Users Guide

Viewing Lifecycle Log history...................................................................................................................................25
Exporting Lifecycle Log............................................................................................................................................. 26
Adding a work note to the Lifecycle Log...............................................................................................................28
Chapter 5: Firmware update........................................................................................................ 29
Firmware update methods.............................................................................................................................................. 30
Version compatibility........................................................................................................................................................ 30
Updating firmware............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Selecting the type of update and update source................................................................................................ 32
Using single component DUPs................................................................................................................................. 35
Selecting and applying updates............................................................................................................................... 35
Firmware rollback.............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Rolling back to previous firmware versions...........................................................................................................36
Chapter 6: Configure...................................................................................................................38
System control panel access options........................................................................................................................... 38
Controlling access to the front panel..................................................................................................................... 38
Configuring iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 39
Configuring system time and date................................................................................................................................ 39
Configuring vFlash SD card............................................................................................................................................ 39
Enabling or disabling a vFlash SD card...................................................................................................................40
Initializing a vFlash SD card...................................................................................................................................... 40
Configuring RAID...............................................................................................................................................................40
Foreign configuration found...................................................................................................................................... 41
Viewing current RAID configuration........................................................................................................................ 41
Selecting RAID levels...................................................................................................................................................41
Selecting physical disks..............................................................................................................................................42
Setting virtual disk attributes................................................................................................................................... 43
Viewing summary.........................................................................................................................................................44
Configuring RAID using software RAID........................................................................................................................44
Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller.................................................................................................. 45
Key encryption................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Applying the local key on a RAID controller.......................................................................................................... 45
Local key encryption mode............................................................................................................................................. 46
Encrypting unsecure virtual disks............................................................................................................................46
Rekey controller with new local key....................................................................................................................... 46
Removing encryption and deleting data.................................................................................................................47
Breaking mirrored drives..................................................................................................................................................47
System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration.............................................................................................. 47
Modifying device settings......................................................................................................................................... 48
Collect system inventory on restart............................................................................................................................. 48
Updating server inventory information.................................................................................................................. 48
Configuring local FTP server.......................................................................................................................................... 48
FTP authentication......................................................................................................................................................48
Requirements for a local FTP server...................................................................................................................... 49
Copying repository to a local FTP server from the Dell EMC server Updates DVD................................... 49
Using Dell Repository Manager to create the repository and copy it to a local FTP server.....................49
Accessing updates on local FTP server................................................................................................................. 49
Configuring a local USB drive........................................................................................................................................ 50
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