Quick start manual

The firmware update operations or firmware rollback operations are performed in the following order:
1. Initiate and download the image.
2. Create a reboot job.
3. Schedule the update job.
4. Monitor the job until finished.
Part Replacement
The Part Replacement feature is used to automatically update a firmware, configuration, or both for a newly-replaced
component, such as a RAID controller, NIC, or power supply, to match with the original part. It is a licensed feature that
is disabled by default, and can be enabled if required.
When a component is replaced and the part replacement feature is enabled, the actions performed by Lifecycle
Controller-Remote Services is locally displayed on the system monitor. You can remotely configure part replacement-
related properties through the Web services interface using the WSMAN protocol.
System Configuration XML - Export or Import
Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services can export or import a System Configuration XML file. The export operation
collects the configuration information for BIOS, iDRAC, RAID, NIC and Lifecycle Controller and stores it in a single file
that is copied to a network share. The import operation imports the file from a network share, and applies the previously-
saved or updated configurations to a system. For more information, see XML Configuration Workflow white paper.
Server Profile - Export or Import
Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services can export (backup) or import (restore) the server profile of the host system. These
operations are commonly used during motherboard replacement.
The export feature gathers system information, firmware images, hardware configuration, Lifecycle Controller
configuration, iDRAC firmware and configuration, and stores the information to a single file located on the local vFlash
SD card or a remote network share. The import feature applies the saved configurations to a system from the local
vFlash SD card, or from a network share.
Auto-Discovery
The Auto-Discovery feature in iDRAC allows newly-installed servers to automatically discover the remote management
console that hosts the Provisioning Server. The Provisioning Server provides custom administrative user credentials to
iDRAC so that the management console can discover and manage the newly-installed managed system.
If you ordered a Dell system with the Auto-Discovery feature Enabled (factory default setting is Disabled), then iDRAC is
delivered with DHCP enabled and user accounts disabled. If the auto-discovery feature is disabled, you can manually
enable this feature and disable the default administrative account using the iDRAC7 Settings utility. For more information
about the iDRAC Settings utility, see iDRAC7 User’s Guide .
For more information on auto-discovery, see the Lifecycle Controller Management profile.
Job Management
The Lifecycle controller has the capability to create, schedule, track, and manage system management tasks that are
referred to as “jobs”.
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