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• Security — Support local key encryption.
• Restoring the server — Back up the server profile (including RAID configuration) and restore the server
to a previously known state. Importing a server license, firmware rollback, and restoring system
configuration in case of system board replacement.
• Hardware inventory — Provides information about the current and factory system configuration.
• Lifecycle Controller logs for troubleshooting.
Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
Lifecycle Controller features are available based on the type of license (Basic Management with IPMI,
iDRAC Express, iDRAC Express for Blades, or iDRAC Enterprise) that you purchase. Only licensed features
are available in the Lifecycle Controller GUI. For more information about managing licenses, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at dell.com/support/home. The following table
lists the Lifecycle Controller features available based on the license purchased.
Table 1. Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller
Feature Base Management
with IPMI
iDRAC Express
(Rack and Tower
Servers)
iDRAC Express
(Blade Servers)
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
backup and
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
Hardware
inventory
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote services
(through WS-
MAN)
— Yes Yes Yes
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