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47 Zero-touch, bare-metal server provisioning using the Dell EMC iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Auto Config
By using the Target parameter, a selective export will be performed and a Server Configuration Profile file
holding only the BIOS attributes is created.
C:\winrm i ExportSystemConfiguration
http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_LCService?SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSys
tem+CreationClassName=DCIM_LCService+SystemName=DCIM:ComputerSystem+Name=D
CIM:LCService -u:root -p:calvin -r:https://192.168.1.201/wsman -
SkipCNCheck -SkipCACheck -encoding:utf-8-a:basic
@{IPAddress="192.168.1.101";FileName="bios_config_only.xml";ShareName="cif
s_share";ShareType="2";Username="administrator";Password="password";Target
="BIOS"}
ExportSystemConfiguration_OUTPUT
Job
EndpointReference
Address =http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing/role/anonymou
ReferenceParameters
ResourceURI = http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/DCIM_
LifeCycleJob
SelectorSet
Selector: InstanceID = JID_313751705727, cimnamespace = root/dcim
ReturnValue = 4096
3. After invoking the ExportSystemConfiguration method, a job ID is displayed. Query the job ID until it is marked as “Completed”.
C:\winrm get http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-
schema/2/root/dcim/DCIM_LifecycleJob?InstanceID=JID_313751705727 -
r:https://192.168.1.201/wsman:443 -u:root -p:calvin -SkipCNCheck -
SkipCACHeck -a:basic -encoding:utf-8 -skipRevocationCheck
DCIM_LifecycleJob
ElapsedTimeSinceCompletion = 0
InstanceID = JID_313751705727
JobStartTime = NA
JobStatus = Completed
JobUntilTime = NA
Message = Successfully exported system configuration XML file.
MessageArguments = NA
MessageID = SYS043
Name = Export Configuration
PercentComplete = 100.
4. Using Windows Explorer, locate the CIFS share and verify that the Server Configuration Profile file named “bios_config_only.xml”
has been created.