Quick start manual

Contents
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................5
Benefits of Using iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller 2.............................................................................................. 5
Key Features............................................................................................................................................................. 6
What’s New in this Release?....................................................................................................................................6
Why Use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services?.....................................................................................................6
Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller............................................................................................................. 7
What is the Web Service API?................................................................................................................................. 7
Where can the Lifecycle Controller API be used from?........................................................................................... 7
Who can use the API?.............................................................................................................................................. 8
How is One-to-Many Management Achieved?........................................................................................................ 9
Other Documents You May Need............................................................................................................................. 9
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.........................................................................................................9
Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................................... 10
2 Remote Services Features.......................................................................................................11
Deployment and Configuration............................................................................................................................... 11
BIOS Configuration...........................................................................................................................................11
iDRAC Configuration.........................................................................................................................................11
RAID Configuration...........................................................................................................................................11
NIC Configuration.............................................................................................................................................12
Operating System Deployment.........................................................................................................................12
System Configuration XML...............................................................................................................................13
Monitor................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Hardware Inventory......................................................................................................................................... 13
Lifecycle Log.................................................................................................................................................... 13
System Event Log............................................................................................................................................. 14
Firmware Inventory.......................................................................................................................................... 14
Event Alerts...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Maintain..................................................................................................................................................................14
Firmware Update..............................................................................................................................................14
Part Replacement.............................................................................................................................................15
System Configuration XML - Export or Import................................................................................................. 15
Server Profile - Export or Import...................................................................................................................... 15
Server License–Import.....................................................................................................................................15
Auto-Discovery.................................................................................................................................................15
Job Management....................................................................................................................................................16
Job Types......................................................................................................................................................... 16
System Status...................................................................................................................................................16