Dell DSS 1510 Lifecycle Controller v2.40.40.40 Users Guide - Page 61

Backup server profile, System or feature behavior during backup

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Backup server profile Use this licensed feature to perform the following and store the backup image files in a vFlash SD card: • Back up the following: - Hardware and firmware inventory such as BIOS, NDCs, Lifecycle Controller supported add-in NIC cards, and Storage Controllers (RAID level, virtual disk, and controller attributes) - System information - Lifecycle Controller firmware images, data and configuration, and iDRAC firmware and configuration • Optionally, secure the backup image file with a passphrase. Related links System or feature behavior during backup Backing up the server profile Backing up the server profile Before you back up the server profile, make sure that the following prerequisites are met: • A software license for Dell PowerEdge servers is installed on the server. For more information about managing licenses using the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview → Server → Licenses, and see the iDRAC Online Help. • The server has a valid Service Tag (seven characters). • vFlash SD card is installed, initialized, and enabled. • vFlash SD card has a minimum free space of 384 MB. To back up the server profile: 1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller. 2. In the left pane, select Platform Restore. 3. In the right pane, select Backup Server Profile. 4. To generate the backup file without entering the passphrase, click Finish. Alternatively, to generate an encrypted backup file using a passphrase, enter the passphrase and click Finish. In the absence of a passphrase, Lifecycle Controller encrypts the backup image file with a default passphrase (internally generated). 5. In the Backup File Passphrase field, enter a passphrase. For example, Rt@#12tv. NOTE: A valid passphrase contains 8-32 characters. It must include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and must not have white spaces. The passphrase is optional and if used for backup, it must be used during restore. 6. In the Confirm Passphrase field, re-enter the passphrase and click Finish. The system restarts and Lifecycle Controller is disabled. You cannot access Lifecycle Controller until the backup process is complete. A success message is displayed when you start Lifecycle Controller after backup is complete. NOTE: You can check the Lifecycle logs in the iDRAC web interface for backup server profile status. To view the log in Lifecycle Controller after the backup is completed, click Lifecycle Log → View Lifecycle Log History. NOTE: If FIPS is enabled, you cannot perform any actions associated with the vFlash SD card, such as exporting or backing up server profile to the vFlash or importing server profile using vFlash. System or feature behavior during backup • Lifecycle Controller is disabled. • 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 exists, it is overwritten. • Takes up to 45 minutes depending on the server configuration. 61

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Backup server profile
Use this licensed feature to perform the following and store the backup image files in a vFlash SD card:
•
Back up the following:
–
Hardware and firmware inventory such as BIOS, NDCs, Lifecycle Controller supported add-in NIC cards, and Storage
Controllers (RAID level, virtual disk, and controller attributes)
–
System information
–
Lifecycle Controller firmware images, data and configuration, and iDRAC firmware and configuration
•
Optionally, secure the backup image file with a passphrase.
Related links
System or feature behavior during backup
Backing up the server profile
Backing up the server profile
Before you back up the server profile, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
•
A software license for Dell PowerEdge servers is installed on the server. For more information about managing licenses using the
iDRAC web interface, go to
Overview
→
Server
→
Licenses
, and see the
iDRAC Online Help
.
•
The server has a valid Service Tag (seven characters).
•
vFlash SD card is installed, initialized, and enabled.
•
vFlash SD card has a minimum free space of 384 MB.
To back up the server profile:
1.
Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see
Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2.
In the left pane, select
Platform Restore
.
3.
In the right pane, select
Backup Server Profile
.
4.
To generate the backup file without entering the passphrase, click
Finish
.
Alternatively, to generate an encrypted backup file using a passphrase, enter the passphrase and click
Finish
. In the absence of
a passphrase, Lifecycle Controller encrypts the backup image file with a default passphrase (internally generated).
5.
In the
Backup File Passphrase
field, enter a passphrase. For example,
Rt@#12tv
.
NOTE: A valid passphrase contains 8–32 characters. It must include a combination of uppercase and lowercase
letters, numbers, symbols, and must not have white spaces. The passphrase is optional and if used for backup, it
must be used during restore.
6.
In the
Confirm Passphrase
field, re-enter the passphrase and click
Finish
.
The system restarts and Lifecycle Controller is disabled. You cannot access Lifecycle Controller until the backup process is
complete. A success message is displayed when you start Lifecycle Controller after backup is complete.
NOTE: You can check the Lifecycle logs in the iDRAC web interface for backup server profile status. To view the log
in Lifecycle Controller after the backup is completed, click Lifecycle Log
→
View Lifecycle Log History.
NOTE: If FIPS is enabled, you cannot perform any actions associated with the vFlash SD card, such as exporting or
backing up server profile to the vFlash or importing server profile using vFlash.
System or feature behavior during backup
•
Lifecycle Controller is disabled.
•
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 exists, it is overwritten.
•
Takes up to 45 minutes depending on the server configuration.
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