Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.40.40.40 Quick Start Guide
Summary
This quick start guide provides essential setup instructions for Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services version 2.40.40.40, covering initial configuration, remote management features, and integration with Dell OpenManage portfolio. It includes system requirements, setup procedures, and troubleshooting tips. Designed for IT administrators deploying or managing Dell server infrastructure remotely.
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Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.40.40.40 Quick Start Guide
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Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.40.40.40 Quick Start Guide October 2016 Rev. A00
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. Why use Lifecycle Controller?............................
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Managing the web server certificate............................................................................................................... Viewing the managed computer system using the Physica...
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Introduction Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management to perform systems management tasks such as deploy, configure, update, maintain, and diagnose. It is delivered as p...
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Benefits of using i DRAC with Lifecycle Controller The benefits include: Increased Uptime — Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server failure or reduce recovery tim...
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Added support for TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1. Added support for FIPS compliance. Added support for enhanced Lifecycle Controller logging. Added support for 1100 W PSU on Power Edge R830 platform. Added suppo...
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machine-readable schema, with the payload of the messages expressed in JSON and the protocol using OData v4. Redfish is a hypermedia API, and can represent various implementations using a consistent i...
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How is one-to-many management achieved? A management station sends WS-MAN and Redfish commands over a network and these commands pass securely through the network from outside the firewall and maintai...
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The Owner’s Manual provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide–W...
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Remote Services Features Using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, you can perform the following operations: Deploy and Configure Monitor Maintain Create and schedule jobs Topics: Deployment and con...
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Get and set any configurable i DRAC attribute Manage i DRAC user accounts RAID configuration The RAID configuration feature is used to manage the properties and capabilities of the RAID storage. The R...
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Personalities (FCo E, ISOE, Layer 2 NIC) NIC partition bandwidth allocation Boot versus Offload I/O Identity Operating system deployment The operating system deployment feature is used to remotely dep...
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Export the Server Configuration Profiles file with the password that has the hash values. Use the Export System Configuration method and include the password hash values that should be exported to the...
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CSIOR is disabled. Also, system information reported from out-of-band interfaces such as WS-MAN and RACADM may not have correct information. Hardware inventory The hardware inventory information is ca...
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Firmware inventory Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services provide information about each of the component firmware installed on the target system and the available firmware images are cached in the Life...
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Maintain Using various Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services capabilities, you can maintain the health of a system throughout its lifecycle. You can use features such as remote firmware management, par...
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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>E...
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Provisioning Server The Provisioning Server feature in i DRAC allows newly installed servers to automatically discover the remote management console that hosts the Provisioning Server. The Provisionin...
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Use a registered profile to enumerate the implemented features. Invoke certain method based on implemented features. For more information about viewing the managed computer system using PCSV, see the ...
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Getting started with API collateral and links Getting started with any feature of Lifecycle Controller begins at the Dell Tech Center Lifecycle Controller home page — delltechcenter.com/LC. The home p...
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Table 2. Profiles (continued) Profile Name Description BIOS and Boot The BIOS and Boot Management Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles Management by adding the capabilit...
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Table 2. Profiles (continued) Profile Name Description DCIM_LCService provider adds the following methods: Rune PSADiagnostics () and Exporte PSADiagnostics Result() for the automatic diagnostics. DHC...
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Table 2. Profiles (continued) Profile Name Description Role Based The DCIM Role Based Authorization Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running Authorization system management tasks re...
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Managed object file The Common Information Model (CIM) is an open standard that defines how managed elements in an IT environment are represented as a common set of objects and relationships between t...
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Attribute registry XML The attribute registry lists all the attributes and properties for the particular component in XML format. For attribute registries of RAID, NIC, i DRAC, BIOS, FC HBA, and PCIe ...
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Enterprise Table 3. Licensing Feature Base Management with i DRAC Express i DRAC Express for i DRAC Enterprise IPMI Blades Remote Firmware Update *Yes Yes Yes Yes Repository Based Update No No No Yes ...
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Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API This section outlines the resources required to integrate the Lifecycle Controller API into an application: API Clients– Lists the API clients that are availab...
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Applications using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services The following applications use Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services Dell Compellent | Fluid Data Network Storage Solution — compellent.com Dell ...
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Social media reference To obtain the most up-to-date information, go to the Dell Tech Center and search for the required information. Table 4. Product Information Product Name and topic Link on Dell T...
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Terms and definitions The following table lists the terms used in this document and their definitions. Table 5. Terms and definitions Term Definition LC Lifecycle Controller Enumerate Refers to WS-MAN...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the iDRAC controller?
It is a management controller designed specifically for blades, rack, and tower servers.
How are server configurations managed using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services?
Configurations can be updated through profiles for BIOS, iDRAC settings, RAID setup, and NIC configuration.
What technological standards support external API management for the Lifecycle Controller?
The system supports Redfish and Web Service APIs to facilitate one-to-many management from remote locations.
Besides standard networking, what unique features can be managed through advanced console settings?
Advanced settings allow configuration of USB management ports and utilize NFC via the QuickSync feature.