Users Guide

Power Supply Unit (PSU)
NOTE: PSUs support only firmware 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 configuration information, factory-
shipped inventory, configurations, Lifecycle Log information (historical data and work notes),
backup image file, 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
firmware and previous versions, which will not be available for firmware 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.
Use this feature to delete any sensitive data and configuration-related information when you need to:
Retire a managed system.
Reuse a managed system for a different application.
Deleting server information
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration, and then click Repurpose or Retire System.
3. On the Select Components page, select the features and components to delete from Server
Features and Storage Components.
4. Click Next.
A summary of the features and components selected for deletion is displayed.
5. Read the information on the Summary page and click Finish.
6. The host server will turn off when the operation is completed, iDRAC will reset.
When the iDRAC is backed up, you must manually turn on the host server. If you select BIOS component
for System Erase, a flag is set to reset the BIOS to default during POST and the server turns off again.
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