Connectivity Guide

3. After Lifecycle Controller starts, click Hardware Configuration → View Current Hardware Inventory
or Export Current Hardware Inventory to view or export current hardware inventory respectively. If
the following message is displayed, click No, reboot the system, and then retry.
Hardware change is detected on the system. The current hardware inventory
does not contain the latest updates as the hardware inventory update is in
progress. To view or export the latest hardware inventory, relaunch
Lifecycle Controller and retry. Do you want to continue with the old current
hardware inventory information?
Related Links
Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
Lifecycle Controller log
Lifecycle Controller Log provides a record of past activities on a managed system. Using the Lifecycle
Log wizard, you can view and export life cycle log, and add a work note to a log history. The log contains
the following:
• Firmware update history based on device, version, and date and time.
• Events based on category, severity, and date and time.
• User comments history based on date and time.
Related Links
Viewing Lifecycle Log history
Exporting Lifecycle Log
Adding a work note to the Lifecycle Log
Viewing Lifecycle Log history
Use the Lifecycle Log feature to view:
• System event logs
• History of firmware updates
NOTE: The details of the configuration changes are not displayed.
• User work notes
You can use the filtering and sorting options to view the Lifecycle Log.
NOTE: As the system events are generated by various systems management tools, you may not view
the events in log immediately after they were logged.
To view the Lifecycle Log history and use the filtering options:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click Lifecycle Log.
3. In the right pane, click View Lifecycle Log History.
The following details are displayed:
• No. — The serial number of the event.
• Category — The category to which the events belong. The available categories are:
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