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Import and Export of Secure Server Profiles

ShareName=/nfsshare

…

# Start time for job to start

# In datetime format:yyyymmddhhmmss

# The string "TIME_NOW" means immediate.

ScheduledStartTime=TIME_NOW

#ScheduledStartTime=20120707000000

In the above sample restore setting, the storage type (ShareType), backup image name, storage

location and share name are specified. Once the script is executed with correct parameters, it will

output a JobID which identifies this restore job. The status of this job can be queried via jobget.py

script. The jobget.py with a JobID as input parameter will return job status, percentage completed,

and messages.

Best practices

Import and export server profile involves multiple components and steps, and the following best

practices are suggested

 Make sure that the network is connected and the storage device is working properly.

 When import or export procedures are taking place, no operations that might change the

system state should be performed.

 The import and export processes will show what task is running and what stage it is in.

 Import and export might take up to one hour depending on the configuration of the system.

 At the end of iDRAC import, the system needs to reboot iDRAC and the server might lose

communication for one or two minutes. This is normal.

Conclusion

To aid in redeployment or system recovery, the export operation should be performed each time there

is a configuration change. Configuration changes range from changes in custom user settings to the

update of device firmware. This will enable the customer to easily restore a known coherent state.

More Information

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1979.lifecycle-

controller.aspx