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
Table 1. Feature Matrix
Features supported Dell PowerEdge 12
th
generation servers Dell PowerEdge 13
th
generation servers
Device configuration
Diagnostics
Server profile backup and
export
Server profile import
Part replacement
Local updates
Driver packs
Hardware inventory
Remote services (through
iDRAC RESTful API with
Redfish or WS-MAN)
Unattended operating
system installation —
Microsoft Windows
Unattended operating
system installation — Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Deploying an operating
system using UEFI Secure
Boot
Enhanced repurpose or
retire server
NOTE: Specific
component selection
is not supported
on the Dell's
12th generation of
PowerEdge servers.
For more information
on this feature, see
Repurpose or retire
system.
NOTE: The following features are supported on the 12th generation PowerEdge servers only if iDRAC and Lifecycle
Controller versions are 2.10.10.10 or later:
● Unattended operating system installation — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
● Enhanced repurpose or retire server
Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
Lifecycle Controller features are available based on the type of license (Basic Management with IPMI, iDRAC Express,
iDRAC Express for Blades, or iDRAC Enterprise) that you purchase. Only licensed features are available in the Lifecycle
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