Quick start manual

• Logs of all the remote operations

• Firmware update history based on device, version, and date.

• BIOS and NIC configuration changes.

• RAID configuration changes.

• Error message IDs. For more information, see

Dell Event Message Reference Guide

at dell.com/support/

manuals.

System Event Log

The Lifecycle log contains events related to system, storage devices, network devices, firmware updates, configuration

changes, license messages, and so on. However, the system events are also available as a separate log called System

Event Log (SEL).

When a system event occurs on a managed system, it is recorded in the SEL. The same SEL entry is also available in the

Lifecycle Log.

Firmware Inventory

Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services provides information about each of the component firmware installed on the target

system and the available firmware images cached in Lifecycle Controller.

Additional information contained in the available properties are:

• Firmware type

• Firmware version

• Installation Date

• Vendor IDs

• Revision Number

Event Alerts

Alerts and actions can be set for certain events that occur on a managed system. An event occurs when the status of a

system component has changed with respect to the pre-defined condition. If an event matches an event filter and this

filter is configured to generate an alert (e-mail, SNMP trap, or IPMI alert), an alert is sent to one or more configured

destinations. If the same event filter is also configured to perform an action (such as reboot, power cycle, or power off

the system), the action is performed. You can set only one action for an event.

Maintain

Using various Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services capabilities, you can maintain the health of a system throughout its

lifecycle. You can use features such as remote firmware management, part replacement, server profile import or export,

and auto-discovery to maintain a system using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services.

Firmware Update

You can perform firmware updates from a network source to either update or rollback component firmware. A rollback

operation is used to install the previous version of a component firmware.

NOTE: There are some components for which the updates are immediately applied after the firmware is

downloaded, after which the system automatically restarts.