Recovery from ‘Lifecycle Controller update required’ This Dell Technical White Paper provides steps to recover from ‘Lifecycle controller update required’ message, which the user might see during POST, on the 12th generation servers of Dell.
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Executive Summary This whitepaper proposes the solutions to recover from the ‘Lifecycle Controller Update required’ state, which a user might encounter while using Lifecycle Controller on the 12th generation servers of Dell.
Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 5 Recovery from LC Update required............................................................ 6 Solution 1 .......................................................................................... 6 Solution 2 .........................................................................................
Introduction While using Lifecycle Controller on the 12th generation servers of Dell (during POST), a user might observe the message Lifecycle Controller update required, instead of F10 – Lifecycle Controller, thus preventing the user from entering Lifecycle Controller.
Recovery from LC Update required This error can occur due to various reasons, some of which are: 1. While working on Lifecycle Controller, ++ was pressed three or more times. 2. After pressing the key and launching Lifecycle Controller, ++ was pressed three or more times in subsequent attempts. The solutions to resolve this issue are: Solution 1 1. During POST, press the key, and then select iDRAC Settings. Figure 2.
2. On the iDRAC Settings page, select Lifecycle Controller. Figure 3.
3. On the iDRAC Settings page, click the Enabled option corresponding to the Lifecycle Controller. Figure 4. iDRAC settings – Lifecycle Controller settings 4. Click the Back button.
Figure 5. iDRAC Settings 5. Click the Finish button.
6. Read through the message that is displayed, click Yes, and then press Enter to restart the system. Figure 6.
Solution 2 1. Get the latest “Lifecycle Controller repair package” from support.dell.com. 2. By using the Web Interface, log in to iDRAC of the server. Figure 7.
3. Go to Overview -> iDRAC Settings -> Update and Rollback. Figure 8.
4. Click the Browse button, browse through to the repair package file, and then click Install. Figure 9. Repair package update After the update operation is completed, restart the system.
