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iDRAC 8/7 v2.30.30.30 User’s Guide

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Importing server configuration profile from USB device

Make sure to create a directory in root of the USB device called System_Configuration_XML which contains both the config.xml and control.xml files:
  • Server Configuration Profile is in the System_Configuration_XML sub-directory under the USB device root directory. This file includes all the attribute-value pairs of the server. This includes attributes of iDRAC, PERC, RAID, and BIOS. You can edit this file to configure any attribute on the server. The file name can be <servicetag>-config.xml, <modelnumber>-config.xml, or config.xml.
  • Control XML file – Includes parameters to control the import operation and does not have attributes of iDRAC or any other component in the system. The control file contain three parameters:
    • ShutdownType – Graceful, Forced, No Reboot.
    • TimeToWait (in secs) – 300 minimum and 3600 maximum.
    • EndHostPowerState – on/off.
Example of control.xml file: 
<InstructionTable>       <InstructionRow>                 <InstructionType>Configuration XML import Host control Instruction</InstructionType>
                                    <Instruction>ShutdownType</Instruction>                 <Value>NoReboot</Value>                 <ValuePossibilities>Graceful,Forced,NoReboot</ValuePossibilities>
                                    </InstructionRow>       <InstructionRow>                   <InstructionType>Configuration XML import Host control Instruction</InstructionType>
                                    <Instruction>TimeToWait</Instruction>                 <Value>300</Value>                 <ValuePossibilities>Minimum value
                                    is 300 -Maximum value is 3600 seconds.</ValuePossibilities>       </InstructionRow>        <InstructionRow>              
                                    <InstructionType>Configuration XML import Host control Instruction</InstructionType>                 <Instruction>EndHostPowerState</Instruction>
                                    <Value>On</Value>                 <ValuePossibilities>On,Off</ValuePossibilities>       </InstructionRow></InstructionTable>

You must have Server Control privilege to perform this operation.

  • NOTE: While importing the server configuration profile, changing the USB management settings in the XML file results in a failed job or job completed with errors. You can comment out the attributes in the XML to avoid the errors.

To import the server configuration profile from the USB device to iDRAC:

  1. Configure the USB management port:
    • Set USB Management Port Mode to Automatic or iDRAC.
    • Set iDRAC Managed: USB XML Configuration to Enabled with default credentials or Enabled.
  2. Insert the USB key (that has the configuration.xml and the control.xml file) to the iDRAC USB port.
  3. The server configuration profile is discovered on the USB device in the System_Configuration_XML sub-directory under the USB device root directory. It is discovered in the following sequence:
    • <servicetag>-config.xml
    • <modelnum>-config.xml
    • config.xml
  4. A server configuration profile import job starts. If the profile is not discovered, then the operation stops.

    If iDRAC Managed: USB XML Configuration was set to Enabled with default credentials and the BIOS setup password is not null or if one of the iDRAC user accounts have been modified, an error message is displayed and the operation stops.

  5. LCD panel and LED (if present) display the status that an import job has started.
  6. If there is a configuration that needs to be staged and the Shut Down Type is specified as No Reboot is specified in the control file, then you must reboot the server for the settings to be configured. Else, server is rebooted and the configuration is applied. Only when the server was already powered down, then the staged configuration is applied even if the No Reboot option is specified.
  7. After the import job is complete, the LCD/LED indicates that the job is complete. If a reboot is required, LCD displays the job status as “Paused waiting on reboot”.
  8. If the USB device is left inserted on the server, the result of the import operation is recorded in the results.xml file in the USB device.

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