Concept Guide

For more information about Provisioning Server, see the Lifecycle Controller Management profile
document available at www.delltechcenter.com/systemsmanagement.
Retire or repurpose the server
By using the Retire or Repurpose feature, you can delete server-related data such as system
configuration, logs, PERC NV cache (if available), and so on. However, an iDRAC license cannot be
deleted by using this feature. Use LC-Remote Services to delete information about the following:
• BIOS
• iDRAC
• LC Data
• Diagnostics
• Driver Pack
The user information is permanently deleted and you cannot retrieve the information. However, BIOS and
iDRAC remain functional, whereas diagnostics and driver pack can be re-installed.
Managing the web server certificate
By default, a self-signed certificate is available on iDRAC. You can generate a certificate signing request
(CSR) and use the CSR to create a Certificate Authority (CA) signed certificate. To use this feature, the
following methods are introduced in the iDRACCard profile:
• GenerateSSLCSR
• ExportSSLCertificate
• ImportSSLCertificate
• DeleteSSLCertificate
The method to support export and import operations are:
• Web Server Certificate
• CA certificate for Directory Service
• Custom Signing Certificate
To use the new certificate, restart the iDRAC. A new method iDRACReset is added for this purpose.
For more information about managing the web server certificate, see the iDRAC Card Profile document
available at www.delltechcenter.com/systemsmanagement.
Viewing the managed computer system using the Physical Computer System
View
Physical Computer System View (PCSV) provides the view of a managed system such as current state and
configuration. You can directly access PCSV using PowerShell commands. Using PCSV you can:
• Receive information about the managed elements.
• Directly enumerate the CIM_PhysicalComputerSystem from the console without any prior knowledge
of a particular class.
• Use a registered profile to enumerate the implemented features.
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