Users Guide

Introduction 11
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Introduction
The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems
management and is delivered as part of iDRAC Express card and embedded
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications in the 11
th
generation Dell servers. It includes a 1GB managed and persistent storage
that embeds systems management features in addition to the iDRAC
features. You can further upgrade to iDRAC Enterprise and the vFlash SD
card reader. A vFlash SD card enables hosting of customized and bootable
service images, and can store a system profile that includes all system
component firmware and configuration information.
The Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services
further enable remote systems
management in a one-to-many method.
Remote Services is available using
Web Service for Management (WS-Management) protocol based web
services interface for remote server provisioning and management through
the iDRAC. The interface is aimed at
simplifying many tasks, some of which
include remote operating system (OS) deployment, remote update and
inventory, and remotely automating the setup and configuration of new and
already deployed Dell systems.
Remote services are accessible over the network using the secure web services
interface and can be programmatically utilized by applications and scripts.
Remote services enable management consoles to perform one-to-many bare
metal server provisioning. The combination of the Auto-discovery feature to
identify and authenticate the attached Dell system to the network and
integration with one-to-many management consoles reduces the manual
steps required for server provisioning.
Remote services enables the Dell Management Console, the Dell Modular
Chassis Management Controller, partner consoles, customer home grown
consoles and scripts to remotely perform systems management tasks such as:
• Install operating systems and drivers
• Perform BIOS firmware updates
• Perform component firmware updates
• Get hardware inventory information