Users Guide

To export the server profile to a USB drive or a network share:

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 Export Server Profile.

4. Select either USB Drive or Network Share, enter the details, and then click Finish.

NOTE: You can also use a USB drive that is attached to the client system while operating

remotely. To use the USB drive remotely, use the Virtual Media feature. For more information,

see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide at dell.com/

esmmanuals.

The Backup_<service_tag>_<time_stamp>.img file is exported to the specified location.

Related Links

Exporting hardware inventory to a USB drive

Exporting hardware inventory to a network share

System or feature behavior during export

• Exporting the server profile may take up to five minutes based on the server configuration.

• Lifecycle Controller exports the backup image file in the Backup _<service_tag>_<time_stamp>.img

format. The <service_tag> is copied from the backup image file name. The <time_stamp> is the time

when the backup was initiated.

• After a successful export, the event is logged in the Lifecycle Log.

Import server profile

Use the Import Server Profile feature to apply a backup to the system from which it was taken previously,

and restore the system hardware and firmware configuration according to the information stored in the

backup image file. For more information about the supported components, see Supported Components.

The operation restores the backup information to all the system components that are located in the same

physical location (for example, in the same slot) when the backup was performed. If you install

components such as a RAID controller, NIC, CNA, FC HBA, and hard-disk drive in a slot that is different

from the slot they were installed before backup, the restore operation fails on such components. The

failures are logged in the Lifecycle Log.

You can cancel a restore job using the iDRAC Settings utility by pressing <F2> during POST, and then

clicking Yes under Cancel Lifecycle Controller Actions or resetting iDRAC. This operation initiates the

recovery process and restores the system to a previously known state. The recovery process may take

more than five minutes based on system configuration. To check if the recovery process is complete,

view the Lifecycle logs in the iDRAC web interface.