Concept Guide

<Attribute Name="IncludedPhysicalDiskID">Disk.Direct.0-0:RAID.Embedded.1-1</Attribute>

<Attribute Name="IncludedPhysicalDiskID">Disk.Direct.1-1:RAID.Embedded.1-1</Attribute>

</Component>

<Attribute Name="RAIDPDState">Ready</Attribute>

</Component>

<Attribute Name="RAIDPDState">Ready</Attribute>

</Component>

• Enabling PCI slots — PCI slots in the system that are disabled in the BIOS require two imports – one to enable the slot and

another to configure the card in the slot.

Example

If the Slot1 BIOS attribute on the import system is disabled, the first import must contain the following:

<Attribute Name="Slot1>Enabled</Attribute>

</Component>

A second import is required to configure the device in slot 1.

Firmware update

You can update or rollback component firmware from a network resource. A rollback operation is used to install the previous version

of a component firmware. It also provides the ability to update using a repository and schedule automatic updates.

Follow the order below to update or rollback a firmware:

1. Initiate and download an image.

2. Create a reboot job.

3. Schedule an update job.

4. Monitor a job until the job is finished.

NOTE: Immediate updates such as diagnostics, driver pack, and iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller are not required to be

scheduled. These update processes move from downloading state to completed state. Updating iDRAC resets the iDRAC

when the job is marked completed.

For more information about automatic update, see Automatic Updates in Dell PowerEdge 12G Servers white paper available at

www.delltechcenter.com/systemsmanagement.

Part replacement

The Part Replacement feature allows you to automatically update firmware and configure newly replaced components, and match

the settings with the original part. This is a licensed feature which is enabled by default.

When a component is replaced and the part replacement feature is enabled, the actions performed by Lifecycle Controller are locally

displayed on the system monitor during POST. You can remotely configure part replacement related properties through the web

services interface using the WS-MAN protocol.

Server profile—export or import

Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services can export (backup) or import (restore) the server profile of the host system. These

operations are commonly used during system board replacement.

The export feature gathers system information, firmware images, hardware configuration, the Lifecycle Controller configuration, the

iDRAC firmware and configuration, and stores the information to a single file on the local vFlash SD card or a remote network share.