Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Using Lifecycle Controller
- Operating system deployment
- Monitor
- Hardware inventory view and export
- About view and export current inventory
- About view and export factory-shipped inventory
- Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Viewing or exporting hardware inventory after part replacement
- Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller
- Lifecycle Controller log
- Firmware update
- Configure
- System control panel access options
- Configuring iDRAC
- Configuring system time and date
- Configuring vFlash SD card
- Configuring RAID
- Configuring RAID using software RAID
- Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller
- Key encryption
- Local key encryption mode
- Breaking mirrored drives
- System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration
- Collect system inventory on restart
- Configuring local FTP server
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP / HTTPS server
- Maintain
- Platform restore
- Backup server profile
- Export server profile
- Import server profile
- Import server license
- Part replacement configuration
- Repurpose or retire system
- Hardware diagnostics
- SupportAssist Collection
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
1. Download the Dell Server Updates ISO image to your system from www.dell.com/support/home
2. Copy the repository folder of the DVD to the root directory of the local FTP server.
3. Use this local FTP server for firmware update.
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy it
to a local FTP server
To create and copy the repository:
1. Copy the repository created using the Dell Repository Manager to the root directory of the local FTP server.
NOTE: For information about creating a repository for your system, see the Dell Repository Manager User’s Guide at
www.dell.com/support/home.
2. Use this local FTP server for firmware update.
Accessing updates on a local FTP server
You must know the IP address of the local FTP server to specify the online repository when using the OS Deployment and
Firmware Update features.
If you are accessing the local FTP server through a proxy server, you require the following information about the proxy server:
● The host name or IP address of the proxy server
● The port number of the proxy server
● The user name to access the proxy server
● The password to access the proxy server
● The type of proxy server
● To download drivers using a proxy server to access an FTP server, you must specify:
○ Address — The IP address of the local FTP server or downloads.dell.com
○ User Name — The user name to access the FTP location.
○ Password — The password to access this FTP location.
○ Proxy Server — The server host name or the IP address of the proxy server.
○ Proxy Port — The port number of the proxy server.
○ Proxy Type — The type of proxy server. HTTP and SOCKS 4 proxy server types are supported by Lifecycle Controller.
○ Proxy User Name — The user name required to access the proxy server.
○ Proxy Password — The password required to access the proxy server.
The following characters are supported for User Name and Password:
● Digits (0–9)
● Alphabets (a-z, A-Z)
● Hyphen (-)
Configuring a local USB drive
If you are using a private network that does not have access to external sites such as downloads.dell.com, you can provide
updates from a locally configured USB drive.
The USB drive used as a repository must have at least 8 GB free space.
NOTE: A USB drive is not required for users, who have access to downloads.dell.com through a proxy server.
For the latest updates, download the most recent Dell Server Updates ISO images for your system from Support/Manuals:
downloads.dell.com.
NOTE:
Lifecycle Controller supports internal SATA optical drives, USB drives, and Virtual Media devices. If the installation
media is corrupt or not readable, then Lifecycle Controller may be unable to detect the presence of a media. In this case, an
error message is displayed stating that no media is available.
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