Users Guide

The Part Replacement Configuration page is displayed.

4. From the part firmware update drop-down menu, select one of the following:

• Disabled — Firmware update on replaced parts is not performed.

• Allow version upgrade only — Firmware update on replaced parts is performed only if the

firmware version of the new part is earlier than the existing part.

• Match firmware of replaced part — Firmware on the new part is updated to the version of the

original part.

NOTE: Match firmware of replaced part is the default setting.

5. From the part configuration update drop-down menu, select one of the following:

• Disabled — The feature is disabled and the current configuration is not applied if a part is

replaced.

• Apply always — The feature is enabled and the current configuration is applied if a part is

replaced.

NOTE: Apply always is the default setting.

• Apply only if firmware match — The feature is enabled and the current configuration is applied

only if the current firmware matches with the firmware of a replaced part.

Supported devices

You can update the part firmware and configuration for the following devices:

• NICs

• PERC and SAS series 7 and 8 and Fibre Channel cards

• Power Supply Unit (PSU)

Repurpose or retire system

On the 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, you can erase the system information using the Lifecycle

Controller Repurpose or Retire System option. This feature permanently deletes server and storage-

related data on selected components of a server before you repurpose or retire a server. The selected

components are then returned to their default state.

NOTE: The Repurpose or Retire System option resets the state of the inventory collection to

Enabled, and then permanently deletes the iDRAC and BIOS configuration information, factory-

shipped inventory, configurations, Lifecycle Log information (historical data and work notes),

backup image file, non-volatile (NV) cache, vFlash card, operating system driver packs, and

diagnostics. The hardware and software inventory data related to the system are deleted during this

operation, however, they are recreated during the next restart of the server.

NOTE:

• The Repurpose or Retire System feature does not allow deletion of iDRAC-related license

information.

• PERC NV cache and vFlash card are displayed only if PERC and vFlash cards are available on the

server.

Use this feature to delete any sensitive data and configuration-related information when you need to:

• Retire a managed system.