Users Guide

– vFlash SD card has enough space to store the backup file.

NOTE: IPv6 address is not supported for scheduling automatic backup server profile.

Scheduling automatic backup server profile using web interface

To schedule automatic backup server profile:

1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Server Profile.

The Backup and Export Server Profile page is displayed.

2. Click the Automatic Backup tab.

3. Select the Enable Automatic Backup option.

4. Select one of the following to save the backup file image:

• Network to save the backup file image on a CIFS or NFS share.

• vFlash to save the backup file image on the vFlash card.

5. Enter the backup file name and encryption passphrase (optional).

6. If Network is selected as the file location, enter the network settings.

NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special

characters for user name and password or percent encode the special characters.

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help

7. In the Backup Window Schedule section, specify the backup operation start time and frequency of

the operation (daily, weekly, or monthly).

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.

8. 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 <1-366>-mb

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 iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at

dell.com/idracmanuals.