Users Guide
and embedded, formatting or reinstalling the operating system does not remove the tool, thus saving
significant time and money.
Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
The benefits include:
• Increased availability — Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server
failure or reduce recovery time after failure.
• Improved productivity and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) — Extending the reach of
administrators to larger number of distant servers can make the IT staff more productive while driving
down operational costs such as travel.
• Secure environment — By providing secure access to remote servers, administrators can perform
critical management functions while maintaining server and network security.
• Enhanced embedded management through Lifecycle Controller — Lifecycle Controller provides
deployment and simplified serviceability through the Lifecycle Controller GUI for local deployment
and Remote Services (WS-Man) interfaces for remote deployment integrated with Dell OpenManage
Essentials and partner consoles.
For more information on iDRAC, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at
dell.com/support/home. For more information on WS-Man, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI User’s
Guide at delltechcenter.com/lc.
What's new in this release?
The new features for this release include:
• Added support for the following Dell PowerEdge servers:
– PowerEdge FC332
– PowerEdge FC430
– PowerEdge FC830
– PowerEdge M830
• Added support for CMC DUP update on PowerEdge FX2 servers.
• Support for common iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller firmware across Dell’s 12th and 13th generation
of PowerEdge servers.
• Support for version 2.10.10.10 on a 13th generation of PowerEdge server with iDRAC8 and a 12th
generation of PowerEdge server with iDRAC7.
– Supports direct upgrade to version 2.10.10.10 from 2.xx.xx.xx.
NOTE: You cannot downgrade to version 1.x.x on a 13th generation PowerEdge server.
NOTE: You can downgrade to version 1.x.x on a 12th generation of PowerEdge server. This
will only downgrade iDRAC. It is recommended to that you downgrade Lifecycle Controller
to 1.x.x after downgrading iDRAC.
NOTE: For more information on features supported on Dell 12th and 13th generation of
PowerEdge servers, see Feature Matrix. For the iDRAC licensable features, see “Licensed
features In iDRAC7 and iDRAC8” in the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8)
and iDRAC7 v 2.10.10.10 User’s Guide or see the related white paper available at the http://
en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20067892.aspx.
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