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Table Of Contents

1 Getting Started
- 1.1 What are Server Configuration Profiles?
- 1.2 Important Terms and Acronyms
- 1.3 CSIOR
- 1.4 SCP Export
- 1.5 SCP Import
- 1.6 SCP Import Preview
- 1.7 Jobs
- 1.8 iDRAC Lifecycle Logs
- 1.9 SCP Import / Preview Configuration Results
- 1.10 Available Interfaces
2 Template
- 2.1 Structure
- 2.2 XML Layout
- 2.3 JSON Layout
- 2.4 Golden Template (One to Many)
  - 2.4.1 Recommendations
  - 2.4.2 Active Directory Example
- 2.5 General Compatibility
3 SCP Export
- 3.1 Selective Export
- 3.2 Read Only Attributes
- 3.3 Include Password Hashes
  - 3.3.1 iDRAC User Passwords
  - 3.3.2 BIOS Password SHAs
- 3.4 Export Type - Clone and Replace
  - 3.4.1 Clone and Replace with passwords
  - 3.4.2 Clone and Replace with storage devices
- 3.5 Include Custom Telemetry
- 3.6 Available Interfaces
4 SCP Import
- 4.1 Host Reboot
  - 4.1.1 What will trigger a reboot?
- 4.2 Shutdown Type
- 4.3 End Host Power State
- 4.4 Dependencies
- 4.5 Backwards Compatibility
- 4.6 Selective Import
- 4.7 Available Interfaces
5 SCP Import Preview
- 5.1 Available Interfaces
6 iDRAC Configuration
- 6.1 Template Example
- 6.2 Creating and configuring an iDRAC User
- 6.3 Clearing an iDRAC User
- 6.4 SSHPublicKey
- 6.5 Certificates
- 6.6 Password Settings
- 6.7 AutoUpdate
7 LifecycleController
8 EventFilters
9 RAID / Storage Configuration and Operations
- 9.1 Create and initialize a virtual disk
- 9.2 RAIDresetConfig
- 9.3 RAIDdedicatedSpare
- 9.4 Cryptographic Erase
10 BIOS Configuration
- 10.1 Workload profiles
- 10.2 F1 / F2 Error Prompt
- 10.3 Changing the Boot Order
- 10.4 Enable or disable a boot order entry
- 10.5 System and setup passwords
- 10.6 PXE (Preboot Execution Environment)
11 NIC / FiberChannel / InfiniBand Configuration
- 11.1 LegacyBootProto and PXE
- 11.2 VirtualizationMode
- 11.3 InfiniBand modes
12 SupportAssist Operations
- 12.1 Registration
- 12.2 Configuration
13 RepositoryUpdates
- 13.1 Workflow
14 iDRAC Direct (SCP via USB)
- 14.1 Setup
- 14.2 Execution
15 OS Deployment
- 15.1 Attributes
- 15.2 Example
- 15.3 OS Deployment via USB
16 Telemetry Operations
- 16.1 Example
- 16.2 Custom Metric Report Definitions
- 16.3 Troubleshooting
17 Secure Enterprise Key Management Operations
- 17.1 Prerequisites
- 17.2 Example XML
- 17.3 Enabling SEKM settings on the iDRAC
- 17.4 Enable SEKM on a PERC device with a locked RAID volume
18 Auto Config – DHCP Provisioning
19 Troubleshooting
- 19.1 Configuration results and LCL
- 19.2 Known Limitations
- 19.3 Common Issues
20 Additional Resources
- 20.1 User’s Guides, Release Notes, API Guides
- 20.2 White Papers
  - 20.2.1 Using Server Configuration Profiles to Deploy Operating Systems to Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers:
  - 20.2.2 Server cloning by using Server Configuration Profiles on PowerEdge servers:
- 20.3 Default, Clone & Replace Tables

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9 RAID / Storage Configuration and Operations

SCP can be used to perform a variety of RAID and storage operations. A few common activities have been

included below and additional details can be found in the

Creating and Managing XML Configuration Files by

Using WS-Man whitepaper.

NOTE: Storage Component elements can be nested inside of their parent Components. This is done to

show the hierarchy of these devices. In the first example below, Disk.Virtual.0 is a subcomponent of

RAID.Slot.2-1. This is also reflected in the Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Slot.2-1 FQDD.

9.1 Create and initialize a virtual disk

SCP can be used to create and initialize a virtual disk. The XML example below illustrates how this can be

accomplished with a template. The Virtual Disk will be a part of RAID.Slot.2-1 using disk 0 and 9. The

RAIDaction attribute specifies the Create activity, and the RAIDinitOperation attribute specifies how the VD

will be initialized.

Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.External.0-0:RAID.Slot.2-1

</Attribute>

Disk.Bay.9:Enclosure.External.0-0:RAID.Slot.2-1

</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="RAIDaction">Create</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="DiskCachePolicy">Default</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="RAIDdefaultWritePolicy">WriteBack</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="RAIDdefaultReadPolicy">Adaptive</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="Name">xmlconfig</Attribute>

</Component>

This action can also be performed without specifying the physical disks. If no physical disks are included in

the VD creation, they will be chosen automatically.

<Attribute Name="RAIDaction">CreateAuto</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="Name">xmlconfig</Attribute>

</Component>