Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.40.40.40 User's Guide
- 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 vFlash SD card
- 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 local FTP server
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP server
- Maintain
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
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NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path that includes the file name and file extension. For
example, if 56 characters are used for file name and extension, only 200 characters can be used for the path.
Lifecycle Controller does not support these characters -:, *,?,”,<,>,|,#,%,^, and SPACE.
• Enable Settings — Select this option to enter the following details:
– Server — The host name of the proxy server.
– Port — The port number of the proxy server.
– User Name — The user name required to access the proxy server.
– Password — The password required to access the proxy server.
– Type — The type of proxy server. Lifecycle Controller supports HTTP and SOCKS 4 proxy server types.
Using a network share
To use a shared folder over a network, select Network Share (CIFS, NFS, or HTTP) and enter the details provided in the following
table:
CIFS
For CIFS, type the following details:
• Share Name — Path to the repository or the shared folder where the DUPs are stored. For example,
\\192.168.20.26\sharename or \\servername\sharename
• Domain and User Name — Type the correct domain and user name required to log on to the network share. For example, login-
name@myDomain, and if there is no domain, type only the login name. For example, login-name.
• Password — Password to access the share.
• File Path or Update package path — Name of the DUP location or subdirectory, where the catalog is stored.
NFS
For NFS, type the following details:
• Share Name — Path to the repository or the shared folder where the DUPs are stored. For example,
\\192.168.20.26\sharename or \\servername\sharename
• File Path or Update package path — Name of the DUP location or subdirectory, where the catalog is stored.
NOTE: If the catalog file is located in the root folder, do not enter the filename in the File Path or Update package path
field. However, if the catalog file is located in a subdirectory, enter the subdirectory name.
NOTE: If the catalog file and DUP are downloaded from ftp.dell.com, do not copy them to a subdirectory.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path that includes the file name and file extension. For example, if
56 characters are used for file name and extension, only 200 characters can be used for the path. Lifecycle Controller
does not support these characters -:, *,?,”,<,>,|,#,%,^, and SPACE.
HTTP
For HTTP, type the following details:
• Share Name — Path to the shared folder where the DUPs or repository is located. For example,
\\192.168.20.26\sharename or \\servername\sharename
• File Path or Update package path — Name of the DUP location or subdirectory, where the catalog is stored.
NOTE: There is no option to browse to the folder. To access the file, type the complete URL of the HTTP web server.
• Enable Settings — Select this option to enter the following details:
– Server: The host name of the proxy server.
– Port: The port number of the proxy server.
– User Name: The user name required to access the proxy server.
– Password: The password required to access the proxy server.
– Type: The type of proxy server. Lifecycle Controller supports HTTP, SOCKS 4, and SOCKS 5 proxy server types.
NOTE: HTTP, SOCKS 4, and SOCKS 5 (for IPv6) proxy server types are supported in this release. HTTPS is not
supported in LC-UI.
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