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You can either enable or disable this settings. For more information about the fields in this section, click the Help

link in the upper-right corner of the Network Settings page.

5. Click Finish to save the settings.

NOTE: If Lifecycle Controller Settings are not correctly configured, an error message is displayed.

NOTE: If you are unable to connect to a network, verify the settings. For more information about correct

network settings, contact your network administrator.

If DHCP is enabled, a DHCP IP address is displayed on the Network Settings page.

Accessing Help

Each Lifecycle Controller screen has a help associated with it. Press <F1> or click Help (in the upper-right corner) to

view the help information about the features available on a page.

Viewing Release Notes

1. To view the Release Notes, on all pages of Lifecycle Controller (except the help page of a topic that you view by

pressing <F1>), click About. The About page is displayed.

2. Click View Release Notes.

Lifecycle Controller Features

This section provides a brief description about the Lifecycle Controller features and helps know about the wizards to use

Lifecycle Controller most effectively. Each feature is a wizard in Lifecycle Controller, which supports the following

features:

• Home — Navigate back to the Home page.

• Lifecycle Log — View and export lifecycle log, and add a work note to lifecycle log.

• Firmware Update — Apply updates or perform firmware rollback for the system components, and view the firmware

version available in a server.

• Hardware Configuration — Configure system devices, view, and export hardware inventory of a system.

• OS Deployment — Install an operating system in the manual mode or an unattended mode by using an 'answer' file.

• Platform Restore — Backup, export, and restore system profile. Import iDRAC license from Lifecycle Controller GUI.

• Hardware Diagnostics — Perform diagnostics to validate the memory, I/O devices, CPU, physical disks, and other

peripherals.

• Settings — Specify the language, keyboard layout, and network settings while using Lifecycle Controller.

• System Setup — Configure settings for devices or components such as iDRAC, BIOS, RAID, and NIC.