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Dell™ Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide for Linux Version: 2.1.0
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</n1:BackupImage_OUTPUT>
The response contains a reference to the job class that will provide the status of the operation.
The return value is 4096 which indicates that the method operation is not yet complete.
18.1.4 Monitoring Export status
Backup process may take up to 30 minutes depending on host system configuration. To monitor the
backup status, get the instance of the corresponding job.
Replace [INSTANCE ID] with the actual jobid from Section 18.1.1, 18.1.2, or 18.1.3.
EXAMPLE:
wsman get http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_LifecycleJob
?InstanceID=[INSTANCEID] -h $IPADDRESS -V -v -c dummy.cert -P 443
-u $USERNAME -p $PASSWORD -j utf-8 -y basic
OUTPUT:
<n1:DCIM_LifecycleJob>
<n1:InstanceID>JID_001300820180</n1:InstanceID>
<n1:JobStartTime>00000101000000</n1:JobStartTime>
<n1:JobStatus>Backup In Progress</n1:JobStatus>
<n1:JobUntilTime>TIME_NA</n1:JobUntilTime>
<n1:Message>Collecting Lifecycle Controller Firmware
images </n1:Message>
<n1:MessageID>BAR063</n1:MessageID>
<n1:Name>Backup:Image</n1:Name>
<n1:PercentComplete>50</n1:PercentComplete>
</n1:DCIM_LifecycleJob>
The status may be one of the following:
 Ready for Backup - Request is received
 Backup In Progress - Backup process is currently in process
 Failed - Problem with the backup process, check message for more information
 Completed - Backup process is complete with no issues
18.2 Importing Server Profile
To restore host system server profile, invoke the RestoreImage() method in the class DCIM_LCService.
Restore process restores the system information, firmware images, hardware configuration, Lifecycle
Controller, iDRAC firmware, and configuration from the backup image file located on either iDRAC
vFlash SD card or network share.
[IP ADDRESS]: This is the IP address of the file server.