Concept Guide

modern, and secure management of scalable platform hardware. Redfish is a NextGen management standard using a data model
representation inside a hypermedia RESTful interface. The data model is defined in terms of a standard and machine-readable
schema, with the payload of the messages expressed in JSON and the protocol using OData v4. Redfish is a hypermedia API, and
can represent various implementations using a consistent interface. It has mechanisms for discovering and managing data center
resources, handling events, and managing long-lived tasks.
Where can the Lifecycle Controller API be used from?
Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services is a standards-based interface that enables consoles to integrate, for example, bare-metal
provisioning and one-to-many operating system deployments for remotely located servers. Dell’s Lifecycle Controller takes
advantage of the capabilities of both Lifecycle Controller GUI and Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services to deliver significant
improvement and simplification of server deployment.
Lifecycle controller also supports local one-to-one system management tasks through a graphical user interface (GUI) using the
server’s KVM or the Virtual Console in iDRAC for operating system installation, updates, configuration, and for running diagnostics
on single and local servers. This eliminates the need for multiple option ROMs for hardware configuration. For more information, see
Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide, available at delltechcenter.com/lc.
Who can use the API?
Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services features are available based on the type of license (that is, Basic Management, iDRAC
Express, iDRAC Express for Blades, or iDRAC Enterprise) you purchase. Only licensed features are available in the iDRAC web
interface and Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services. For more information about managing licenses, see iDRAC User’s Guide. For
more information about Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services licensing, see Licensing.
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