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
Version compatibility on page 34
Related tasks
Updating firmware on page 34
Topics:
• Firmware update methods
• Version compatibility
• Updating firmware
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Firmware rollback
Firmware update methods
The following table lists the various locations or media and methods to perform the updates:
NOTE: If the FTP server or network share is used for updates, configure the network card using the Settings wizard
before accessing the updates.
Table 9. Firmware Update Methods
Location FTP
Methods
● Non-proxy (Internal or Service Provider)
● Proxy (Internal or Service Provider)
Media Local Drive
● Dell Server Update Utility DVD
● USB Drive
Methods
● Virtual Console (Mapped on Client)
● Attached Locally
Location Network Share
● HTTP
● HTTPS
● CIFS
● NFS
NOTE: If you select a local drive for updates, you will not get an option to browse the device you have selected. You must
know the name or path of the filename before selecting the local drive.
The following table lists the supported interfaces, image-file types, and whether Lifecycle Controller must be in enabled state
for the firmware to be updated:
Table 10. Image file types and dependencies
.D7 Image iDRAC DUP
Interface Supported Requires LC
enabled
Supported Requires LC enabled
BMCFW64.exe utility Yes No No N/A
Racadm FWUpdate
(old)
Yes No No N/A
Racadm Update (new) Yes Yes Yes Yes
iDRAC UI Yes Yes Yes Yes
WSMAN Yes Yes Yes Yes
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