Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.40.40.40 User's Guide
- 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 server
- Maintain
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
FTP authentication.................................................................................................................................................... 55
Requirements for a local FTP server.......................................................................................................................... 56
Copying repository to a local FTP server from the Dell Server Updates DVD.............................................................56
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy it to a local FTP server........................................ 56
Accessing updates on a local FTP server................................................................................................................... 56
Configuring a local USB drive........................................................................................................................................... 57
Copying repository to a local USB drive from the Dell Server Updates DVD.............................................................. 57
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy to a USB drive..................................................... 57
Configuring NFS and CIFS servers...................................................................................................................................57
Configuring NFS servers............................................................................................................................................ 57
Configuring CIFS servers............................................................................................................................................57
Conditions while configuring HTTP server....................................................................................................................... 58
7 Maintain........................................................................................................................59
Platform restore...............................................................................................................................................................59
About server profile backup image.............................................................................................................................59
Supported components..............................................................................................................................................60
Backup server profile........................................................................................................................................................ 61
Backing up the server profile...................................................................................................................................... 61
System or feature behavior during backup..................................................................................................................61
Export server profile.........................................................................................................................................................62
Exporting server profile to USB drive or network share............................................................................................. 62
Import server profile.........................................................................................................................................................62
Importing server profile from a vFlash SD card, network share, or USB drive............................................................63
Importing server profile after system board replacement...........................................................................................65
Import server license........................................................................................................................................................66
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..................................................................................................................................................... 68
Repurpose or retire system..............................................................................................................................................68
Deleting server information........................................................................................................................................ 68
Hardware diagnostics.......................................................................................................................................................69
Performing hardware diagnostics...............................................................................................................................69
SupportAssist Collection.................................................................................................................................................. 69
Exporting the SupportAssist Collection...................................................................................................................... 70
8 Easy-to-use system component names.........................................................................72
9 Using the system setup and boot manager....................................................................75
Choosing the system boot mode......................................................................................................................................75
Entering System Setup.....................................................................................................................................................76
Responding to error messages................................................................................................................................... 76
Using the system setup navigation keys.....................................................................................................................76
System Setup options...................................................................................................................................................... 76
System Setup Main screen.........................................................................................................................................77
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