Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Controller 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 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
Maintain
Using Lifecycle Controller, you can maintain the health of a system throughout its life cycle using the features such as Part
Replacement Configuration and Platform Restore.
Topics:
• Platform restore
• Import server license
• Part replacement configuration
• Repurpose or retire system
• Hardware diagnostics
• SupportAssist Collection
Platform restore
The following features are available to maintain a server:
● Import Server License—Allows you to import an iDRAC license from a network share or a USB drive. Use this feature to
import an iDRAC license from the Lifecycle Controller GUI. The scenarios in which you may want to import a license are
when you set up a new server shipped from the factory, while upgrading an Express license to an Enterprise license, and so
on. You can import the license that is stored on a USB drive or on the network share such as CIFS or NFS.
● Part Replacement Configuration—Use this feature to automatically update a new part to the firmware version or the
configuration of the replaced part, or both. The update occurs automatically when you reboot your system after replacing
the part. It is activated through a license, and can be disabled remotely using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, or
through the Lifecycle Controller.
NOTE:
Part replacement does not support RAID operations such as resetting configuration, recreating VDs, setting
controller key, or changing controller mode.
NOTE: This feature is licensed. You must acquire the required license to enable this feature. For more information about
acquiring and using the licenses, see iDRAC User's Guide available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals .
Import server license
NOTE:
vFlash, and Backup and Restore operation is not supported on PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge
C6525 and PowerEdge 6525.
Use the Import Server License feature to import an iDRAC license from the Lifecycle Controller GUI. The scenarios in which
you may want to import a license are when you set up a new server shipped from the factory, while upgrading an Express
license to an Enterprise license, and so on. You can import the license that is stored on a USB drive or on the network share
such as CIFS or NFS.
Part replacement configuration
Use the Part Replacement feature to automatically update a new part to the firmware version or the configuration of the
replaced part, or both. The update occurs automatically when you reboot your system after replacing the part. It is activated
through a license, and can be disabled remotely using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, or through the Lifecycle Controller.
NOTE:
Part replacement does not support RAID operations such as resetting configuration, recreating VDs, setting
controller key, or changing controller mode.
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