that is stored on the vFlash SD card to

any USB drive or an external network share. Therefore, whenever the rmware is corrupted, conguration changes are incorrect, or the

system board is replaced, you can use the backup image to restore the server to its previously stored prole. The following features are

available to maintain a server:

• Backup Server Prole — Allows you to create the server prole on a vFlash SD card that is installed on the server. Lifecycle Controller

can create the server prole only on the vFlash SD card.

• Export Server Prole — Allows you to export the server prole that is stored on the vFlash SD card to a USB drive or a network share

(CIFS or NFS).

• Import Server Prole — Allows you to restore the backup image from the vFlash SD card, USB drive, or a network share (CIFS or

NFS).

• Import Server License — Allows you to import an iDRAC license from a network share or a USB drive.

NOTE

: This feature is licensed. You must acquire the required license to enable this feature. For more information about acquiring

and using the licenses, see the

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide

at dell.com/esmmanuals.

About server prole backup image

The server prole backup image le contains:

• Readable

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