Dell PowerEdge R830 Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 Users Guide - Page 58
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• Signature to validate that the backup file is not tampered and generated by Lifecycle Controller. The server profile backup image file does not contain: • Operating system or any data stored on hard-disk drives or virtual drives. • vFlash SD card partition information. • Lifecycle log. • Dell diagnostics. • Dell OS Driver Pack. • A Local Key Management (LKM) passphrase, if the LKM-based storage encryption is enabled. However, you must provide the LKM passphrase after performing the restore operation. Security The contents of the backup image file cannot be accessed with any application, even if it is generated without a passphrase. However, if the backup image file is created using a passphrase, Lifecycle Controller uses the passphrase to encrypt the backup image file with 128-bit encryption. Size Based on the server configuration, the size of a backup image file can be a maximum of 384 MB. Performance • Back up - The time taken to collect the required information and store the backup image file on a vFlash SD card is 45 minutes (maximum). • Restore - The time taken to restore a server using a backup image file depends on the number of components installed on the server. Most of the server components such as BIOS, NIC, RAID, and other host bus adapters require multiple system restarts in order to restore the server to its previous configuration. Each restart may take 1-15 minutes (for maximum system hardware configurations). This restart time is in addition to the time taken for accessing the backup image file, which depends on where it is stored (vFlash SD card, USB drive, or network share). Supported components The following table lists the server components that are supported by Lifecycle Controller while performing a backup or restore operation. Table 12. Supported Components Component Firmware BIOS Yes RAID Controller Yes NIC Yes iDRAC Yes OS Driver Pack NA Dell Diagnostics NA Lifecycle Controller Yes Backplane NA CPLD NA Power Supply Unit Yes FC HBA Yes Enclosure NA NVMe PCIe SSD drives NA OS Collector NA HHHL NVMe Adapter NA Configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes NA NA NA NA NA NA Yes NA NA NA NA Security Information* Yes NA NA Yes NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 58 Maintain