Users Guide

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 the 11th generation of PowerEdge 11G servers, the utility checks for a valid license of the Dell

vFlash SD card on the Lifecycle Controller of the system and for 12th and 13th generations of

PowerEdge servers, 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:

<prefix><hostname>. 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.