Users Guide

To back up the server prole:
1 Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2 In the left pane, select Platform Restore.
3 In the right pane, select Backup Server Prole.
4 To generate the backup le without entering the passphrase, click Finish.
Alternatively, to generate an encrypted backup le using a passphrase, enter the passphrase and click Finish. In the absence of a
passphrase, Lifecycle Controller encrypts the backup image le with a default passphrase (internally generated).
5 In the Backup File Passphrase eld, enter a passphrase. For example, Rt@#12tv.
NOTE: A valid passphrase contains 8–32 characters. It must include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters,
numbers, symbols, and must not have white spaces. The passphrase is optional and if used for backup, it must be used
during restore.
6 In the Conrm Passphrase eld, re-enter the passphrase and click Finish.
The system restarts and Lifecycle Controller is disabled. You cannot access Lifecycle Controller until the backup process is complete. A
success message is displayed when you start Lifecycle Controller after backup is complete.
NOTE: You can check the Lifecycle logs in the iDRAC web interface for backup server prole status. To view the log in
Lifecycle Controller after the backup is completed, click Lifecycle Log > View Lifecycle Log History.
NOTE: If FIPS is enabled, you cannot perform any actions associated with the vFlash SD card, such as exporting or
backing up server prole to the vFlash or importing server prole using vFlash.
System or feature behavior during backup
• Lifecycle Controller is disabled.
• A partition with a label name SRVCNF is automatically created on the vFlash SD card to store the backup image le. If a partition with
the label name SRVCNF exists, it is overwritten.
• Takes up to 45 minutes depending on the server conguration.
• Takes a backup of all conguration information.
• Does not back up diagnostics and driver pack information.
• Backup fails if an AC power cycle is performed.
Export server prole
Use this licensed feature to export the backup image le stored in the vFlash SD card to a USB drive or a network share.
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System or feature behavior during export
Exporting server prole to USB drive or network share
Exporting server prole to USB drive or network share
Before exporting the server prole, make sure that the following pre-requisites are met:
• A software license for the Dell PowerEdge servers is installed on the server. For more information about managing licenses using the
iDRAC web interface, go to Overview > Server > Licenses, and see iDRAC Online Help.
• vFlash SD card is installed in the system and must contain the backup image le.
• USB drive has a minimum free space of 384 MB.
• Network share is accessible and has a minimum free space of 384 MB.
• Use the same vFlash SD card that was used during backup.
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