Users Guide

• If you are importing from an iDRAC vFlash card, make sure that the card is installed and has the
backup image in the SRVCNF partition. This image is from the same platform that you are importing.
• If you are importing from a network share, make sure that the network share where the backup image
file is stored is still accessible.
• If you replace the motherboard before performing import, make sure that the motherboard has the
latest iDRAC and BIOS installed.
Before you begin
Before you begin importing the backup file to a system or collection, ensure that:
• User Data is not present in the backup image file. If you overwrite the existing configuration with the
backup image file, the user data is not restored.
• During import, operations such as firmware update, operating system deployment, and firmware
configurations are not running.
• After you deploy the operating system using Lifecycle controller, the OEMDRV is open for 18 hours. If
you need to perform the operations such as update, configuration, or import after operating system
deployment, remove the OEMDRV partition. To remove the partition, reset iDRAC or cancel System
Services.
Workflow
1. To import the system profile of a single target system, launch the System Viewer utility. To import
the system profiles of a collection of systems, launch the Config Utility. For more information, see
System Viewer Utility or Configuration Utility.
2. Select the Platform Restore on the System Viewer utility or the Config Utility.
3. For a single system, see Importing the System Profile.
4. For a collection, see Importing the System Profiles in a Collection.
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs
You can view the Lifecycle Controller Logs for a single system or a collection and also export them in
a .CSV format to a network share folder.
Prerequisites
• Common Prerequisites.
• Network Share:
– Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller can access the network share.
– Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller has the necessary permissions to write information to
network share.
– Minimum free space of 384 MB is available.
• Configure the number of log files you want to view at a time in the DLCSystemview.exe.config or the
DLCConfigUtility.exe.config files. For more information, see Viewing Lifecycle Controller Logs.
Before you begin
Before you begin viewing or exporting the Lifecycle Controller logs for a single system or a collection:
• If the Lifecycle Controller on the target systems is running other tasks such as firmware update,
operating system deployment, firmware configurations, exporting a system profile or importing a
system profile, wait for the tasks to complete before you retrieve the logs.
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