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
Applications using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services
The following applications use Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services
• Dell Compellent | Fluid Data Network Storage Solution — compellent.com
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration v2.0 for System Center Configuration Manager — dell.com/
support/drivers/us/en/555/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?DriverId=Y6J43
• Virtual Integrated System (VIS) — dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/products/landing/en/
virtual-integrated-system?c=us&l=en
• OpenManage Essentials - Systems Management — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-
management/w/wiki/1989.openmanage-essentials.aspx
• Chassis Management Controller (CMC) — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-
management/w/wiki/1987.dell-chassis-management-controller.aspx
WinRM and OpenWSMAN installation and configuration
It is recommended to use WinRM 2.0 on Windows Management Stations. WinRM 2.0 is installed by
default as a part of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It can also be installed as a part of the
Windows Management Framework Core package on the following operating systems:
• Windows Server 2008 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 SP2
• Windows Server 2003 SP2
• Windows Vista SP1
• Windows Vista SP2
• Windows XP SP3
For more information on how to install WinRM 2.0 as a part of the Windows Management Framework
Core package, see article 968929 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkId=186253.
To install and configure Windows Remote Management, see msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
windows/desktop/aa384372(v=vs.85).aspx.
OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WS-MAN client. The OpenWSMAN CLI source code and
installation information are available at sourceforge.net/projects/openwsman/files/wsmancli.
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