Adding Or Saving Profile; Applying Profile - Dell PowerEdge FX2 User Manual

Adding or saving profile

Before copying the properties of a server, first capture the properties to a stored profile. Create a stored profile and provide a name
and optional description for each profile. You can save a maximum of 16 stored profiles on the CMC nonvolatile extended storage
media.
NOTE: If a remote share is available, you can store a maximum of 100 profiles using the CMC extended storage and
remote share. For more information, see
Removing or disabling the non-volatile extended storage media prevents access to Stored Profiles, and disables the Server Cloning
feature.
To add a profile:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Server Profiles section, click Apply and Save Profiles.
2. Select the server from whose settings you want to generate the profile, and then click Save Profile. The Save Profile section
is displayed.
3. Select Extended Storage or Network Share as the location to save the profile.
NOTE: The Network Share option is enabled and the details are displayed in the Stored Profiles section only if the
network share is mounted and is accessible. If the Network Share is not connected, configure the Network Share
for the chassis. To configure the Network Share, click Edit in the Stored Profiles section. For more information, see
Configuring Network Share Using CMC web Interface
4. In the Profile Name and Description fields, enter the profile name and description (optional), and click Save Profile.
NOTE:
When saving a Server Profile the list of characters that are not supported for the Profile Name include the character
hash (#), comma (,) and question mark (?).
The standard ASCII extended character set is supported. The following special characters are not supported:
), ", ., *, >, <, \, /, :, and |
CMC communicates with the LC to get the available server profile settings and store them as a named profile.
A progress indicator indicates that the Save operation is in progress. After the action is complete, a message, "Operation
Successful" is displayed.
NOTE: The process to gather the settings runs in the background. Hence, it may take some time before the new
profile is displayed. If the new profile is not displayed, check the profile log for errors.

Applying profile

Server cloning is possible only when server profiles are available as stored profiles in the nonvolatile media on the CMC or stored on
the remote share. To initiate a server cloning operation, you can apply a stored profile to one or more servers.
The operation status, slot number, slot name, and model name is displayed for each server in the Apply Profile table.
NOTE: If a server does not support Lifecycle Controller or the chassis is turned off, you cannot apply a profile to the
server.
To apply a profile to one or more servers:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Save and Apply Profiles section, select the server or servers for which you want to
apply the selected profile.
The Select Profile drop-down menu gets enabled.
NOTE: The Select Profile drop-down menu displays all available profiles and sorted by type, including those that are
on the repository and SD card.
2. From the Select Profile drop-down menu, select the profile that you want to apply.
The Apply Profile option gets enabled.
3. Click Apply Profile.
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Configuring Network Share Using CMC web Interface