To execute an immediate UCS profile backup

1        In the left Navigation pane, expand the desired Cisco UCS client by clicking the arrow to its left.

2        Select the UCS Service Profile icon, then click Backup.

3        Select the 1-Time Backup tab.

4        In the Service Profiles to Protect area, check the Profiles, Templates and Policies box. If you do not see this box, click the reload arrows at the bottom to refresh the view.

5        In the UCS Service Profile Backup Type area to the right, the Full backup is selected by default. Fulls are the only supported backup type for UCS profiles.

6        By default, backups are stored on the default device. To backup to a different device, select one in the Available Devices area.

7        Click Backup at the bottom of the screen to start the backup.

A single backup runs, which captures all supported service profiles, templates, and policies on the UCS. (But you may choose to restore only specific items from this backup.) For a description of each supported object the backup may include, see Identifying files in UCS service profile backups.

To view the status of the active backup operation, select Settings > System Monitoring > Jobs. To see the status of completed backup jobs, select Reports > Backups.