Users Guide

Importing an iDRAC license from a USB drive
To import a server license from a USB drive:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click Platform Restore.
3. In the right pane, click Import Server License.
4. On the Import Server License page, click USB Drive.
NOTE: If a USB Drive is not connected, the following message is displayed:
Insert Media
5. From the Select Device drop-down menu, select the attached USB drive.
6. In the File Path field, enter the directory or subdirectory path, where the backup image file is stored on the selected device and
click Finish.
The license is imported, installed, and the following message is displayed:
License successfully Imported.
Part replacement configuration
Use the Part Replacement feature to automatically update a new part to the firmware version or the configuration of the replaced
part, or both. The update occurs automatically when you reboot your system after replacing the part. It is activated through a
license, and can be disabled remotely using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, or through the Lifecycle Controller.
NOTE: Part replacement does not support RAID operations such as resetting configuration, recreating VDs, setting
controller key, or changing controller mode.
On PowerEdge FD332 servers, part replacement is not supported if a single PERC is replaced with a dual PERC or vice versa.
Applying firmware and configuration updates to replaced parts
Before configuring replaced parts, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
• Click the Collect System Inventory On Restart option, so that Lifecycle Controller automatically invokes Part Firmware
Update and Part Configuration Update when the system is started.
NOTE: If Collect System Inventory On Restart is disabled, the cache of system inventory information may become
stale if new components are added without manually entering Lifecycle Controller after turning the system on. In
manual mode, press <F10> after the part replacement during a system restart.
• Make sure that the Disabled option under Part Firmware Update and Part Configuration Update are cleared.
• The replaced card or part must belong to the same family as the previous component.
• If the current adapter on the system is NPAR enabled and is replaced with a new adapter, after the host server is turned on,
press <F2> and select System Setup → Device Settings and make sure that the NPAR is enabled. NPAR must be enabled on
the new adapter before using the Part Replacement feature.
To apply part firmware and configuration to replaced parts:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click Platform Restore.
3. In the right pane, click Part Replacement.
The Part Replacement Configuration page is displayed.
4. From the part firmware update drop-down menu, select one of the following:
• Disabled — Firmware update on replaced parts is not performed.
• Allow version upgrade only — Firmware update on replaced parts is performed only if the firmware version of the new
part is earlier than the existing part.
• Match firmware of replaced part — Firmware on the new part is updated to the version of the original part.
NOTE: Match firmware of replaced part is the default setting.
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