Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.40.40.40 User's Guide
- Introduction
- Using Lifecycle Controller
- Operating system deployment
- Monitor
- Hardware inventory view and export
- About view and export current inventory
- About view and export factory-shipped inventory
- Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Viewing or exporting hardware inventory after part replacement
- Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller
- Lifecycle Controller log
- Firmware update
- Configure
- System control panel access options
- Configuring iDRAC
- Configuring system time and date
- Configuring vFlash SD card
- Configuring RAID
- Configuring RAID using software RAID
- Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller
- Key encryption
- Local key encryption mode
- Breaking mirrored drives
- System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration
- Collect system inventory on restart
- Configuring local FTP server
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP server
- Maintain
- Platform restore
- Backup server profile
- Export server profile
- Import server profile
- Import server license
- Part replacement configuration
- Repurpose or retire system
- Hardware diagnostics
- SupportAssist Collection
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
System Profile Settings screen................................................................................................................................82
System security screen..............................................................................................................................................82
Miscellaneous settings............................................................................................................................................... 83
System and setup password features..........................................................................................................................84
Assigning a system and/or setup password......................................................................................................... 84
Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup password...................................................................84
Using your system password to secure your system......................................................................................... 85
Operating with a setup password enabled............................................................................................................85
Entering the UEFI boot manager...................................................................................................................................85
Using the boot manager navigation keys...............................................................................................................86
Boot Manager screen................................................................................................................................................. 86
UEFI Boot menu...........................................................................................................................................................87
Embedded systems management..................................................................................................................................87
iDRAC settings utility........................................................................................................................................................87
Entering the iDRAC settings utility..........................................................................................................................87
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions...................................................... 88
Error messages.................................................................................................................................................................. 88
Frequently asked questions............................................................................................................................................ 88
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