Concept Guide
• Replace motherboard using Import Server Prole feature
New in this release
The updates supported in this release are:
• Added support for Dell EMC DSS 9500 and DSS 9250 servers.
• Enhanced Server Conguration Prole support including rmware repository import, local le streaming for import and export, and
optional JSON format.
Advantages of using Lifecycle Controller Remote
Services
When Dell examined the most common management tasks and the ineciencies associated with them, it discovered that the additional
time taken for performing management tasks was not because of the tools, but it was because of how the functions were split between
several tools. For example, the most common tasks such as provisioning, deploying, and updating required not only multiple tools and
multiple media format, but also searching the Web for tools such as drivers and rmware. This traditional delivery model resulted in
inecient use of time, potential errors, and possible security risks. Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services addresses all these system
management issues.
Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
The Web Services-Management (WS-MAN) License and Privilege Specication encompasses all the license and privilege information
required to utilize the WS-MAN API provided by the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller.
It was delivered as part of the iDRAC (Express and Enterprise licenses, and vFlash SD card feature) starting with the 11
th
generation of Dell
PowerEdge servers. On 12
th
and 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, the vFlash feature is included with the iDRAC Enterprise license, so
you need not separately license vFlash with Lifecycle Controller 2.0 and later. The 12
th
and 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers of Dell use
only Express or Enterprise licensing.
The Lifecycle Controller management capabilities are partitioned into distinct areas and represented by the Dell Common Information Model
(DCIM) prole specications that provide comprehensive details about each manageability feature or capability. These features may be
free, partially licensed, or fully licensed. Also, the accessibility of a feature is dened by the credentials provided with the WS-MAN request
and maps to the user-assigned privilege credentials, such as administrator- or read-only access.
About Redsh and the Web Service APIs
Web Services-Management (WS-MAN) is a Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) open standard, dening a Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP) — based protocol for managing servers, devices, applications, and various Web Services. WS-MAN provides a common
way for systems to access and exchange management information across the IT infrastructure.
DMTF is an industry organization that develops, maintains, and promotes standards for systems management in enterprise IT environments.
The DMTF data model is complex and typically requires multiple transactions to accomplish simple operations such as specifying a user
name and password, or giving administrator privileges to a user account. To reduce the number of transactions, Lifecycle Controller also
oers a Dell data model for management that is based on an attribute model.
The Scalable Platforms Management Forum (SPMF) has published the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)'s Redsh API. It is an
open industry standard specication and schema which is designed to meet the needs of IT administrators for simple, modern, and secure
management of scalable platform hardware. Redsh is a NextGen management standard using a data model representation inside a
hypermedia RESTful interface. The data model is dened in terms of a standard and machine-readable schema, with the payload of the
messages expressed in JSON and the protocol using OData v4. Redsh is a hypermedia API, and can represent various implementations
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