Users Guide

Lifecycle Controller log.................................................................................................................................................... 29
Viewing Lifecycle Log history...................................................................................................................................29
Exporting Lifecycle Log............................................................................................................................................. 30
Adding a work note to the Lifecycle Log............................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 5: Firmware update........................................................................................................ 32
Firmware update methods.............................................................................................................................................. 33
Version compatibility........................................................................................................................................................ 34
Updating firmware............................................................................................................................................................ 34
Selecting the type of update and update source................................................................................................ 35
Using single component DUPs................................................................................................................................. 39
Selecting and applying updates................................................................................................................................39
Firmware rollback.............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Rolling back to previous firmware versions.......................................................................................................... 40
Chapter 6: Configure................................................................................................................... 41
System control panel access options............................................................................................................................41
Controlling access to the front panel..................................................................................................................... 42
Configuring iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 42
Configuring system time and date................................................................................................................................ 42
Configuring vFlash SD card............................................................................................................................................ 43
Enabling or disabling a vFlash SD card...................................................................................................................43
Initializing a vFlash SD card...................................................................................................................................... 43
Configuring RAID............................................................................................................................................................... 44
Foreign configuration found......................................................................................................................................44
Viewing current RAID configuration....................................................................................................................... 45
Selecting RAID levels..................................................................................................................................................45
Selecting physical disks..............................................................................................................................................46
Setting virtual disk attributes................................................................................................................................... 46
Viewing summary.........................................................................................................................................................47
Configuring RAID using software RAID........................................................................................................................47
Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller.................................................................................................. 48
Key encryption................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Applying the local key on a RAID controller.......................................................................................................... 49
Local key encryption mode............................................................................................................................................. 50
Encrypting unsecure virtual disks............................................................................................................................50
Rekey controller with new local key....................................................................................................................... 50
Removing encryption and deleting data................................................................................................................. 51
Breaking mirrored drives.................................................................................................................................................. 51
System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration...............................................................................................51
Modifying device settings......................................................................................................................................... 53
Collect system inventory on restart............................................................................................................................. 54
Updating server inventory information.................................................................................................................. 54
Configuring local FTP server.......................................................................................................................................... 54
FTP authentication......................................................................................................................................................54
Requirements for a local FTP server...................................................................................................................... 54
Copying repository to a local FTP server from the Dell Server Updates DVD............................................. 54
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy it to a local FTP server.....................55
Accessing updates on a local FTP server..............................................................................................................55
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