Which configuration settings are installed when using Easy Restore?

The Dell Easy Restore feature is designed to streamline the recovery process after a system board replacement. It automatically backs up critical server identity and configuration data to a flash storage device on the server chassis. When a new system board is installed, iDRAC prompts the user to restore this data. The restored settings include the Service Tag, licenses, UEFI configuration (BIOS), and system configuration settings for the iDRAC and Network Interface Controllers (NICs). This process ensures the server's core identity and hardware configuration are reinstated with minimal manual effort.

B. Virtual console, network, and SCP: "Virtual console" and "network" are subsets of the iDRAC configuration, making this option incomplete. SCP (Server Configuration Profile) is the feature that manages the configuration data, not a setting itself.

C. IDRAC, BOSS, and partitions: While iDRAC settings are restored, "partitions" is incorrect. Easy Restore restores the RAID controller's configuration, not the OS-level data partitions on the logical drives.

D. Asset tag, passwords, and RAID: For security reasons, user account information, including passwords, is explicitly excluded from the Easy Restore backup. This prevents unauthorized access after a hardware replacement.

1. Dell PowerEdge R750 Installation and Service Manual

Page 111

Section: "After you replace the system board".

The manual states: "The Easy Restore feature enables you to restore the following data: Service Tag

Licenses

UEFI Diagnostics application

System configuration settings (BIOS

iDRAC

and NIC)." This directly validates that BIOS

iDRAC

and NIC settings are restored.

2. Dell iDRAC9 Version 6.00.00.00 User's Guide

Page 100

Section: "Using Easy Restore".

The guide specifies: "When you replace the system board

Easy Restore allows you to restore the Service Tag

all licenses

UEFI configuration

and the system configuration settings." It also clarifies on page 101 that user and password information is not backed up for security.

3. Dell Technologies Info Hub

"Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 11 User's Guide"

Page 100

Section: "Restoring PERC 11 configuration using PERC 10 tools".

While discussing configuration

this document reinforces that RAID configuration is part of the server profile managed by iDRAC and restored during processes like Easy Restore

but it is not restored in isolation. The most accurate and complete answer remains the top-level hardware components listed in option A.