Users Guide

Use Case Scenarios 79
• If you do not use the ScheduledStartTime parameter, it returns a job
id, but is not scheduled. To schedule the job, invoke the
SetupJobQueue()
method.
• You can cancel an export job before it starts using the DeleteJobQueue()
method. After the job starts, use Ctrl+E during POST and select
Cancel
System Services
, or reset iDRAC. This initiates the recovery process
and puts the system into a previously known state. Recovery is within 5
minutes. To check if the recovery is complete, query the export job using
WS-Management commands, or check the iDRAC RAC or Lifecycle logs.
• When exporting to a network share using WS-Management, it allows only
64 characters in the image name.
• Make sure that the backup image file is not tampered with either during
export or after export.
Feature or System Behavior
• During export, System Services is not available.
• During export, the following occurs:
– A partition with a label name SRVCNF is automatically created on the
iDRAC vFlash card and the backup image file is created and stored in
this partition. If a partition with label name SRVCNF already exists on
the iDRAC vFlash card, it is overwritten.
– The backup image file is created and stored in a Network share.
• Export takes up to 45 minutes to complete depending on the server
configuration.
• Export backs up all the supported components in a single operation. You
cannot backup one component (for example, backup only LOM firmware
and configuration.)
• Export does not back up driver pack or diagnostics packages information.
• For enhanced security, lock the backup image file with a passphrase.
• If you do not provide a value for the variable ShareType , the Remote
Services reads it as
0 and attempts to back up the image on the NFS share.
• During export, only the current firmware versions for USC-LCE supported
devices (BIOS, iDRAC, NIC, and Storage Controllers) are backed up and
not the rollback firmware versions.