Users Guide

Importing server profile from iDRAC vFlash card or

network share

You can restore the backup of a system profile for a single system or a collection of systems from an

iDRAC vFlash card or a network share using DLCI for Configuration Manager.

Prerequisites

• Common prerequisites

• The service tag of the server is either blank or same as when the backup was taken.

• iDRAC vFlash card:

– Is installed as a license, enabled and has the SRVCNF partition. In Lifecycle Controller, during

backup, a partition with a label name SRVCNF is automatically created on the vFlash SD card to

store the backup image file. If a partition with the label name SRVCNF already exists, it is

overwritten. For more information, see Lifecycle Controller documentation at dell.com/support/

manuals.

– Has minimum free space of 384 MB available.

• 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 for importing server profile

About this task

The following steps outline the workflow sequence:

Steps

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.