Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User's Guide

Exporting the system profile

1. On the System Viewer utility, select Platform Restore.
   For the 11th generation of PowerEdge servers, the utility checks for a valid license of the Dell vFlash SD card on the Lifecycle Controller of the system and for 12th and 13th generations of PowerEdge servers, the utility checks for an Enterprise license, and also the firmware version. If a valid license is present, the Platform Restore screen is displayed.

   NOTE This feature is available only for Lifecycle Controller version 1.5 and later.
2. On the Platform Restore screen, select the Export Server Profile option and click Next. The options to select the vFlash media or location are displayed.
3. Select one of the following options:
   • vFlash media: backs up on the iDRAC vFlash Card.
     NOTE In a vFlash card, an existing system profile is overwritten when you export a system profile.
   • Network share: backs up on a shared location on the network. If you choose this option you must specify the following information:
     • Existing share: Specify share location if you are creating a backup for the first time. This information is cached for subsequent backups and you can select the existing location from the drop-down box.
     • User name: Specify the user name to access the share location. You must specify the user name in the following format: Domain\<username>. This information is also cached after the first backup. You can use the same name for subsequent backups.
     • Password: Specify the password to access the share location and re-type the password to confirm it.

   NOTE Ensure the share location that you specify is writable and there is enough disk space to allow Lifecycle Controller to save the backup file.
4. Enter a backup file passphrase. This is used to lock the encrypted portions of the backup file. For a successful backup operation, the backup file passphrase has to be in a specific format, which is as follows:
   • the passphrase must contain a minimum of 8 characters.
   • the passphrase must contain the following combination of characters— at least 1 title case character, at least 1 lower case character, at least 1 special character, and at least one numeric character.

     If the Export File location is a network share, you have to specify the backup file prefix. This prefix must be unique for a system or a collection.

     The backup file is appended with the hostname of the system and saved in the following format: <prefix>-<hostname>. For example, if the prefix you specify is ABC123, and the hostname of the system is ABCDEFG, the backup file is saved as ABC123-ABCDEFG.

     Click the View previous backup files link to view any previously created backup files prefixes.

   NOTE If you have specified a file name prefix that is the same as an earlier backup file, the utility prompts you to specify a different file name to avoid overwriting an existing file. If the same file name prefix is given at the System Level and also at the Collection Level, for a same share location, it is overwritten without a prompt.
5. The backup is scheduled.
   The options available are:

   • Start now: used to instantly backup system profiles to an iDRAC vFlash Card or a Network share.
   • One time: used to schedule a backup once. Set date and time to backup system profile once to an iDRAC vFlash Card or a Network share.
   • Recur: used to schedule a backup multiple times periodically. Provide the frequency you want to set to backup system profiles, using days and Number of occurrences , to an iDRAC vFlash Card or a Network share.
6. Click Next.
   A summary screen is displayed.
7. Click Finish to submit the backup process to the task viewer.
   The following message is displayed: Task submission complete. You can launch the Task Viewer to view the status of the task.