Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.50.50.50 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 Redfish and the Web Service APIs
- About Lifecycle Controller API
- About one-to-many management achieved
- Other information that you may need
- Accessing support content 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
Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5
Advantages of using Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................... 5
Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................... 6
Key features..........................................................................................................................................................................6
New in this release.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Advantages of using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services..................................................................................... 7
Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller....................................................................................................................7
About Redfish and the Web Service APIs..................................................................................................................... 7
About Lifecycle Controller API......................................................................................................................................... 7
About one-to-many management achieved..................................................................................................................8
Other information that you may need............................................................................................................................ 8
Social Media Reference................................................................................................................................................9
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site.................................................................................... 9
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Remote Services Features...........................................................................................11
Deployment and configuration.........................................................................................................................................11
Server configuration profiles......................................................................................................................................11
BIOS configuration........................................................................................................................................................11
iDRAC configuration.....................................................................................................................................................11
RAID configuration.......................................................................................................................................................12
NIC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Operating system deployment.................................................................................................................................. 13
Near Field Communication using the QuickSync feature................................................................................... 13
Configuring advanced security using hash password..........................................................................................13
Configuring USB management port.........................................................................................................................14
Monitor................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Collecting System Inventory................................................................................................................................14
Hardware inventory..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Lifecycle log...................................................................................................................................................................15
System event log..........................................................................................................................................................15
Firmware inventory......................................................................................................................................................16
Event alerts................................................................................................................................................................... 16
SupportAssist Collection............................................................................................................................................ 16
Out-of-band server performance monitoring........................................................................................................16
Maintain................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Server configuration profiles — export or import................................................................................................17
Firmware update...........................................................................................................................................................18
Part replacement..........................................................................................................................................................18
Server profile—export or import..............................................................................................................................18
Server license — import.............................................................................................................................................18
Provisioning Server......................................................................................................................................................19
Retire or repurpose the server................................................................................................................................. 19
Managing the web server certificate............................................................................................................... 19
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