Users Guide

82 Use Case Scenarios
• If the motherboard is replaced before import is performed, make sure that
the motherboard has the latest iDRAC and BIOS installed.
Important
• User Data is not present in the backup image file. Deleting the
configuration removes the user data.
• During import, make sure that operations such as firmware update,
operating system deployment, and firmware configurations are not
running. If operating system deployment is performed using Lifecycle
Controller, you need to reset iDRAC or cancel system service before you
can perform import.
• After operating system deployment using Lifecycle controller, the
OEMDRV is open for 18 hours. If you need to perform the operations such
as update, configuration, or import after operating system deployment,
you must remove the OEMDRV partition. To remove the partition, reset
iDRAC or cancel System Services.
• For the import WS-Management commands, if you do not use the
ScheduledStartTime parameter, it returns a job id, but is not
scheduled. To schedule the job, invoke
SetupJobQueue() method.
• You can cancel a backup job before the it starts using the
DeleteJobQueue() method. After the job starts, use Ctrl+E during POST
and select
Cancel System Services , or reset the iDRAC. This
initiates the recovery process and puts the system back into a known good
working state. Recovery process must not take more than 5 minutes. To
check if the recovery process is complete, query the import job using WS-
Management commands, or check the iDRAC RAC or Lifecycle logs.
• If motherboard is replaced, before starting import, you must go into Ctrl-E
during POST and set an IP address on the network so that you can invoke
the
RestoreImage() method. After invoking the method, the Service tag is
restored from the backup image file.
System or Feature Behavior
• During import, System Services is not available.
• Import restores everything that was backed up.
• Import may take up to 60 minutes depending on the server configuration.