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
Copying repository to a local USB drive from the Dell Server
Updates DVD
To copy a repository:
1. Download the latest Dell Server Updates ISO image file from www.dell.com/support/manuals.
2. Copy the repository folder of the DVD to the root directory of the USB drive.
3. Use this USB drive for firmware update.
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy to
a USB drive
To create and copy the repository:
1. Copy the repository created using the Dell Repository Manager to the root directory of the USB drive.
2. Use this USB drive for firmware update.
NOTE: For information on creating a repository for your system, see the Dell Repository Manager User’s Guide at
www.dell.com/support/manuals.
Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
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 NFS and CIFS servers.
Configuring NFS servers
To configure an NFS server, perform the following tasks:
1. Open the /etc/exports configuration file and add an NFS entry.
For example:
[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/exports
/nfs_share *(rw,fsid=0,insecure,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)
2. Save the configuration file and restart the NFS service.
Configuring CIFS servers
To configure a CIFS server, perform the following tasks:
1. Right-click the folder that you want to configure as CIFS share and select Properties > Sharing.
2. Click the Advanced Sharing tab, and select Share this folder.
3. Click the Permissions tab.
4. Click Add to add names of the users for whom you want to provide access to the CIFS share.
5. Type the names, and click OK.
6. In the Permissions section under Allow column, select Full Control.
NOTE:
The SMB2 option-RequireSecuritySignature must be set to False. The command to set the value from
PowerShell is Set-SmbServerConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false
Now the selected folder is shared over network and it can be accessed over CIFS protocol by using the \\<ip
address>\share_name folder path.
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