Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 6.0 for PowerEdge M1000e User’s Guide

Saving Chassis Configuration

1. Go to the Chassis Configuration Profiles page. In the Save and Backup > Save Current Configuration section, enter a name for the profile in the Profile Name field.
   NOTE While saving the current chassis configuration, the standard ASCII extended character set is supported. However, the following special characters are not supported:

   “, ., *, >, <, \, /, :, and |

2. Select one of the following profile types from the Profile Type option:
   • Replace — Includes attributes of the entire CMC configuration except write-only attributes such as user passwords and service tags. This profile type is used as a backup configuration file to restore the complete chassis configuration including identity information such as IP addresses.
   • Clone — Includes all the Replace type profile attributes. The Identity attributes such as MAC address and IP address are commented out for safety reasons. This profile type is used to clone a new chassis.
3. Select one of the following locations from the Profile Location drop-down menu to store the profile:
   • Local — To save the profile in the local management station.
   • Network Share — To save the profile in a shared location.
4. Click Save to save the profile to the selected location.
   After the action is complete, the Operation Successful message is displayed:

   NOTE To view the settings that are saved to the XML file, in the Stored Profiles section, select the saved profile and click View in the View Profiles column.