Users Guide

NOTE: To improve security, it is recommended to use complex passwords that have 8 or more characters and include
lower-case alphabets, upper-case alphabets, numbers, and special characters. It is also recommended to regularly change
the passwords, if possible.
Table 6. Recommended characters while accessing network shares
Characters Length
0-9
A-Z
a-z
- * / : ? @ \ _ |
User name: 1-16
Password: 1-20
Viewing summary of network settings
This page provides a summary of the Lifecycle Controller and iDRAC IP configurations. Verify the configurations and click Finish
to save the settings and exit from the Settings wizard.
Accessing help
Each Lifecycle Controller page has a help associated with it. Press <F1> or click Help (in the upper-right corner) to view the
help information about the features available on a page.
Viewing release notes
1. To view the release notes, click About on any page of Lifecycle Controller.
NOTE: The About option is not available from the help pages.
2. Click View Release Notes.
Setting up Lifecycle Controller from the home page
If you miss to make any changes in the Initial Setup Wizard, or if you want to make any configuration changes later, restart
the server, press F10 to launch Lifecycle Controller, and select Settings from the home page.
Specifying language and keyboard type
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller
2. On the left pane, click Settings.
3. On the Settings pane, click Language and Keyboard. Use the up-and down-arrow keys to select options.
● From the Language drop-down menu, select the language.
● From the Keyboard Type drop-down menu, select the keyboard type.
4. Click Next to save the new settings.
Configuring Lifecycle Controller Network Settings
Use this page to configure network settings for a NIC.
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, seeStarting Lifecycle Controller.
2. On the left pane, click Settings.
3. On the Settings pane, click Network Settings.
4. From the NIC Card drop-down menu, select the NIC port that you want to configure.
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Using Lifecycle Controller