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drivers and firmware. This traditional delivery model resulted in inefficient use of time, potential errors, and possible
security risks. Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services addresses all these system management issues.
Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller
The Web Services for Management (WSMAN) License and Privilege Specification encompasses all the license and
privilege information required to utilize the WSMAN API provided by the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
(iDRAC7) with Lifecycle Controller 2.0.
It was delivered as a part of the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller or iDRAC (Express and Enterprise licenses,
and vFlash SD card feature) starting with Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers. On 12th generation servers, the
vFlash feature is included with the iDRAC7 Enterprise License, so that you need not separately license vFlash with
Lifecycle Controller 2.0 and later. The 12th generation servers of Dell use only Express or Enterprise licensing.
The Lifecycle Controller management capabilities are partitioned into distinct areas and represented by the Dell
Common Information Model (DCIM) profile specifications that provide comprehensive details about each manageability
feature or capability. These features may be free, partially licensed, or fully licensed. Also, the accessibility of a feature
is defined by the credentials provided with the WSMAN request and maps to the user-assigned privilege credentials,
such as administrator- or read-only access.
What is the Web Service API?
Web Services-Management (WSMAN) is a Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) open standard, defining a
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)—based protocol for managing servers, devices, applications, and various Web
services. WSMAN provides a common way for systems to access and exchange management information across the IT
infrastructure.
DMTF is an industry organization that develops, maintains, and promotes standards for systems management in
enterprise IT environments. The DMTF data model is complex and typically requires multiple transactions to accomplish
simple operations such as specifying a user name and password, or giving administrator privileges to a user account. To
reduce the number of transactions, Lifecycle Controller also offers a Dell data model for management that is based on
an attribute model.
Where can the Lifecycle Controller API be used from?
Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services is a standards-based interface that enables consoles to integrate, for example,
bare-metal provisioning and one-to-many operating system deployments for remotely located servers. Dell’s Lifecycle
Controller takes advantage of the capabilities of both Lifecycle Controller GUI and Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services
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