User's Manual
Contents
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7
Why Use Lifecycle Controller................................................................................................................................... 7
Benefits of Using iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller................................................................................................. 7
What's New in this Release?....................................................................................................................................8
Key Features............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller........................................................................................................... 10
Viewing iDRAC License Information.......................................................................................................................10
Other Documents You May Need........................................................................................................................... 11
Social Media Reference...................................................................................................................................12
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.......................................................................................................12
Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................................... 12
2 Using Lifecycle Controller........................................................................................................13
Launching Lifecycle Controller...............................................................................................................................13
Automatic System Restore...............................................................................................................................13
Launch Messages, Causes, and Resolutions...................................................................................................14
Enabling Lifecycle Controller........................................................................................................................... 15
Disabling Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................................... 15
Canceling Lifecycle Controller Actions............................................................................................................15
Using Lifecycle Controller for the First Time.......................................................................................................... 16
Setting Up Lifecycle Controller........................................................................................................................ 16
Lifecycle Controller Features..................................................................................................................................17
3 Operating System Deployment............................................................................................... 19
Installing Operating System....................................................................................................................................19
Using Optional RAID Configuration.........................................................................................................................20
Configuring RAID Using Operating System Deployment Wizard............................................................................20
Selecting Operating System................................................................................................................................... 20
Selecting an Operating System Available in the List....................................................................................... 20
Selecting Custom Operating System................................................................................................................21
Selecting an Operating System Not Available in the List.................................................................................21
Driver Access...................................................................................................................................................21
Installing Operating System in Unattended Mode..................................................................................................22
Installing Operating System on iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN..................................................................................... 22
Rebooting System...................................................................................................................................................22
Post-reboot Scenarios..................................................................................................................................... 22
4 Monitor........................................................................................................................................25