Users Guide

Lifecycle Controller log.................................................................................................................................................... 29
Viewing Lifecycle Log history...................................................................................................................................29
Exporting Lifecycle Log............................................................................................................................................. 30
Adding a work note to the Lifecycle Log............................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 5: Firmware update........................................................................................................ 32
Firmware update methods.............................................................................................................................................. 33
Version compatibility........................................................................................................................................................ 34
Updating firmware............................................................................................................................................................ 34
Selecting the type of update and update source................................................................................................ 35
Using single component DUPs................................................................................................................................. 39
Selecting and applying updates................................................................................................................................39
Firmware rollback.............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Rolling back to previous firmware versions.......................................................................................................... 40
Chapter 6: Configure...................................................................................................................42
System control panel access options........................................................................................................................... 42
Controlling access to the front panel..................................................................................................................... 43
Configuring iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 43
Configuring system time and date................................................................................................................................ 43
Configuring vFlash SD card............................................................................................................................................ 44
Enabling or disabling a vFlash SD card...................................................................................................................44
Initializing a vFlash SD card...................................................................................................................................... 44
Configuring RAID...............................................................................................................................................................45
Foreign configuration found..................................................................................................................................... 45
Viewing current RAID configuration....................................................................................................................... 46
Selecting RAID levels..................................................................................................................................................46
Selecting physical disks..............................................................................................................................................47
Setting virtual disk attributes................................................................................................................................... 47
Viewing summary.........................................................................................................................................................48
Configuring RAID using software RAID........................................................................................................................48
Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller.................................................................................................. 49
Key encryption...................................................................................................................................................................50
Applying the local key on a RAID controller.......................................................................................................... 50
Local key encryption mode............................................................................................................................................. 50
Encrypting unsecure virtual disks............................................................................................................................ 51
Rekey controller with new local key........................................................................................................................ 51
Removing encryption and deleting data................................................................................................................ 52
Breaking mirrored drives................................................................................................................................................. 52
System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration.............................................................................................. 52
Modifying device settings......................................................................................................................................... 54
Collect system inventory on restart............................................................................................................................. 55
Updating server inventory information.................................................................................................................. 55
Configuring local FTP server.......................................................................................................................................... 55
FTP authentication..................................................................................................................................................... 55
Requirements for a local FTP server...................................................................................................................... 55
Copying repository to a local FTP server from the Dell Server Updates DVD.............................................55
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy it to a local FTP server.....................56
Accessing updates on a local FTP server..............................................................................................................56
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