Importing Server Profile - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

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Click Schedule Backup.

A recurring job is represented in the job queue with a start date and time of the next scheduled backup operation.

Five minutes after the first instance of the recurring job starts, the job for the next time period is created. The

backup server profile operation is performed at the scheduled date and time.

Scheduling Automatic Backup Server Profile Using RACADM

To enable automatic backup use the command:

racadm set lifecyclecontroller.lcattributes.autobackup Enabled

To schedule a backup server profile operation:

racadm systemconfig backup –f <filename> <target> [-n <passphrase>] -time

<hh:mm> -dom <1-28,L,'*'> -dow<*,Sun-Sat> -wom <1-4, L,'*'> -rp

To view the current backup schedule:

racadm systemconfig getbackupscheduler

To disable automatic backup use the command:

racadm set LifeCycleController.lcattributes.autobackup Disabled

To clear the backup schedule:

racadm systemconfig clearbackupscheduler

For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/

support/manuals.

Importing Server Profile

You can use the back up image file to import (restore) the configuration and firmware for the same server or another

server with identical configuration, without rebooting the server.

Import feature is not licensed.

NOTE: For the restore operation, the system service tag and the service tag in the backup file must be identical.

The restore operation applies to all system components that are same and present in the same location (example,

in the same slot) as captured in the backup file. If components are different or not in the same location, they are

not modified and restore failures is logged to the Lifecycle Log.

Before performing an import operation, make sure that Lifecycle Controller is enabled. If Lifecycle Controller is disabled,

and if you initiate the import operation, the following message is displayed:

Lifecycle Controller is not enabled, cannot create Configuration job.

When import is already in-progress, and if you initiate a import operation again, the following error message is

displayed:

Restore is already running

Import events are recorded in the Lifecycle Log.