Concept Guide

Operating System device drivers directly on the server. This eliminates the media-based system
management tools and utilities traditionally needed for systems management.
Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
The benefits include:
• Increased Uptime — Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server failure
or reduce recovery time after a failure.
• Improved Productivity and Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) — Extending the reach of
administrators to larger numbers of distant servers can make IT staff more productive while driving
down operational costs such as travel.
• Enhanced Security— By providing secure access to remote servers, administrators can perform critical
management functions while maintaining server and network security.
• Increased Efficiency— With Lifecycle Controller Remote Services, you can automate the server
configuration management using Dell OpenManage Essentials and Dell partner consoles, which
enables efficient administration as server deployments scale.
For more information about iDRAC, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide
available at dell.com/esmmanuals.
Key features
You can perform the following systems management tasks using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services:
• Install operating systems and drivers
• Manage licensing
• Perform server firmware update including BIOS, iDRAC/LC, backplane and enclosure controllers,
RAID, NIC/CNA, Fibre Channel host bus adapters, PCIe SSDs, SAS HDDs and SSDs, and SATA HDD
• Part Replacement and automatic restore of server configuration
• Get hardware inventory information
• Get and set NIC/CNA, Fibre Channel host bus adapters (FC-HBA), PCIe SSDs, and RAID configuration
• Get and set BIOS configuration and BIOS passwords
• Full export of Lifecycle log and add work notes
• Export current- and factory-shipped hardware inventory log
• Manage, attach, and boot to vFlash SD card partitions
• Lock the controllers using the local key
• Export and import the server profile
• Import server license
• View firmware details during server update
• Export and import Server Configuration Profiles
• Schedule and track the status of the update and configuration
• Import and export Server Configuration Profiles file that contains information about a component
configuration
• Out-of-band server performance monitoring
• Enhance security using hash password
• View logs, monitoring, and server information, and configure the network parameters of a server
using a mobile device
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