Move a server profile to another server

Prerequisites

  • Required privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator

  • The selected server hardware is powered off

  • The original and new server hardware are of the same type (you can select only compatible server hardware)

Moving a server profile to another server

  1. From the main menu, select Server Profiles.

  2. In the master pane, select the server profile to move.

  3. Select ActionsEdit.

  4. Use the Server hardware box to select a server in a different bay in the same enclosure or a different bay in another enclosure. You can only move to the same enclosure group and same server hardware type. You can also select unassigned if the server hardware is either not available for assignment or you want to assign it later.

  5. Click OK to apply the server profile to the new server hardware.

  6. Verify that your changes appear in the details pane.


[IMPORTANT: ]

IMPORTANT: When you move a server profile to a different server, and the profile is managing internal local storage, you must manually move the physical disks from the original server to the new server to preserve your data.


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