Users Guide
The iDRAC Settings page is displayed.
3. Click Lifecycle Controller.
4. Select Enabled.
5. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click Finish to save the settings.
6. Click Yes to restart the system.
Disabling Lifecycle Controller
To prevent the system from entering Lifecycle Controller during startup:
1. Press <F2> within ve seconds after system start-up.
The System Setup Main Menu page is displayed.
2. Click iDRAC Settings.
The iDRAC Settings page is displayed.
3. Click Lifecycle Controller.
4. Under Lifecycle Controller, select Disabled.
5. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click Finish to save the settings.
6. Click Yes to restart the system.
Canceling Lifecycle Controller Actions
If Lifecycle Controller causes the system to restart twice, cancel the Lifecycle Controller actions. However, if Lifecycle Controller
causes the system to restart the third time, the message LC Update required is displayed, and you must use Lifecycle
Controller repair package to recover Lifecycle Controller.
CAUTION: This action cancels all tasks that are being performed by Lifecycle Controller. It is recommended that you
cancel the Lifecycle Controller actions only when absolutely necessary.
1. Press <F2> within ve seconds after system start-up.
The System Setup Main Menu page is displayed.
2. In the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings.
The iDRAC Settings page is displayed.
3. Click Lifecycle Controller.
4. Under Cancel Lifecycle Controller Actions, select Yes.
5. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click Finish to save the settings.
6. Click Yes to restart the system.
Using Lifecycle Controller for the First Time
After you start Lifecycle Controller for the rst time, by default the Settings → Language and Keyboard page is launched. However,
the Home page is displayed after subsequent launches.
1. By default, the Language and Keyboard Layout are English and United States. To change language and keyboard layout, select
the Language and Keyboard Layout, and then click Next.
The Network Settings page is displayed.
2. Congure the network settings, and then click Finish. It is recommended that you open Firmware Update page, apply the
required updates.
Related links
Setting Up Lifecycle Controller
Automatic System Restore
Updating Firmware
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