Concept Guide

NIC configuration
Network Interface Controller (NIC) configuration feature is used to set up or modify configuration settings for supported NIC cards (for
example, Intel, QLogic, and Broadcom). These configuration settings can be set or updated both locally and remotely using Lifecycle
Controller-Remote Services.
The NICs supported by Lifecycle Controller provide an array of networking features converged into a single controller:
• Traditional NIC capabilities
• Internet Small Computer System Interface over Ethernet (iSCSI) capabilities
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) capabilities
You can configure various device capabilities such as:
• Personalities (FCoE, ISOE, Layer 2 NIC)
• NIC partition bandwidth allocation
• Boot versus Offload
• I/O Identity
Operating system deployment
The operating system deployment feature is used to remotely deploy an operating system using WSMAN web services protocols that use
CIFS and NFS network file sharing protocols. Remote activation of locally exposed embedded drivers such as a USB drive eliminates the
need for physical media.
NOTE: By default the drivers are available with iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller for all the Dell supported operating
systems.
You can perform the following operations:
• Get installed driver pack version and list of supported operating systems.
• Expose embedded OS deployment drivers for a selected operating system remotely. The drivers are attached to the server on an
emulated USB device.
• Remote acquisition of embedded drivers for the selected operating system to a CIFS or NFS network share that can be used later for
operating system deployment.
• Boot to an ISO image on a CIFS or NFS network share to initiate an operating system installation.
• Download ISO to vFlash SD card and boot from the card to initiate an operating system installation.
• Connect an ISO from CIFS or NFS network share, attaching it as virtual USB CD-ROM device to the server, and booting the server to
the ISO, every time the server restarts.
• One time boot to PXE.
• One time boot to hard disk.
• Get the list of MAC addresses of all supported NICs present on the server.
• Deploy operating system on iSCSI and FCoE LUN.
Near Field Communication using the QuickSync feature
Using the QuickSync feature, you can:
• View basic server information such as Service Tag, MAC address, NIC data, firmware versions, operating system, and so on.
• View log and monitoring information of a server.
• Configure network parameters of a server.
After viewing or editing the information, you can troubleshoot or configure using a mobile device. To use this feature, you must install the
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) software application on your mobile device and enable the bezel on the server. The QuickSync feature
enables your mobile device to act as a proximity reader which reads data on the server when held at a distance of less than 20 mm from
the server front panel. You can perform most of the tasks that you complete by using an LCD panel. The system information is the basic
hardware inventory information retrieved from NFC. The attributes allow you to set the access, check the presence of QuickSync feature,
enable or disable the Inactivity Timer, set the inactivity timeout value.
NOTE: This feature is supported only on Android mobile devices.
For more information on the QuickSync feature, see the System QuickSync profile document available at en.community.dell.com/
techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1906.dcim-library-profile.aspx. Also, see iDRAC User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/
esmmanuals.
Remote Services Features
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