Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Controller 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 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 a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP or HTTPS server
- Maintain
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
● Static IP — indicates that the NIC must be configured by using a static IP. Type the IP Address Properties —
IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Address. If you do not have this information, contact your
network administrator.
● No Configuration — indicates that the NIC must not be configured.
6. From the IPV6 Network Settings→ IP Address Source drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
● DHCPv6 — indicates that the NIC must be configured by using an IP address from a DHCPv6 server. If DHCPv6 is
selected, a DHCPv6 IP address is displayed on the Network Settings page.
NOTE: While configuring DHCP server with IPv6, the configuration fails if you disable forwarding or advertising
options.
● Static IP — indicates that the NIC must be configured by using a static IP. Type the IP Address Properties —
IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Address. If you do not have this information, contact your
network administrator.
7. Click Enabled and type the VLAN ID and Priority under Lifecycle Controller VLAN Settings to configure the VLAN
settings of a NIC.
8. Click Next.
NOTE: If Lifecycle Controller settings are not correctly configured, an error message is displayed.
NOTE: If you are unable to connect to a network, verify the settings. For information about correct network settings,
contact your network administrator.
Lifecycle Controller features
This section provides a brief description about the Lifecycle Controller features and helps you understand how to use the
Lifecycle Controller wizards most effectively. Each feature is a wizard in Lifecycle Controller, which supports the following
tasks:
● Home — Navigate back to the Home page.
● Lifecycle Log — View and export the Lifecycle Controller log, and add a work note to the log.
● Firmware Update — Apply updates or perform firmware rollback for the system components, and view the firmware
version available on a server.
● Hardware Configuration — Configure, view, or export the hardware inventory of a system, and repurpose or retire a
system.
● OS Deployment — Install an operating system in manual mode or unattended mode by using an answer file.
● Hardware Diagnostics — Perform diagnostics to validate the memory, I/O devices, CPU and physical disks and export
support assist report and other peripherals.
● Settings — Specify the language, keyboard layout, and network settings while using Lifecycle Controller.
● System Setup — Configure settings for devices or components such as iDRAC, BIOS, RAID, and NIC.
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Using Lifecycle Controller