Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.70.70.70 Quick Start Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Advantages of using Lifecycle Controller
- Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
- Key features
- New in this release
- Advantages of using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services
- Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
- About iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish and Web Service APIs
- About Lifecycle Controller API
- About one-to-many management achieved
- Other information that you may need
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
- Contacting Dell
- Remote Services Features
- Deployment and configuration
- Monitor
- Maintain
- Job management
- Getting started with API collateral and links
- Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API
- Social media reference
- Terms and definitions
● Other scripting examples — https://downloads.dell.com/solutions/general-solution-resources/White_Papers/
Lifecycle_Controller_Remote_Firmware_Update_Scripting.pdf
The Github repository "iDRAC-Redfish-Scripting" provides Python and PowerShell scripting examples for the iDRAC REST API
with Redfish. The scripts illustrate key use cases for server inventory, configuration, monitoring and update.
● iDRAC REST API with Redfish — https://github.com/dell/iDRAC-Redfish-Scripting .
Applications using Lifecycle Controller-Remote
Services
The following applications use Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services
● Dell Compellent | Fluid Data Network Storage Solution —www.dell.com/community/Compellent/bd-p/Compellent
● Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration v2.0 for System Center Configuration Manager —dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/
DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?DriverId=Y6J43
● OpenManage Essentials - Systems Management —en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/
1989.openmanage-essentials.aspx
● Chassis Management Controller (CMC) — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1987.dell-
chassis-management-controller.aspx
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. It can also be installed as a part of the Windows Management Framework Core
package on the following operating systems:
● Windows Server 2008 SP1
● Windows Server 2008 SP2
● Windows Server 2003 SP2
● Windows Vista SP1
● Windows Vista SP2
● Windows XP SP3
● Windows Server 2012
● Windows 8
● Windows 10
NOTE:
If you use WinRM and WSMAN to configure many attributes, 60 attributes or more, you may observe a iDRAC
timeout failure. To avoid the iDRAC timeout failure, you can use Server Configuration Profile (SCP) methodology to perform
the setup operation.
For more information on how to install WinRM 3.0 as a part of the Windows Management Framework Core package, see article
968929 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at technet.microsoft.com/.
For versions of Windows Remote Management, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff520073(v=ws.10).aspx
To install and configure Windows Remote Management, see msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/
aa384372(v=vs.85).aspx.
OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WSMAN client. The OpenWSMAN CLI source code and installation information are
available at openwsman.github.io/.
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