Import Server Profile; Hardware Diagnostics - Dell USC User Manual

Import Server Profile

Use this feature to import and restore the server to a previously known
working state from a backup image file that is either located on a vFlash SD
card, network share, or USB.
NOTE:
You can cancel a restore job using Ctrl-E during POST and select Cancel
System Services, or reset the iDRAC. This initiates the recovery process and
restores the system to a previously known state. Recovery process must not take
more than five minutes. To check if the recovery process is complete, view the
Lifecycle logs.
System or Feature Behavior During Import
• The System Services that is not available during restore, is enabled after
system shutdown.
• Restores everything that was backed up.
• Import may take up to 45 minutes depending on the server configuration.
• Diagnostics or driver pack information is not restored.
• If extra reboots occur during tasks executed in System Services, it is
because there was an issue while trying to set the device configuration,
which attempts to run the task again. Check the Lifecycle Logs for
information on the failed device.
• Import operation for a card fails if the slot in which it was installed earlier
has changed.
• System restores all Lifecycle controller content.
See Also
• Importing Server Profile from a vFlash SD Card, Network Share, or USB
Device
• Importing Server Profile after Motherboard Replacement

Hardware Diagnostics

It is recommended that you run diagnostics as part of a regular maintenance
plan to validate that the system and the attached hardware are functioning
properly using the Hardware Diagnostics utility. Since the diagnostics utility
has a physical (as opposed to logical) view of attached hardware, it is able to
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