Users Guide

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.

To export the server prole to a USB drive or a network share:

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 Export Server Prole.

4 Select either USB Drive or Network Share, enter the details, and then click Finish.

NOTE: You can also use a USB drive that is attached to the client system while operating remotely. To use the USB

drive remotely, use the Virtual Media feature. For more information, see the

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller

(iDRAC) User’s Guide

at dell.com/esmmanuals.

The Backup_<service_tag>_<time_stamp>.img le is exported to the specied location.

Related link

Exporting hardware inventory to a USB drive

Exporting hardware inventory to a network share

System or feature behavior during export

• Exporting the server prole may take up to ve minutes based on the server conguration.

• Lifecycle Controller exports the backup image le in the Backup _<service_tag>_<time_stamp>.img format. The <service_tag> is

copied from the backup image le name. The <time_stamp> is the time when the backup was initiated.

• After a successful export, the event is logged in the Lifecycle Log.

Import server prole

Use the Import Server Prole feature to apply a backup to the system from which it was taken previously, and restore the system

hardware and rmware conguration according to the information stored in the backup image le. For more information about the

supported components, see Supported Components. The operation restores the backup information to all the system components that are

located in the same physical location (for example, in the same slot) when the backup was performed. If you install components such as a

RAID controller, NIC, CNA, FC HBA, and hard-disk drive in a slot that is dierent from the slot they were installed before backup, the

restore operation fails on such components. The failures are logged in the Lifecycle Log.

You can cancel a restore job using the iDRAC Settings utility by pressing <F2> during POST, and then clicking Yes under Cancel Lifecycle

Controller Actions or resetting iDRAC. This operation initiates the recovery process and restores the system to a previously known state.

The recovery process may take more than ve minutes based on system conguration. To check if the recovery process is complete, view

the Lifecycle logs in the iDRAC web interface.