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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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14.2 Execution

To import the server configuration profile from the USB device to iDRAC:

1. Configure the USB management port:

a. Set USB Management Port Mode to Automatic or iDRAC.

b. Set iDRAC Managed: USB XML Configuration to Enabled with default credentials or Enabled.

2. Insert the USB key (that has the configuration.xml and the control.xml file) to the iDRAC USB port.

3. The server configuration profile is discovered on the USB device in

the System_Configuration_XML sub-directory under the USB device root directory. It is discovered

in the following sequence:

a. <servicetag>-config.xml / <servicetag>-config.json

b. <modelnum>-config.xml / <modelnum>-config.json

c. config.xml / config.json

4. A server configuration profile import job starts. If the profile is not discovered, then the operation

stops. If iDRAC Managed: USB XML Configuration was set to Enabled with default

credentials and the BIOS setup password is not null or if one of the iDRAC user accounts have been

modified, an error message is displayed, and the operation stops.

5. LCD panel and LED, if present, display the status that an import job has started.

6. If there is a configuration that needs to be staged and the Shutdown Type is specified as No

Reboot is specified in the control file, the server must be manually rebooted for the settings to be

applied. Else, the server is rebooted, and the configuration will be applied. Only when the server was

already powered down, then the staged configuration is applied even if the No Reboot option is

specified.

7. After the import job is complete, the LCD/LED indicates that the job is complete. If a reboot is

required, LCD displays the job status as “Paused waiting on reboot”.

8. If the USB device is left inserted on the server, the result of the import operation is recorded in

the results.xml file in the USB device.

NOTE: More information about this workflow, logs, results and error codes can be found in the iDRAC

User’s Guide.