Users Guide

● The Lifecycle Controller Online Help provides detailed information about the fields available on the GUI and the descriptions
for the same. To view the online help information, click Help in the upper-right corner of all Lifecycle Controller pages, or
press <F1>.
● The Lifecycle Controller Release Notes is available from within the product. To read through the Release Notes within
Lifecycle Controller, click About in the upper-right corner, and then click View Release Notes. A web version is also
given to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for
experienced users or technicians.
● This document provides an overview of iDRAC digital licensing and how it is different from iDRAC available in the PowerEdge
servers. It also provides an understanding on iDRAC Express and Enterprise value offerings.
● The Lifecycle controller Remote Services For PowerEdge Servers Quick Start Guide provides information about using
remote services.
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The Systems Management Overview Guide provides brief information about the various Dell software available to perform
systems management tasks.
● The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide provides information about configuring and using an
iDRAC for rack, tower, and blade servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources through a
network.
● The Dell Repository Manager User Guide provides information about creating customized bundles and repositories comprised
of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) for systems running supported Microsoft Windows operating systems.
● The "Lifecycle Controller Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems" section in the Dell Systems Software Support
Matrix provides the list of Dell systems and operating systems that you can deploy on target systems.
● The PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 9 User's Guide provides specification and configuration-related information about
the PERC 9 controllers.
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The Glossary provides information about the terms used in this document.
● The OpenManage Server Update Utility User's Guide provides information about using the DVD-based application for
identifying and applying updates to the system.
The following system documents are available to provide more information:
● The safety instructions that came with your system provide important safety and regulatory information. For additional
regulatory information, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at https://www.dell.com/regulatorycompliance. Warranty
information may be included within this document or as a separate document.
● The Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describe how to install your system into a rack.
● The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications.
● The Owner’s Manual provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install
or replace system components.
● Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide–Windows and Linux.
Social Media Reference
To know more about the product, best practices, and information about Dell solutions and services, you can access the social
media platforms such as Dell TechCenter and YouTube. You can access blogs, forums, white papers, how-to videos, and so on
from the Lifecycle Controller knowledge base at https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln311809.
For Lifecycle Controller documents and other related firmware documents, see https://www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
Accessing documents from Dell support site
You can access the required documents in one of the following ways:
● Using the following links:
○ For all Enterprise Systems Management and OpenManage Connections documents — https://www.dell.com/
esmmanuals
○ For OpenManage documents — https://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
○ For iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller documents — https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals
○ For Serviceability Tools documents — https://www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools
○ For Client Command Suite Systems Management documents — https://www.dell.com/omconnectionsclient
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