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System or feature behavior during import
Import server prole
Importing server prole after system board replacement
Importing server prole from a USB drive
To import from a USB drive:
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 Import Server Prole.
4 Select Local Drive (USB) or Network Share and click Next.
5 Select USB Drive.
6 From the Select Device drop-down menu, select the attached USB drive.
7 In the File Path eld, enter the directory or subdirectory path, where the backup image le is stored on the selected device and click
Next.
8 Select either Preserve or Delete.
• Preserve — Preserves the RAID level, virtual disk, and controller attributes.
• Delete — Deletes the RAID level, virtual disk, and controller attributes.
9 If you have secured the backup image le with a passphrase, enter the passphrase (entered during backup) in the Backup File
Passphrase eld, and then click Finish.
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System or feature behavior during import
Import server prole
Importing server prole after system board replacement
System or feature behavior during import
• Lifecycle Controller is not available during restore, and is enabled after the import operation is complete.
• Restores everything that was backed up, including Lifecycle Controller content.
• Import may take up to 45 minutes depending on the server conguration.
• Diagnostics or driver pack information is not restored.
• If multiple restarts occur during tasks executed in Lifecycle Controller, it is because there was an issue while trying to set the device
conguration, which attempts to perform the task again. Check the Lifecycle Logs for information on the failed device.
• Import operation for a card fails if the slot in which it was installed earlier has changed.
• The import operation restores only Perpetual license. The Evaluation license is restored only if it has not expired.
Post-import scenario
The managed-system performs the following operations:
1 The system if turned on, automatically turns o. If the system boots to an operating system, it attempts to perform a graceful
shutdown. If it is not able to perform a graceful shutdown, it performs a forced shutdown after 15 minutes.
2 System turns on and boots to System Services to execute tasks to perform rmware restore for supported devices (BIOS, storage
controllers, and Add-in NIC cards).
3 System reboots and goes to System Services to execute tasks for rmware validation, conguration restore for supported devices
(BIOS, storage controllers, and Add-in NIC cards) and the nal verication of all tasks executed.
4 System turns o and performs iDRAC conguration and rmware restore. After completion, iDRAC resets and takes up to 10 minutes
before the system turns on.
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