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Component Lifecycle Controller Backplane CPLD Power Supply Unit FC HBA Enclosure NVMe PCIe SSD drives OS Collector HHHL NVMe Adapter Firmware Yes NA NA Yes Yes NA NA NA NA Configuration NA NA NA NA Yes NA NA NA NA Security Information* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA * The security information refers to the user credentials that are used to access the components. 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. 67

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Component
Firmware
Configuration
Security Information*
Lifecycle Controller
Yes
NA
NA
Backplane
NA
NA
NA
CPLD
NA
NA
NA
Power Supply Unit
Yes
NA
NA
FC HBA
Yes
Yes
NA
Enclosure
NA
NA
NA
NVMe PCIe SSD drives
NA
NA
NA
OS Collector
NA
NA
NA
HHHL NVMe Adapter
NA
NA
NA
* The security information refers to the user credentials that are used to access the components.
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
.
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