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
● Configure a vFlash SD card
NOTE: You can import license on PowerEdge 12th generation and later servers. For more information about importing
server license, see the Importing iDRAC License Using Lifecycle Controller white paper at www.delltechcenter.com/lc.
Importing server license from a network share or USB drive
Before importing a server license, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
● The number of licenses already installed on the server must not be more than 16.
● The license being imported is not expired.
● The license being imported is not of perpetual type, which has a unique identifier or Service Tag associated with another
server.
● The license being imported is a proper compressed file and not corrupted file.
● The license being imported must not be already installed on the same server.
● If importing a leased license, that date of import must be a date after the lease date is activated.
Importing an iDRAC license from a network share
To import a server license from a network share:
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 Network Share.
5. Click Yes, if the following message appears: Network is not configured. Do you want to configure now?.
For more information about setting up a network connection, see Configuring Network Settings NIC Card. You can test the
connection of a network by clicking Test Network Connection.
6. If the network is configured, click CIFS or NFS, select or type the appropriate data in the field, and then click Next.
The license is imported, installed, and the following message is displayed:
License successfully Imported.
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.
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