Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller GUI Version 3.00.00.00 User's Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Using Lifecycle Controller
- Operating system deployment
- Monitor
- Hardware inventory view and export
- About view and export current inventory
- About view and export factory-shipped inventory
- Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Viewing or exporting hardware inventory after part replacement
- Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller
- Lifecycle Controller log
- Firmware update
- Configure
- System control panel access options
- Configuring iDRAC
- Configuring system time and date
- Configuring vFlash SD card
- Configuring RAID
- Configuring RAID using software RAID
- Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller
- Key encryption
- Local key encryption mode
- Breaking mirrored drives
- System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration
- Collect system inventory on restart
- Configuring local FTP server
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP server
- Maintain
- Platform restore
- Backup server profile
- Export server profile
- Import server profile
- Import server license
- Part replacement configuration
- Repurpose or retire system
- Hardware diagnostics
- SupportAssist Collection
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
Use the vFlash SD card configuration feature to:
● Enable or disable vFlash SD card.
● Determine the vFlash SD card properties:
○ Name—Displays the name of the vFlash SD card.
○ Health—Displays health states such as OK, Warning, and Critical.
○ Size—Indicates the total size of the vFlash SD card.
NOTE: In Lifecycle Controller GUI, size of the vFlash SD card is in MB/ 1000, which may not match with the size
displayed on the other interfaces.
○ Available Space—Indicates the available size on the vFlash SD card to create a partition.
○ Write Protected—Indicates if the write-protect latch on the vFlash SD card is set to on or off position.
● Initialize vFlash — Deletes all the existing partitions on the vFlash SD card.
Enabling or disabling a vFlash SD card
NOTE: Make sure to set the write-protect latch on the vFlash SD card to the off position.
If set to Enabled, the vFlash SD card appears in the BIOS boot order, allowing you to boot from the vFlash SD card. If set to
Disabled, virtual flash is not accessible.
To enable or disable a vFlash SD card:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller
2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.
3. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards.
4. Under System Configuration Wizards, click vFlash SD Card Configuration.
The vFlash SD Card page is displayed.
5. From the vFlash SD card drop-down menu, select Enabled or Disabled.
6. Click Finish to apply the changes.
Initializing a vFlash SD card
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller
2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.
3. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards.
4. On the System Configuration Wizards page, click vFlash SD Card Configuration.
The vFlash SD Card page is displayed.
5. Click Initialize vFlash to delete all the data present in the vFlash SD card.
NOTE: The Initialize vFlash option is not available after you disable the vFlash SD card.
Configuring RAID
If your system has one or more supported PERC RAID controllers with PERC 8 firmware or later, or software RAID controllers,
use the RAID Configuration wizard to configure a virtual disk as the boot device.
NOTE:
Create boot virtual disk only from disk drive populated across slots 0–3 of the system. For slot information, see the
server Owner’s Manual at
Installation and Service Manual
available at https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
NOTE: If there are any internal storage controller cards on the system, all other external cards cannot be configured. The
external cards can be configured only if there are no internal cards.
To configure RAID:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller
2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.
3. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards.
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