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
Configuring a local USB drive........................................................................................................................................ 55
Copying repository to a local USB drive from the Dell Server Updates DVD...............................................56
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy to a USB drive....................................56
Configuring NFS and CIFS servers............................................................................................................................... 56
Configuring NFS servers........................................................................................................................................... 56
Configuring CIFS servers.......................................................................................................................................... 56
Conditions while configuring HTTP / HTTPS server................................................................................................57
Chapter 7: Maintain.....................................................................................................................58
Platform restore................................................................................................................................................................ 58
About server profile backup image......................................................................................................................... 58
Supported components............................................................................................................................................. 59
Backup server profile....................................................................................................................................................... 60
Backing up the server profile................................................................................................................................... 60
System or feature behavior during backup............................................................................................................61
Export server profile..........................................................................................................................................................61
Exporting server profile to USB drive or network share.................................................................................... 61
Import server profile.........................................................................................................................................................62
Importing server profile from a vFlash SD card, network share, or USB drive............................................ 62
Importing server profile after system board replacement.................................................................................64
Import server license........................................................................................................................................................65
Importing server license from a network share or USB drive.......................................................................... 66
Part replacement configuration..................................................................................................................................... 67
Applying firmware and configuration updates to replaced parts..................................................................... 67
Supported devices.......................................................................................................................................................67
Repurpose or retire system............................................................................................................................................ 68
Deleting server information.......................................................................................................................................68
Hardware diagnostics.......................................................................................................................................................68
Performing hardware diagnostics............................................................................................................................68
SupportAssist Collection................................................................................................................................................. 69
Exporting the SupportAssist Collection.................................................................................................................69
Chapter 8: Easy-to-use system component names....................................................................... 71
Chapter 9: Using the system setup and boot manager................................................................. 74
Choosing the system boot mode................................................................................................................................... 74
Entering System Setup.................................................................................................................................................... 75
Responding to error messages.................................................................................................................................75
Using the system setup navigation keys................................................................................................................75
System Setup options...................................................................................................................................................... 76
System Setup Main screen....................................................................................................................................... 76
System BIOS screen................................................................................................................................................... 76
System information screen....................................................................................................................................... 76
Memory Settings screen............................................................................................................................................ 77
Processor settings screen......................................................................................................................................... 77
SATA Settings Screen................................................................................................................................................ 79
Boot Settings screen.................................................................................................................................................. 79
Integrated devices screen......................................................................................................................................... 79
Serial communications screen.................................................................................................................................. 80
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