Lifecycle Controller Version Remote Services Quick Start Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 4 Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller............................................................................................................ 4 Benefits of using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services.................................................................................................. 5 Key features..............................
1 Introduction Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management to perform various systems management tasks using a Graphical User Interface (GUI). It is delivered as part of the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) out-of-band solution and embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications in the latest Dell servers.
Benefits of using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Most common management tasks require more time because the functions are split between multiple tools. Tasks such as provisioning and updating require multiple tools and multiple media formats. You may need to manually search for resources, such as drivers and firmware, to perform the tasks.
Enterprise license, so you need not separately license vFlash with Lifecycle Controller 2.0 and later. The 12th, 13th, and 14th 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.
Lifecycle Controller also supports local one-to-one system management tasks through a graphical user interface (GUI) using the server’s Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) or the Virtual Console in iDRAC for operating system installation, updates, configuration, and for running diagnostics on single and local servers. This eliminates the need for multiple option ROMs for hardware configuration. For more information, see iDRAC User's Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals .
2 Operations using Remote Services Using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, you can perform the following operations: • • • • Deploy and Configure Monitor Maintain Create and schedule jobs Topics: • • • Deployment and configuration Monitor Maintain Deployment and configuration Using various Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services' capabilities, you can perform different configurations on a system throughout its Lifecycle.
3 Getting started with API collateral and links Perform the following steps to start using the Lifecycle Controller API: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify the feature or the required management operation. Determine how the API is constructed for the required management activity. Utilize a client to access the API. Use the best practices work flows for the client to interact with the API to accomplish the activity.
For more details, see Event/Error Message Reference section at www.dell.com/support/article/sln311809. The Event Message Reference document contains the error and event information generated by firmware and other agents that monitor system components. These events are logged and displayed to the user on any one of the system management consoles.
Feature iDRAC9 Basic iDRAC9 Express iDRAC9 Express for Blades iDRAC9 Enterprise Part Replacement No Yes Yes Yes Remote Services (through iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish and WSMan) Yes Yes Yes Yes * indicates that the feature is supported only on latest available PowerEdge servers.
4 Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API This section outlines the resources required to integrate the Lifecycle Controller API into an application: • • • • • API Clients– Lists the API clients that are available to support WinRM or WSMAN. The API clients enables you to create an application in a variety of programming languages. Best Practices Guide— Provides information about the common work flows, where in ready-to-use Python scripts are provided for all the common work flows.
• • • Chassis Management Controller (CMC) — www.dell.com/esmmanuals Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCener - www.dell.com/esmmanuals OpenManage Power Center - www.dell.com/esmmanuals WinRM and OpenWSMAN installation and configuration It is recommended to use WinRM 3.0 on Windows Management Stations. WinRM 3.0 is installed by default as a part of Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012.
5 Social media reference To obtain the most up-to-date information, go to the Dell Support Site and search for the required information. Table 2. Product Information Product Name and related Topics Link Lifecycle Controller www.dell.com/idracmanuals Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) www.dell.
White papers help you to know in-depth information about a business-critical process that you can complete by using firmware products such as Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC and so on. You can perform these processes by using GUI features, RACADM commands, and WSMAN commands. For more information, see www.dell.
6 Terms and definitions The following table lists the terms used in this document and their definitions. Table 3. Terms and definitions Term Definition LC Lifecycle Controller Enumerate Refers to WS-MAN ENUMERATE operation as described in Section 8.2 of DSP0226_V1.1 and Section 9.1 of DSP0227_V1.0 Get Refers to WS-MAN GET operation as defined in Section 7.3 of DSP00226_V1.1 and Section 7.1 of DSP0227_V1.
