To import the server configuration profile from the USB device to iDRAC:
- 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.
- Insert the USB key (that has the configuration.xml and the control.xml file) to the iDRAC USB port.
- The server configuration profile is discovered on the USB device in the System_Configuration_XML subdirectory under the USB device root directory. It is discovered in the following sequence:
- <servicetag>-config.xml / <servicetag>-config.json
- <modelnum>-config.xml / <modelnum>-config.json
- config.xml / config.json
- A server configuration profile import job starts. If the profile is not discovered, 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.
- LCD panel and LED, if present, display the status that an import job has started.
- If there is a configuration that needs to be staged and the Shutdown Type is specified as No Reboot in the control file, the server must be manually rebooted for the settings to be applied. Otherwise, the server is rebooted, and the configuration is applied. Only when the server was already powered down is the staged configuration applied even if the No Reboot option is specified.
- 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.
- 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.
Note: For more information about the workflow, logs, results, and error codes, see the iDRAC User’s Guide.