Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Controller User's Guide
- Contents
- 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
Using a non-proxy FTP server
Lifecycle Controller can access the latest firmware from downloads page. It downloads the DUPs from this location to perform
firmware update.
Before performing an update using a non-proxy FTP server, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
● The network settings are configured (Settings > Network Settings).
● The updates are downloaded using Dell Repository Manager, and the repository is created on an internal FTP server.
To update the system using an internal FTP server:
Internal FTP server — Enter the following details:
●
User Name — The user name to access the FTP location.
● Password — The password to access the FTP location.
● File Path or Update package path — Name of the DUP location or subdirectory where the catalog is available.
This step is optional for operating system driver source.
NOTE: If the catalog file is located in the root folder, do not enter the file name in the File Path or Update package
path field. However, if the catalog file is located in a subdirectory, enter the subdirectory name.
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.
Using proxy FTP server
Using Lifecycle Controller, you can update the firmware by using downloads.dell.com , or by using an internal FTP server, when
you are connected to the Internet through a proxy server.
NOTE: FTP protocol doesnot support firmware update from ftp.dell.com.
Before performing an update using a proxy FTP server, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
● The network settings are configured—Settings > Network Settings.
● The updates are downloaded using the Dell Repository Manager, and the repository is created on an internal FTP server.
● The proxy server supports either HTTP, SOCKS4, or SOCKS5 protocols.
● Information related to proxy server such as IP address or host name of the proxy server, login credentials, and the port
number are readily available.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller does not support CCproxy. It supports only Squid proxy.
To update the system using the an internal FTP server in a proxy environment:
● Internal FTP server — Enter the following details:
○ User Name—The user name to access the FTP location.
○ Password—The password to access the FTP location.
○ 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 file name in the File Path or Update
package path field. However, if the catalog file is located in a subdirectory, enter the subdirectory name (for
example, subdirectory).
NOTE: If the catalog file or DUP is downloaded from downloads.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.
● 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, HTTPS, and SOCKS 4 proxy server types.
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