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Preserve Configuration

This page allows you to select specific configuration items to be preserved when Restore Factory Defaults is initiated. Select the required preserve configuration items by either checking the appropriate check boxes or by checking Check All.

  • SDR: This contains the sensor data record information that is used in IPMI.

  • FRU: This contains the logical field replaceable unit data that are used by IPMI.

  • SEL: This contains the system event logs that are being logged by the IPMI.

  • IPMI: This contains the IPMI configurations, DCMI1.5 specification parameters, the keys that are used to decrypt the passwords.

  • Network: To save network settings related with IPMI (LAN IP or DHCP configuration), select IPMI and Network simultaneously. After restore configuration, the Network Configuration will be preserved successfully.

  • NTP: This contains the NTP dameon protocol configuration parameters, the auto or manual network type protocols, the time to synchronize the system clock, local time and time zone.

  • SNMP: This contains the SNMP user configurations and SNMP users privilege levels.

  • SSH: This contains the keyword argument pairs of configurations, the private parts of the host keys, and the public parts of the host keys.

  • KVM: This contains the modes of media, the mouse mode configurations, host machine physical keyboard language layout, the parameters of video record file, the stunnel configuration, the image name and the remote machine information.

  • Authentication: This contains the configurations related to authentication such as SSL enable, timeout, RAC domain, AD type, open LDAP role group information, PAM Order, user login information, and so on.

  • Syslog: This contains the system log configuration details to preserve different event categories such as alert, critical, error notification and so on.

  • Web: This contains the firmware image location details to update firmware configuration.

  • Extlog: Extended SEL Log events.

  • Redfish: Redis Database file.