User's Manual

3. Select either USB Drive or Network Share, enter the details, and then click Finish.

NOTE: You can also use a USB drive that is attached to the client system while operating

remotely. To do this, use the Virtual Media feature. For more information, see iDRAC User’s

Guide.

The Backup_<service_tag>_<time_stamp>.img file is exported to the specified location.

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USB Drive

Network Share

System or Feature Behavior during Export

• Takes up to five minutes on the basis of a server configuration.

• Lifecycle Controller exports the backup image file in the Backup _<service_tag>_<time_stamp>.img

format. The <service_tag> is copied from the backup image file name. The <time_stamp> is the time

when the backup was initiated.

• After a successful export, the event is logged in the Lifecycle Log.

Import Server Profile

Use this feature to apply a backup to the system from which it was taken previously, and restore the

system hardware and firmware configuration according to the information stored in the backup image

file. For more information about the supported components, see Supported Components. The operation

restores the backup information to all the system components that are located in the same physical

location (for example, in the same slot) when the backup was performed. If you install components such

as a RAID Controller, NIC, CNA, FC HBA, and Hard Disk Drive in a slot that is different from the slot they

were installed before backup, the restore operation fails on such components. The failures are logged in

the Lifecycle Log.

You can cancel a restore job using iDRAC Settings utility by pressing <F2> during POST, and then clicking

Yes under Cancel Lifecycle Controller Actions or resetting iDRAC7. This initiates the recovery process

and restores the system to a previously-known state. Recovery process may take more than five minutes

on the basis of system configuration. To check if the recovery process is complete, view the Lifecycle

logs in iDRAC Web interface.