Restoring server
profile after system board replacement
When you launch Lifecycle Controller after replacing the system board,
a message is displayed prompting you to either retrieve the Service
Tag and the server profile using any of the following:
vFlash SD card
Easy Restore
To restore the server profile using vFlash SD
card:
Press <F10> during POST to launch Lifecycle
Controller.
Click Yes on Do you want to restore the service tag? dialog box.
On the Restore Service Tag dialog box:
To import a server profile that is stored on a vFlash
SD card, click Import Server Profile. For more
information about importing a server profile, see Import Server Profile.
NOTE: To import a
server profile, you must have an Enterprise license and administrator-level
rights.
To manually enter a Service Tag, click Manually configure service tag. On the Service
Tag Settings page, type the Service Tag, and then click OK.
To restore the server profile using Easy Restore:
NOTE: Easy Restore
is available only on 13th generation PowerEdge servers
that have the Easy Restore flash memory. Easy Restore is not available
on PowerEdge R930.
After you replace the motherboard
on your server, Easy Restore allows you to automatically restore the
following data:
System Service Tag
Licenses data
UEFI Diagnostics application
System configuration
settings—BIOS, iDRAC, and NIC
Easy Restore uses the Easy Restore flash memory
to back up the data. When you replace the motherboard and power on
the system, the BIOS queries the iDRAC and prompts you to restore
the backed-up data. The first BIOS screen prompts you to restore the
Service Tag, licenses, and UEFI diagnostic application. The second
BIOS screen prompts you to restore system configuration settings.
If you choose not to restore data on the first BIOS screen and if
you do not set the Service Tag by another method, the first BIOS screen
is displayed again. The second BIOS screen is displayed only once.
NOTE:
System configurations
settings are backed-up only when CSIOR is enabled. Ensure that Lifecycle
Controller and CSIOR are enabled.
System Erase does not
clear the data from the Easy Restore flash memory.
Easy Restore does not
back up other data such as firmware images, vFlash data, or add-in
cards data.
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