Users Guide

For more information on updating you firmware versions, see Comparing and Updating the Firmware Inventory.

Exporting the System Profile

You can create a backup of the firmware and configuration and export it to an Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller

vFlash Card or a Network share. This feature backs up the following:

• Hardware and firmware inventory such as BIOS, LOMs, and Storage Controllers (RAID level, virtual disk, and

controller attributes).

• System information such as service tag, system type, and so on.

• Lifecycle Controller firmware images, system configuration, and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller firmware

and configuration.

To export the system profile:

1. On the System Viewer utility, select Platform Restore.

For a PowerEdge 11G server, the utility checks for a valid license of the Dell vFlash SD card on the Lifecycle

Controller of the system and for a PowerEdge 12G server, the utility checks for an Enterprise license, and also the

firmware version. If a valid license is present, the Platform Restore screen is displayed.

NOTE: This feature is available only for Lifecycle Controller version 1.5 and later.

2. On the Platform Restore screen, select the Export Server Profile option and click Next. The options to select the

vFlash media or location are displayed.

3. Select one of the following options:

• vFlash media: backs up on the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller vFlash Card.

• Network share: backs up on a shared location on the network. If you choose this option you must specify the

following information:

– Existing share: Specify share location if you are creating a backup for the first time. This information is

cached for subsequent backups and you can select the existing location from the drop-down box.

– User name: Specify the user name to access the share location. You must specify the user name in the

following format: Domain\<username>. This information is also cached after the first backup. You can use

the same name for subsequent backups.

– Password: Specify the password to access the share location and re-type the password to confirm it.

NOTE: Ensure the share location that you specify is writable and there is enough disk space to allow

Lifecycle Controller to save the backup file.

4. Enter a backup file passphrase. This is used to lock the encrypted portions of the backup file. For a successful

backup operation, the backup file passphrase has to be in a specific format, which is as follows:

• the passphrase must contain a minimum of 8 characters.

• the passphrase must contain the following combination of characters— at least 1 title case character, at least

1 lower case character, at least 1 special character, and at least one numeric character.

If the Export File location is a network share, you have to specify the backup file prefix. This prefix must be

unique for a system or a collection.

The backup file is appended with the hostname of the system and saved in the following format:

. For example, if the prefix you specify is ABC123, and the hostname of the system is

ABCDEFG, the backup file is saved as ABC123-ABCDEFG.

Click the View previous backup files link to view any previously created backup files prefixes.