Users Guide

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 iDRAC vFlash Card.

NOTE: In a vFlash card, an existing system profile is overwritten when you export a system

profile.

• 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.

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

NOTE: If you have specified a file name prefix that is the same as an earlier backup file, the

utility prompts you to specify a different file name to avoid overwriting an existing file. If the

same file name prefix is given at the System Level and also at the Collection Level, for a same

share location, it is overwritten without a prompt.

5. The backup is scheduled.

The options available are:

• Start now: used to instantly backup system profiles to an iDRAC vFlash Card or a Network share.

• One time: used to schedule a backup once. Set date and time to backup system profile once to

an iDRAC vFlash Card or a Network share.

• Recur: used to schedule a backup multiple times periodically. Provide the frequency you want to

set to backup system profiles, using days and Number of occurrences , to an iDRAC vFlash Card

or a Network share.

6. Click Next.

A summary screen is displayed.