Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Template
- 3 SCP Export
- 4 SCP Import
- 5 SCP Import Preview
- 6 iDRAC Configuration
- 7 LifecycleController
- 8 EventFilters
- 9 RAID / Storage Configuration and Operations
- 10 BIOS Configuration
- 11 NIC / FiberChannel / InfiniBand Configuration
- 12 SupportAssist Operations
- 13 RepositoryUpdates
- 14 iDRAC Direct (SCP via USB)
- 15 OS Deployment
- 16 Telemetry Operations
- 17 Secure Enterprise Key Management Operations
- 18 Auto Config – DHCP Provisioning
- 19 Troubleshooting
- 20 Additional Resources
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14 iDRAC Direct (SCP via USB)
On the 14th generation servers, a dedicated micro USB port is available to configure iDRAC. A server can be
configured by using a SCP template stored on a USB drive.
14.1 Setup
Create a directory in root of the USB device called System_Configuration_XML that contains both the SCP
template and control files:
• The SCP template must follow the following naming convention; <servicetag>-config.xml,
<servicetag>-config.json, <modelnumber>-config.xml, <modelnumber>-config.json,config.xml or
config.json.
• Control file (control.xml) – Includes parameters to control the SCP Import operation. The control file
contains three parameters:
o ShutdownType – Graceful, Forced, No Reboot.
o TimeToWait (in secs) – 300 minimum and 3600 maximum.
o EndHostPowerState – on/off.
Example control.xml:
<InstructionTable>
<InstructionRow>
<InstructionType>Configuration XML import Host control Instruction</InstructionType>
<Instruction>ShutdownType</Instruction>
<Value>NoReboot</Value>
<ValuePossibilities>Graceful,Forced,NoReboot</ValuePossibilities>
</InstructionRow>
<InstructionRow>
<InstructionType>Configuration XML import Host control Instruction</InstructionType>
<Instruction>TimeToWait</Instruction>
<Value>300</Value>
<ValuePossibilities>Minimum value is 300 -Maximum value is 3600
seconds.</ValuePossibilities>
</InstructionRow>
<InstructionRow>
<InstructionType>XML import Host control Instruction</InstructionType>
<Instruction>EndHostPowerState</Instruction>
<Value>On</Value>
<ValuePossibilities>On,Off</ValuePossibilities>
</InstructionRow>
</InstructionTable>
NOTE: The Server Control privilege is required to perform this operation.