User's Manual

Restoring a Server Profile from vFlash Backup
When you have a backup on a vFlash SD card, but a service tag is not available:
1. Lifecycle Controller automatically displays the following message on the home page. Click Yes.
Do you want to restore the service tag?
2. In the Restore Service Tag dialog box:
– To import a server profile that is stored on a vFlash SD card, click Import Server Profile. For more
information about importing a server profile, see Import Server Profile.
NOTE: To import a server profile, you must have an Enterprise license and administrator-
level privileges.
– To manually enter a service tag, click Manually Configure Service Tag. On the Service Tag
Settings page, type the service tag, and then click OK.
NOTE: Before you restore the system configuration, make sure that the latest version of
BIOS is installed.
Restoring System Config by Manually Entering ServiceTag
When you do not have a backup on a vFlash SD card:
1. Lifecycle Controller automatically displays the following message on the home page. Click Yes.
Unable to Detect Service Tag. Do you want to enter the service tag label?
NOTE: Before you restore the system configuration, make sure that the latest version of BIOS is
installed.
2. On the Service Tag Settings page, type the service tag, and then click Apply.
Launch Messages, Causes, and Resolutions
The table lists the messages that appear during system startup, and their appropriate cause and
resolution.
Message Cause Resolution
Lifecycle Controller disabled
• The system is turned on or
restarted while iDRAC is
initializing. This occurs if:
– The system is turned on
immediately after AC is
applied to the system.
– The system is restarted
immediately after resetting
iDRAC.
• Lifecycle Controller is manually
disabled.
Wait for a minute after resetting
iDRAC to restart the system, so
that iDRAC initializes.
Lifecycle Controller Update
Required
The embedded device that stores
the product may contain
corrupted data.
If an operating system is not
installed on the system, run the
Lifecycle Controller repair package
using iDRAC.
Update the product using
Lifecycle Controller Dell Update
Package (DUP). For more
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