Users Guide

NOTE: Incorrect inventory data is displayed or exported after performing Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults.
See Viewing and Exporting Current Inventory After Resetting Lifecycle Controller for displaying correct inventory
data.
Related Links
Viewing Hardware Inventory-Current or Factory Shipped
Exporting Hardware Inventory-Current or Factory Shipped
Viewing or Exporting Hardware Inventory After Part Replacement
About View and Export Factory Shipped Inventory
You can view the hardware information for the factory installed hardware components and their configuration. You can
export this information in an XML format to a USB flash drive, network share, or both the locations.
For more information on the easy-to-use names of the hardware components, see Easy-to-use System Component
Names.
NOTE: View and export factory shipped inventory feature is grayed-out if Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults
was applied that permanently deletes the factory shipped inventory.
Related Links
Viewing Hardware Inventory-Current or Factory Shipped
Exporting Hardware Inventory-Current or Factory Shipped
Collect System Inventory on Restart
When you enable the Collect System Inventory On Restart property, hardware inventory and part configuration
information is discovered and compared with previous system inventory information on every system restart.
Related Links
Updating Server Inventory Information
Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults
You can delete the current iDRAC settings and reset iDRAC to factory defaults. It also deletes lifecycle logs, factory
shipped inventory information, and licenses on the managed node.
Related Links
Deleting Configuration and Resetting Defaults
Operating System Deployment
Using the operating system deployment wizard, you can deploy various custom and standard operating systems on the
managed system including configuring RAID during installation.
Related Links
Installing Operating System
Updating Platform
Driver Access
Lifecycle Controller provides a local repository for drivers that are required for operating system installation. Based on
the operating system being installed, the OS Deployment wizard extracts these drivers and copies them to a temporary
directory on the managed system. These files are deleted after an 18-hour period or when you press the <F10> key to
either cancel operating system installation or re-enter Lifecycle Controller after rebooting.
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