Users Guide

Table 12. Supported Components (continued)
Component Firmware Configuration Security Information*
OS Collector NA NA NA
HHHL NVMe Adapter NA NA NA
* The security information refers to the user credentials that are used to access the components.
** PSU firmware will be extracted from the backup file, but will not be applied as it can interrupt the restore process.
Backup server profile
Use this licensed feature to perform the following and store the backup image files in a vFlash SD card:
● Back up the following:
○ Hardware and firmware inventory such as BIOS, NDCs, Lifecycle Controller supported add-in NIC cards, and Storage
Controllers (RAID level, virtual disk, and controller attributes)
○ System information
○ Lifecycle Controller firmware images, data and configuration, and iDRAC firmware and configuration
● Secure the backup image file with a user defined passphrase.
NOTE: This is a user defined passphrase and not a default passphrase that is used to protect the user data.
Backing up the server profile
Before you back up the server profile, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
● A software license for 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 the iDRAC Online Help.
● The server has a valid Service Tag (seven characters).
● vFlash SD card is installed, initialized, and enabled.
● vFlash SD card has a minimum free space of 384 MB.
To back up the server profile:
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 Profile.
4. To generate the backup file without entering the passphrase, click Finish.
Alternatively, to generate an encrypted backup file using a passphrase, enter the passphrase and click Finish. In the absence
of a passphrase, Lifecycle Controller encrypts the backup image file with a default passphrase (internally generated).
5. In the Backup File Passphrase field, enter a passphrase. For example, Rt@#12tv.
NOTE:
A valid passphrase must include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, a special
character and must not include white spaces. The passphrase is optional and if used for backup, it must be used during
restore.
6. In the Confirm Passphrase field, 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 profile 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 profile to the vFlash or importing server profile using vFlash.
System or feature behavior during backup
● Lifecycle Controller is disabled.
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