Users Guide

screen is displayed that provides an option to restore all saved configuration, Service Tag and license

settings, and diagnostic programs. The iDRAC on the new motherboard reads this information and

restores the saved configuration.

Import feature is not licensed.

NOTE: For the restore operation, the system Service Tag and the Service Tag in the backup file must

be identical. The restore operation applies to all system components that are same and present in

the same location (example, in the same slot) as captured in the backup file. If components are

different or not in the same location, they are not modified and restore failures is logged to the

Lifecycle Log.

Before performing an import operation, make sure that Lifecycle Controller is enabled. If Lifecycle

Controller is disabled, and if you initiate the import operation, the following message is displayed:

Lifecycle Controller is not enabled, cannot create Configuration job.

When the import is in-progress, if you initiate an import operation again, the following error message is

displayed:

Restore is already running

Import events are recorded in the Lifecycle Log.

Related Tasks

Restore operation sequence

Importing server profile using iDRAC web interface

To import the server profile using iDRAC web interface:

1. Go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Server Profile → Import.

The Import Server Profile page is displayed.

2. Select one of the following to specify the location of the backup file:

• Network

• vFlash

3. Enter the backup file name and decryption passphrase (optional).

4. If Network is selected as the file location, enter the network settings.

NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special

characters for user name and password or percent encode the special characters.

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.

5. Select one of the following for Virtual disks configuration and hard disk data:

• Preserve - Preserves the RAID level, virtual disk, controller attributes, and hard disk data in the

system and restores the system to a previously known state using the backup image file.

• Delete and Replace - Deletes and replaces the RAID level, virtual disk, controller attributes, and

hard disk configuration information in the system with the data from the backup image file.

6. Click Import.

The import server profile operation is initiated.