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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

Server Configuration Profiles: User’s Guide

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NOTE: Because physical disk drives included in the VDs are selected automatically based on size and

RAIDTypes, span parameters such as SpanLength and SpanDepth are also determined automatically.

Hence, they also must not be specified in the input configuration XML file.

When Size value is specified as “0”, the VD will be created with minimum number of disks required for the

RAIDTypes.

9.2 RAIDresetConfig

SCP Export will include the RAIDresetConfig attribute in the template but will be marked as False. If the

attribute is changed to True and imported, then the configuration for the associated RAID device will be reset.

This includes the removal of an VDs.

NOTE: Setting RAIDresetConfig to True is destructive and will erase all virtual disks on the controller.

Only perform this action if you intend to destroy all virtual disks on the controller.

This action will always take place before all other requested operations, so it can be stacked with create VD

and initialization.

{ "FQDD": "RAID.Slot.6-1",

"Attributes": [

{ "Name": "RAIDresetConfig",

"Value": "True",

"Set On Import": "True",

"Comment": "Read and Write" },

RAIDresetConfig will automatically be set to True when exported with Clone or Replace mode.

9.3 RAIDdedicatedSpare

A dedicated hot spare can be defined using the RAIDdedicatedSpare attribute found under the VD

component element. A specific disk can be defined by using the FQDD for the disk.

Disk.Bay.5:Enclosure.External.0-0:RAID.Slot.2-1

</Attribute>

The value ‘AutoSelect’ can be provided to automatically assign a dedicated hot spare.

<Attribute Name="RAIDdedicatedSpare">AutoSelect</Attribute>

9.4 Cryptographic Erase

A cryptographic erase of PCIe SSD devices either controlled by bridge card or CPU can be performed by

setting the PCIeSSDsecureErase attribute to True.

</Component>