Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.50.50.50 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
- 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
Operating system deployment
The OS Deployment feature allows you to deploy standard and custom operating systems on the managed system. You can
also configure RAID before installing the operating system if it is not already configured.
Lifecycle Controller allows deploying the operating system using the following options:
● Manual installation
● Unattended installation. For more information on unattended installation, see Unattended installation.
● UEFI Secure Boot. For more information on UEFI Secure Boot, see UEFI Secure Boot.
NOTE: Driver packs are available for the deployment of Windows and Linux operating systems supported by Lifecycle
Controller. Before deploying these operating systems, make sure that Lifecycle Controller is updated with the latest driver
packs. You can download the latest drivers pack from dell.com/support.
Topics:
• Installing an operating system
• Using the optional RAID configuration
• Configuring RAID using the operating system deployment wizard
• Unattended installation
• UEFI Secure Boot
• Driver access
• Installing an operating system on iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN
• Post reboot scenarios
Installing an operating system
Before installing an operating system, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
● Optical DVD drive, or a virtual media (ISO image) is connected virtually to a server.
● Software RAID or PowerEdge RAID controller is installed with the latest firmware, and at least two hard-disk drives
are available for creating the virtual disk. For information about the supported controllers and related firmware, see the
operating system documentation.
NOTE:
You can install the operating system on media such as Dual SD or PCIe SSD. However, RAID configuration is not
supported on these media.
● For installing an operating system in an unattended mode, make sure that you copy the required configuration file
(autounattend.xml for Windows and ks.cfg for RHEL 7) to a USB or network share.
NOTE:
PERC S110 and S130 controllers support only SATA disk drives for which a minimum of two hard-disk drives are
required.
To install an operating system:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click OS Deployment.
3. In the right pane, click Deploy OS and select one of the following:
● Configure RAID First — Click to configure a RAID connected to the server. For information about configuring a RAID,
see Using the optional RAID configuration.
NOTE: Configuring RAID is optional if an already-connected virtual disk is present.
● Go Directly to OS Deployment — Click to launch the operating system deployment wizard and start installing an
operating system.
4. On the Select an Operating System page, select the following and click Next:
● Boot Mode — Choose either UEFI or BIOS boot mode depending on the boot configuration of the system for OS
installation.
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