Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services (LC RS) Version 2.00.00.00 For 13th Generation Dell PowerEdge Servers Quick Start Guide
- Introduction
- Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
- Key features
- What’s new in this release?
- Why use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services?
- Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
- What is the Web Service API?
- Where can the Lifecycle Controller API be used from?
- Who can use the API?
- How is one-to-many management achieved?
- Other documents you may need
- Accessing documents from Dell support site
- Contacting Dell
- Remote Services Features
- Deployment and configuration
- Monitor
- Maintain
- Server configuration profiles — export or import
- Firmware update
- Part replacement
- Server profile — export or import
- Server license — import
- Auto discovery
- Deleting server-related information using Lifecycle Controller
- Managing the web server certificate
- Viewing the managed computer system using the Physical Computer System View
- Job management
- Getting started with API collateral and links
- Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API
- Social media reference
- Terms and definitions
• Hardware Inventory
• Attributes
• Server Configuration Profiles
NOTE: To access the Lifecycle Controller XML Schema Guide, use the link en.community.dell.com/
dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/20074445.aspx
Authorization and licensing requirements for API access
There are four levels of iDRAC licensing:
NOTE: Use the link en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20067632.aspx
to download the WSMAN License and Privilege Specification white paper.
• Base Management with IPMI
• Express
• Express for blades
• Enterprise
Table 3. Licensing
Feature Base Management
with IPMI
iDRAC
Express
iDRAC Express for
Blades
iDRAC
Enterprise
Firmware Update Yes Yes Yes Yes
Operating System
Deployment
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Device Configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes
Diagnostics Yes Yes Yes Yes
Server Profile Export - - - Yes
Server Profile Import Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Replacement - Yes Yes Yes
Local Updates Yes Yes Yes Yes
Driver Packs Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Services
(through WSMAN)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
White papers
White papers help you to know in-depth information about a business-critical process that you can
complete by using firmware products such as Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC and so on. You can perform
these processes by using GUI features, RACADM commands, and WS-MAN commands.
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