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• Restoring Platform — Backup the server profile (including RAID configuration) and restore the server
to a previously-known state. Importing a server license, updating firmware, and restoring system
configuration in case of motherboard replacement.
• Lifecycle logs for troubleshooting
• Hardware inventory — Provides information about both the current and factory system configuration.
• Supports H730P controller on the Equinox server.
Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller
Lifecycle Controller features are available based on the type of license (Basic Management, iDRAC7
Express, iDRAC7 Express for Blades, or iDRAC7 Enterprise) that you purchase. Only licensed features are
available in the Lifecycle Controller Web interface. For more information about managing licenses, see
the iDRAC7 User’s Guide. The following table lists the Lifecycle Controller features available based on the
license purchased.
Feature Base Management
with IPMI
iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Express for
Blades
iDRAC7 Enterprise
Firmware
Update
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Operating
System
Deployment
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Device
Configuration
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Diagnostics
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Server Profile
Backup and
Export
— — —
Yes
Server Profile
Import
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part
Replacement
—
Yes Yes Yes
Local Updates
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Driver Packs
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hardware
Inventory
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Services
(through WS-
MAN)
- Yes Yes Yes
Viewing iDRAC License Information
After you open the Lifecycle Controller GUI page, you can view details about the iDRAC installed on a
server. You can view the iDRAC license information on all the pages of Lifecycle Controller by clicking the
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