Users Guide

Setting the Scheduling Reboot Behavior

The CreateRebootJob() method takes one of the following reboot types as an input parameter and a reboot job ID is

returned as an output parameter. The reboot Job ID is used as the last Job ID in the JobArray parameter of the

SetupJobQueue() method along with other update Job IDs.

• Reboot 1 - Power cycle — Performs the power cycle of the managed server that powers down the system and

powers it up. This is not a graceful reboot. The system powers off without sending a shutdown request to the

operating system. Only reboot type 1 powers on the system if it is in an Off state, but AC power is still applied.

• Reboot 2 - Graceful reboot without forced shutdown — Performs the graceful shutdown of the managed server

and if the system is powered off within the PowerCycle Wait Time, it powers up the system and marks the reboot

job as Reboot Completed. If the system is not powered off within the PowerCycle WaitTime, the reboot job

is marked as failed.

• Reboot 3 - Graceful reboot with forced shutdown — Performs the graceful shutdown of the managed server and

if the system is powered off within the PowerCycle Wait Time, it powers up the system and marks the reboot job

as Reboot Completed. If the system is not powered off within the PowerCycle WaitTime, the system is

power cycled.

Managing Part Replacement

The Part Replacement feature provides an automatic update of firmware, or configuration, or both for a newly replaced

component, such as a RAID controller, NIC, or power supply, to match that of the original part. This is a licensed feature

and is available if iDRAC7 Enterprise license is installed. When a component is replaced and the part replacement

feature is enabled, the Lifecycle Controller actions are displayed locally on the system monitor.

You can configure the part replacement related properties using various WS-management capable utilities. For more

information, see the

Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide–Windows and Linux version

. DCIM Profile

specification and related MOF files are available at Dell TechCenter wiki in the DCIM Extension Library area

(delltechcenter.com).

NOTE: For a SAS card, only firmware update is supported. Configuration update is not supported because the

attributes are not configurable on a SAS card.

NOTE: Part replacement is supported for many server components from various manufacturers. For the complete

list, see

iDRAC7 version 1.00.00 Readme

available at support.dell.com/manuals.

Getting or Setting Part Firmware and Configuration Update Attributes

To get the current Part Firmware Update and Collect System Inventory On Restart property values using WS-

Management, an enumerate command request may be sent to get instances of the class DCIM_LCEnumeration. A

DCIM_LCEnumeration instance object is returned per attribute where the AttributeName string property on the

object contains the name of the Part Replacement related property, such as

Part Firmware Update. The

CurrentValue property contains the current setting of the property. See the Dell Lifecycle Controller Management

Profile specification for specific attribute names and values. Some of them are:

• AttributeName - Part Configuration Update

• PossibleValues - Disabled, Apply always, Apply only if firmware match

• AttributeName - Part Firmware Update

• PossibleValues - Disable, Allow version upgrade only, Match firmware of replaced part

To configure a Part Replacement related property value, set and apply actions are requested using the WS-

Management Web services protocol.