Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 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 vFlash SD card
- 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 local FTP server
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP / HTTPS server
- Maintain
- Platform restore
- Backup server profile
- Export server profile
- Import server profile
- Import server license
- Part replacement configuration
- Repurpose or retire system
- Hardware diagnostics
- SupportAssist Collection
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
Controller GUI. For more information about managing licenses, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at www.dell.com/support/home. The following table lists the Lifecycle Controller features available based on the license
purchased.
Table 2. Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller
Feature Basic Management
with IPMI
iDRAC Express (Rack
and Tower Servers)
iDRAC Express (Blade
Servers)
iDRAC Enterprise
Firmware Update
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Operating system
deployment
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Device
configuration
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Diagnostics
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Server profile
backup and export
— — —
Yes
Server profile
import
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part replacement —
Yes Yes Yes
Local updates
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Driver packs
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hardware inventory
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote services
(through iDRAC
RESTful API with
Redfish or WS-
MAN)
— Yes Yes Yes
SupportAssist
Collection
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Repurpose or retire
system
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Viewing iDRAC license information
After you open the Lifecycle Controller GUI page, you can view details about the iDRAC installed on a server. To view the
iDRAC license information:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. On any page of Lifecycle Controller, click About in the upper-right corner.
3. On the About page, click License Information.
The following information is displayed on the iDRAC License Report page:
Table 3. : License Information
Device ID Indicates the Service Tag of the server on which iDRAC is installed.
License
● Entitlement ID — Indicates a unique ID provided by the manufacturer.
● Status — Indicates the status of the installed license.
● Description — Indicates the license details.
● License Type — Indicates the type of license of the device. For example, Evaluation, Evaluation
Extension, or Perpetual.
● Expiration — Indicates the date and time at which the license expires.
10 Introduction