Users Guide

To apply part rmware and conguration to replaced parts:
1 Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2 In the left pane, click Platform Restore.
3 In the right pane, click Part Replacement.
The Part Replacement Conguration page is displayed.
4 From the part rmware update drop-down menu, select one of the following:
• Disabled — Firmware update on replaced parts is not performed.
• Allow version upgrade only — Firmware update on replaced parts is performed only if the rmware version of the new part is
earlier than the existing part.
• Match rmware of replaced part — Firmware on the new part is updated to the version of the original part.
NOTE: Match rmware of replaced part is the default setting.
5 From the part conguration update drop-down menu, select one of the following:
• Disabled — The feature is disabled and the current conguration is not applied if a part is replaced.
• Apply always — The feature is enabled and the current conguration is applied if a part is replaced.
NOTE: Apply always is the default setting.
• Apply only if rmware match — The feature is enabled and the current conguration is applied only if the current rmware
matches with the rmware of a replaced part.
Supported devices
You can update the part rmware and conguration for the following devices:
• Fibre Channel cards
• NICs
• PERC series 7, 8, and 9
• SAS series 7 and 8
• Power Supply Unit (PSU)
NOTE
: PSUs support only rmware update and not part replacement.
Repurpose or retire system
You can erase selective system information by using the Lifecycle Controller Repurpose or Retire System option. This feature permanently
deletes server and storage-related data on selected components of a server before you repurpose or retire a server. The selected
components are then returned to their default state.
NOTE
: The Repurpose or Retire System option resets the state of the inventory collection to Enabled, and then permanently
deletes the iDRAC and BIOS conguration information, factory-shipped inventory, congurations, Lifecycle Log information
(historical data and work notes), backup image le, non-volatile (NV) cache, vFlash card, operating system driver packs, and
diagnostics. During this operation, it deletes the hardware and software inventory data related to the system. However, they are
recreated during the next restart of the server. It also deletes the rmware and previous versions, which will not be available for
rmware rollback
NOTE:
• The Repurpose or Retire System feature is supported on the 12th generation PowerEdge servers with iDRAC and Lifecycle
Controller version 2.10.10.10 or later. You can use this feature on selective components. Whereas, on the 12th generation of
PowerEdge servers with iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller version 2.05.05.05 or earlier, this feature is supported only on the entire
system and not selective components.
• The Repurpose or Retire System feature does not allow deletion of iDRAC-related license information.
• PERC NV cache and vFlash card are displayed only if PERC and vFlash cards are available on the server.
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