Users Guide

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.

Viewing or exporting hardware inventory after part

replacement

To view or export the hardware inventory after part replacement:

1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.

2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.

3. In the right pane, click Hardware Inventory.

4. Click View Current Inventory.

Lifecycle Controller displays the old hardware inventory.

5. Restart the server and relaunch Lifecycle Controller.

6. On the Hardware Inventory page, click View Current Hardware Inventory to view the latest inventory, or click Export Current

Inventory to export the latest inventory to an external location.

NOTE: For more information about the part replacement feature, see the

Part Replacement in Lifecycle Controller

white paper at www.delltechcenter.com/lc.

Related concepts

About view and export current inventory

Viewing or exporting current inventory after

resetting Lifecycle Controller

NOTE: The system automatically turns off after you select the Repurpose or Retire System option.

To view or export the current hardware inventory data after resetting Lifecycle Controller:

1. Turn on the system and wait for a few minutes for iDRAC to start functioning.

2. Press <F10> during POST to start Lifecycle Controller and the system inventory is collected as Collect System Inventory On Restart

(CSIOR) is enabled by default.

3. After Lifecycle Controller starts, click Hardware Configuration > View Current Hardware Inventory or Export Current

Hardware Inventory to view or export current hardware inventory respectively. If the following message is displayed, click No,

reboot the system, and then retry.

Hardware change is detected on the system. The current hardware inventory does not contain

the latest updates as the hardware inventory update is in progress. To view or export the

latest hardware inventory, relaunch Lifecycle Controller and retry. Do you want to continue

with the old current hardware inventory information?

Related tasks

Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped

Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped

Lifecycle Controller log

Lifecycle Controller Log provides a record of past activities on a managed system. Using the Lifecycle Log wizard, you can view and

export life cycle log, and add a work note to a log history. The log contains the following:

• Firmware update history based on device, version, and date and time.

• Events based on category, severity, and date and time.

• User comments history based on date and time.

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