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
<Attribute Name="RAIDPDState">Ready</Attribute>
</Component>
</Component>
● Enabling PCI slots — PCI slots in the system that are disabled in the BIOS require two imports – one to enable the slot and
another to configure the card in the slot.
Example
If the Slot1 BIOS attribute on the import system is disabled, the first import must contain the following:
<Component FQDD="BIOS.Setup.1-1">
<Attribute Name="Slot1>Enabled</Attribute>
</Component>
A second import is required to configure the device in slot 1.
Firmware update
You can update or rollback component firmware from a network resource. A rollback operation is used to install the previous
version of a component firmware. It also provides the ability to update using a repository and schedule automatic updates.
Follow the order below to update or rollback a firmware:
1. Initiate and download an image.
2. Create a reboot job.
3. Schedule an update job.
4. Monitor a job until the job is finished.
NOTE:
Immediate updates such as diagnostics, driver pack, and iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller are not required to be
scheduled. These update processes move from downloading state to completed state. Updating iDRAC resets the iDRAC
when the job is marked completed.
For more information about automatic update, see Automatic Updates in Dell PowerEdge 12G Servers white paper available at
www.delltechcenter.com/systemsmanagement.
Part replacement
The Part Replacement feature allows you to automatically update firmware and configure newly replaced components, and
match the settings with the original part. This is a licensed feature which is enabled by default.
When a component is replaced and the part replacement feature is enabled, the actions performed by Lifecycle Controller are
locally displayed on the system monitor during POST. You can remotely configure part replacement-related properties through
the web services interface using the RACADM, WS-MAN, and iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish protocol.
Server profile—export or import
Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services can export (backup) or import (restore) the server profile of the host system. These
operations are commonly used during system board replacement.
The export feature gathers system information, firmware images, hardware configuration, the Lifecycle Controller configuration,
the iDRAC firmware and configuration, and stores the information to a single file on the local vFlash SD card or a remote
network share. The import feature applies the saved configurations to a system from the local vFlash SD card, or from a
network share. It automatically takes the back up to the vFlash SD card or a network share.
NOTE:
If FIPS is enabled, you cannot perform any actions associated with the vFlash SD card, such as configuring the
vFlash SD card, exporting or backing up server profile to the vFlash, or importing server profile using vFlash.
For more information about automatic backup, see Automatic Backup Server Profile in Dell PowerEdge 12
th
Generation Servers
white paper available at www.delltechcenter.com/systemsmanagement.
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Remote Services Features