Setup Guide

Licensed features in Lifecycle Controller
The Web Services-Management (WSMAN) License and Privilege Specification encompasses all the license and privilege
information required to utilize the WSMan API provided by the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle
Controller.
Lifecycle Controller is delivered as part of the iDRAC (Express and Enterprise licenses, and vFlash SD card feature) starting
with the 11
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generation of PowerEdge servers. On 12
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, 13
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, and 14
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generation of PowerEdge servers, the vFlash feature is
included with the iDRAC Enterprise license, so you need not separately license vFlash with Lifecycle Controller 2.0 and later. The
12
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, 13
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, and 14
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generation of PowerEdge servers use only Express or Enterprise licensing.
The Lifecycle Controller management capabilities are partitioned into distinct areas and represented by the Dell Common
Information Model (DCIM) profile specifications that provide comprehensive details about each manageability feature or
capability. These features may be free, partially licensed, or fully licensed. Also, the accessibility of a feature is defined by
the credentials provided with the WSMAN request and maps to the user-assigned privilege credentials, such as administrator- or
read-only access.
New in this release
The updates that are supported in this release are:
● Added support for Storage drive SMARTlogs data to the SupportAssist collection validation.
● Added support for Enterprise Key Management in iDARC.
● Added support for Extend System Lockdown to 3rd party I/O devices.
● Added support for Telemetry streaming from iDRAC.
● Added support for multi-level filtering for LC Log viewing.
● Added support for enabling 'No Config' on LCUI Network setting page.
● Updates for Dell.com made easier.
● Added support for file browsing for LCUI update function from USB device.
About iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish and Web
Service API
Web Services-Management (WSMAN) is a Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) open standard, defining a Simple
Object Access Protocol (SOAP) for managing servers, devices, applications, and various Web Services. WSMAN provides a
common way for systems to access and exchange management information across the IT infrastructure.
DMTF is an industry organization that develops, maintains, and promotes standards for systems management in enterprise IT
environments. The DMTF data model is complex and typically requires multiple transactions to accomplish simple operations
such as specifying a user name and password, or giving administrator privileges to a user account. To reduce the number of
transactions, Lifecycle Controller also offers a Dell data model for management that is based on an attribute model.
The Scalable Platforms Management Forum (SPMF) has published the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)'s Redfish
API. It is an open industry standard specification and schema which is designed to meet the needs of IT administrators for
simple, modern, and secure management of scalable platform hardware. Redfish is a NextGen management standard using
a data model representation inside a hypermedia RESTful interface. The data model is defined in terms of a standard and
machine-readable schema, with the payload of the messages expressed in JSON and the protocol using OData v4. Redfish is a
hypermedia API, and can represent various implementations using a consistent interface. It has mechanisms for discovering and
managing data center resources, handling events, and managing tasks.
About Lifecycle Controller API
Lifecycle Controller Remote Services is a standards-based interface that enables consoles to integrate bare-metal provisioning
and one-to-many operating system deployments for remotely located servers. Lifecycle Controller takes advantage of the
capabilities of both Lifecycle Controller GUI and Lifecycle Controller Remote Services to deliver significant improvement and
simplification of server deployment.
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Introduction