Users Guide

• 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 on DCIM_JobService class.
• You can cancel an export job before it starts using the DeleteJobQueue() method on DCIM_JobService
class. After the job starts, press F2 during POST and select Cancel Lifecycle Controller. 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 file is not tampered with either during export or after export.
To export the server profile:
1. Construct the input parameters depending on where backup image file is stored; iDRAC vFlash card or network
share (CIFS or NFS).
2. Invoke the BackupImage() method on DCIM_LCService. A job ID (for example, JID_001291194119) is
returned to the screen.
3. To get the job status or percentage completion for the job, run the required WS-Management command on the job
ID.
In addition to querying the job ID using various scripting languages, check the iDRAC logs for job status progress.
After the job status displays Completed, check the Lifecycle Logs for all export entries. To view the log, export
the log using the ExportLCLog() method on the DCIM_LCService class or view the log in the Unified Server
Configurator–Lifecycle Controller Enabled GUI.
NOTE: If export fails, the job status is marked as failed with a message explaining the reason for failure. For more
information on the error message IDs and the recommended actions, see Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services
Error Messages and Troubleshooting List on support.dell.com/manuals.
Feature or System Behavior For Exporting Server Profile
• During export, Lifecycle Controller is not available.
• During export, one of the following occurs:
– A partition with a label name SRVCNF is automatically created on the iDRAC vFlash card and the backup
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 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 Lifecycle Controller supported devices (BIOS, iDRAC, NIC,
and Storage Controllers) are backed up and not the rollback firmware versions.
Example: The currently installed BIOS firmware version is 2.1, and version 2.0 is the rollback (2.0 was the
previous version before installing 2.1). After export, the currently installed BIOS firmware version 2.1 is backed
up.
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