User's Manual
Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................7
Why Use Lifecycle Controller................................................................................................................7
Benefits of Using iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller............................................................................ 8
What's New in this Release?..................................................................................................................8
Key Features.......................................................................................................................................... 8
Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller......................................................................................... 9
Viewing iDRAC License Information.....................................................................................................9
Other Documents You May Need...................................................................................................... 10
Social Media Reference..................................................................................................................11
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site...................................................................................11
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........................................................................................ 16
Using Lifecycle Controller for the First Time..................................................................................... 16
Setting Up Lifecycle Controller.....................................................................................................16
Lifecycle Controller Features..............................................................................................................18
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.....................................................................21
Selecting Custom Operating System............................................................................................21
Selecting an Operating System Not Available in the List............................................................. 21
Driver Access................................................................................................................................. 22
Installing Operating System in Unattended Mode.............................................................................22
Installing Operating System on iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN................................................................22
Rebooting System............................................................................................................................... 22
Post-reboot Scenarios.................................................................................................................. 23
4 Monitor......................................................................................................................25