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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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20 Additional Resources

20.1 User’s Guides, Release Notes, API Guides

The latest versions of the user’s guides referenced throughout this document can be located at the link below:

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v4.x-series/docs

20.2 White Papers

All white papers related to SCP and other features can be found at the link below:

https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln311300/support-for-integrated-dell-remote-access-controller-9-

idrac9?lang=en

20.2.1 Using Server Configuration Profiles to Deploy Operating Systems to Dell EMC

PowerEdge Servers:

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/dell-emc-scp-os-deploy-poweredge.pdf

20.2.2 Server cloning by using Server Configuration Profiles on PowerEdge servers:

https://downloads.dell.com/solutions/dell-management-solution-

resources/ServerCloning_SCP%20v2_50%28DTC%20copy%29.pdf

20.3 Default, Clone & Replace Tables

This section will cover the expected XML commented state when in Default, Clone or Replace modes during

an SCP Export. In the JSON format, this is equivalent to the ‘SetOnImport’ flag being set to True

(uncommented) or False (commented).

NOTE: Attributes that are not impacted by Default, Clone and Replace are not included in these tables.

These values are based on the current implementation in iDRAC9 v4.40.00.00.

X – Commented

Blank - Uncommented

iDRAC – Default, Clone & Replace

Attribute

Default

Clone

Replace

Users.X#Password

Users.X#SSHPublicKey1

Users.X#SSHPublicKey2

Users.X#SSHPublicKey3

Users.X#SSHPublicKey4

Users.X#SHA256Password

Users.X#SHA1v3Key

Users.X#MD5v3Key

Users.X#SHA256PasswordSalt