Dell iDRAC8 Importing Server Profile, Scheduling Automatic Backup Server Profile Using Racadm

time period is created. The backup server profile operation is performed at the scheduled date and time.

Scheduling Automatic Backup Server Profile Using RACADM

To enable automatic backup use the command:

racadm set lifecyclecontroller.lcattributes.autobackup Enabled

To schedule a backup server profile operation:

racadm systemconfig backup –f <filename> <target> [-n <passphrase>] -time <hh:mm> -dom <1-28,L,’*’> -dow<*,Sun-Sat> -wom <1-4, L,’*’> -rp <1-366>-mb <Max Backups>

To view the current backup schedule:

racadm systemconfig getbackupscheduler

To disable automatic backup use the command:

racadm set LifeCycleController.lcattributes.autobackup Disabled

To clear the backup schedule:

racadm systemconfig clearbackupscheduler

For more information, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Importing Server Profile

You can use the back up image file to import (restore) the configuration and firmware for the same server without rebooting the server.

In 13th generation servers, this feature automates the entire motherboard replacement process. After replacing the motherboard and reinstalling the memory, HDDs, and other hardware, a special boot screen is displayed that provides an option to restore all saved configuration, service tag and license settings, and diagnostic programs. The iDRAC on the new motherboard reads this information and restores the saved configuration.

Import feature is not licensed.

NOTE: For the restore operation, the system service tag and the service tag in the backup file must be identical. The restore operation applies to all system components that are same and present in the same location (example, in the same slot) as captured in the backup file. If components are different or not in the same location, they are not modified and restore failures is logged to the Lifecycle Log.

Before performing an import operation, make sure that Lifecycle Controller is enabled. If Lifecycle Controller is disabled, and if you initiate the import operation, the following message is displayed:

Lifecycle Controller is not enabled, cannot create Configuration job.

When import is already in-progress, and if you initiate a import operation again, the following error message is displayed:

Restore is already running

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