Users Guide
Introduction
Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management to perform systems management tasks such as deploy,
congure, update, maintain, and diagnose using a graphical user interface (GUI). It is delivered as part of integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller (iDRAC) out-of-band solution and embedded Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications in the latest Dell servers.
iDRAC works with the UEFI rmware to access and manage every aspect of the hardware, including component and subsystem
management that is beyond the traditional Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) capabilities.
NOTE: The UEFI environment provides the local console interface and the infrastructure for locally managed system
components.
Lifecycle Controller has the following components:
• GUI:
• Is an embedded conguration utility that resides on an embedded ash memory card.
• Is similar to the BIOS utility that is started during the boot sequence, and can function in a pre-operating system environment.
• Enables server and storage management tasks from an embedded environment throughout the life cycle of the server.
• Remote Services (WS-Man) simplify end-to-end server life cycle management using the one-to-many method. It interfaces for remote
deployment integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials and partner consoles. For more information about remote services features,
see Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide at dell.com/support/home.
Topics:
• Using Lifecycle Controller
• Benets of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
• New in this release
• Key features
• Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
• Viewing iDRAC license information
• Other documents you may need
• Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
• Contacting Dell
Using Lifecycle Controller
The iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller technology in the server’s embedded management allows you to perform useful tasks such as
conguring BIOS and hardware settings, deploying operating systems, changing RAID settings, and saving hardware proles. Together,
iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller provide a robust set of management functions that can be used throughout the entire server lifecycle.
Dell Lifecycle Controller simplies server lifecycle management — from provisioning, deployment, patching and updating to servicing and
user customization — both locally and remotely. Lifecycle Controller includes managed and persistent storage that embeds systems
management features and Operating System device drivers directly on the server. This eliminates the media-based system management
tools and utilities traditionally needed for systems management.
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