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
Using the optional RAID configuration
When you install an operating system, you can:
● Deploy the operating system without configuring RAID.
● Configure the hard-disk drives using the optional RAID configuration wizard and deploy the operating system.
Alternatively, you can configure RAID through the RAID configuration page from the Hardware Configuration >
Configuration Wizards > RAID Configuration.
Configuring RAID using the operating system
deployment wizard
To configure RAID using the OS Deployment page:
NOTE: Using the operating-system deployment wizard, you can use the RAID controller to configure a single virtual disk as
the boot device. Create the boot virtual-disk only using the drives populated in slots 0-3. For more information about the
slots, see the documentation of your system at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
NOTE: To create multiple virtual disks, use the RAID configuration wizard. Depending on the RAID controller, you can
access the RAID configuration utility by pressing Control+R or F2 at the POST screen. For more information about using the
RAID configuration utility, see the documentation of your system at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click OS Deployment.
3. On the OS Deployment page, click Deploy OS.
4. On the Deploy OS page, click Configure RAID First, and then click Next.
The storage controllers available for configuration are displayed in the RAID Configuration page.
NOTE: Make sure that the selected controller is not in a non-RAID mode.
5. Select a storage controller.
The RAID configuration options are displayed.
6. Follow the instruction on the screen, complete the RAID setting tasks, and then click Finish.
The RAID configuration is applied to the virtual disks, and the Select an Operating System page is displayed. You can
proceed with installing the operating system. For information on installing the operating system, see Installing An Operating
System.
Unattended installation
An unattended installation is a scripted operating system installation process that allows you to install an operating system using
the configuration file with minimal intervention. A scripted configuration file that contains the desired operating system setting
information is required for this option. The Unattended Install option is available only if the operating system that you have
selected for installation is compatible for an unattended installation. To deploy an operating system using the unattended mode,
see Installing An Operating System.
You can also see the Unattended Installation of Operating Systems from Lifecycle Controller on Dell PowerEdge Servers white
paper at https://downloads.dell.com/solutions/general-solution-resources/White-Papers/Unattended-Installation-of-Windows-
Operating-Systems
NOTE:
The unattended installation feature is supported only for Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
operating systems. If you select an operating system other than Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the Unattended
Install option is grayed out.
Related tasks
Installing operating system on page 20
Using the optional RAID configuration on page 22
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Operating system deployment