Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller Firmware Version 5.1 User’s Guide

The server configurations replicating feature allows you to apply all profile settings from a specified server to one or more servers. Profile settings that can be replicated are those profile settings which can be modified and are intended to be replicated across servers. The following three profile groups for servers are displayed and can be replicated:

• BIOS — This group includes only the BIOS settings of a server. These profiles are generated from CMC versions earlier than 4.3.
• BIOS and Boot — This group includes the BIOS and the Boot settings of a server. These profiles are generated from:
  • CMC version 4.3
  • CMC version 4.45 with 11th generation servers
  • CMC version 4.45 and 12th generation servers with Lifecycle Controller 2 version earlier than 1.1
• All Settings — This version includes all the settings of the server and components on that server. These profiles are generated from:
  • CMC version 4.45 and 12th generation servers with iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller 2 version 1.1 or greater.
  • CMC version 5.0 and 13th generation servers with iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2.00.00.00 or later

To use the server configurations replication feature:

• iDRAC must have the minimum version that is required. iDRAC servers require a minimum version of 3.2 and 1.00.00.
• Server must be powered on.

Server versions and profile compatibilities:

• iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2 version 1.1 and later can accept any profile version.
• iDRAC version 3.2 & 1.0 only accept BIOS or BIOS and Boot profiles.
• Saving a profile from a server iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2 version 1.1 and later results in a All Settings profile. Saving a profile from a server with iDRAC version 3.2 and iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2 version 1.0 will result in a BIOS and Boot profile.

You can:

• View profile settings on a server or from a saved profile.
• Save a profile from a server.
• Apply a profile to other servers.
• Import stored profiles from a management station or remote file share.
• Edit the profile name and description.
• Export stored profiles to a management station or remote file share.
• Delete stored profiles.
• Deploy selected profiles to the target devices using Quick Deploy option.
• Display the log activity for recent server profile tasks.