User's Manual

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.