Users Guide

• The Lifecycle controller Remote Services For PowerEdge Servers Quick Start Guide provides information about using remote services.
• The Systems Management Overview Guide provides brief information about the various Dell software available to perform systems
management tasks.
• The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide provides information about configuring and using an iDRAC for
rack, tower, and blade servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources through a network.
• The Dell Repository Manager User Guide provides information about creating customized bundles and repositories comprised of Dell
Update Packages (DUPs) for systems running supported Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• The "Lifecycle Controller Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems" section in the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix
provides the list of Dell systems and operating systems that you can deploy on target systems.
• The PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 9 User's Guide provides specification and configuration-related information about the PERC
9 controllers.
• The Glossary provides information about the terms used in this document.
• The OpenManage Server Update Utility User's Guide provides information about using the DVD-based application for identifying and
applying updates to the system.
The following system documents are available to provide more information:
• The safety instructions that came with your system provide important safety and regulatory information. For additional regulatory
information, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatorycompliance. Warranty information may be included
within this document or as a separate document.
• The Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describe how to install your system into a rack.
• The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications.
• The Owner’s Manual provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace
system components.
• Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide–Windows and Linux.
Social Media Reference
To know more about the product, best practices, and information about Dell solutions and services, you can access the social media
platforms such as Dell TechCenter and YouTube. You can access blogs, forums, white papers, how-to videos, and so on from the Lifecycle
Controller knowledge base at www.dell.com/support/article/sln311809.
For Lifecycle Controller documents and other related firmware documents, see www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
Accessing documents from Dell support site
You can access the required documents in one of the following ways:
• Using the following links:
• For all Enterprise Systems Management and OpenManage Connections documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals
• For OpenManage documents — www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
• For iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller documents — www.dell.com/idracmanuals
• For Serviceability Tools documents — www.dell.com/serviceabilitytoolsDell.com/ServiceabilityTools
• For Client Command Suite Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/omconnectionsclient
Accessing documents using the product search
1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
2. In the Enter a Service Tag, Serial Number... search box, type the product name. For example, PowerEdge or Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller.
A list of matching products is displayed.
3. Select your product and click the search icon or press enter.
4. Click Manuals & documents.
Accessing documents using product selector
You can also access documents by selecting your product.
1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
2. Click Browse all products.
3. Click the desired product category, such as Servers, Software, Storage, and so on.
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Introduction