Users Guide

10. Can I use virtual media for the operating system media source during installation?
Yes. For more information about iDRAC, see the iDRAC7 User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
11. Can I use a virtual USB Drive for my update repository?
Yes. For more information, see the iDRAC7 User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
12. What is UEFI? With which version does Lifecycle Controller comply?
Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specication that details an interface for transitioning control from the pre-
boot environment to the operating system. Lifecycle Controller complies with the UEFI version 2.1. For more information, go to
ue.org.
13. Within Hardware Conguration, what is the dierence between the Conguration Wizards and Advanced Conguration?
Lifecycle Controller oers two methods to congure hardware: Conguration Wizards and Advanced Conguration.
Conguration Wizards guide you through a sequence of tasks to congure your system devices. The Conguration Wizards
include iDRAC, RAID, System Date/Time, and Physical Security. For more information, see Conguring System and Advanced
Hardware Conguration.
Advanced Conguration allows you to congure (Human Interface Infrastructure) HII–enabled devices (for example, NICs and
BIOS). For more information Advanced Hardware Conguration.
14. Does Lifecycle Controller support rollback of BIOS and rmware?
Yes. For more information, see Platform Rollback.
15. Which devices support system updates?
Currently, Lifecycle Controller supports updates to the BIOS, iDRAC rmware, power supply rmware, and certain RAID and
NIC controller rmware. For more information, see Updating Platform.
16. Which devices are supported in Advanced Conguration within Hardware Conguration?
Advanced Conguration is available for BIOS, IDRAC, NIC, and RAID. Depending on your system conguration, other devices
may also appear under Advanced Hardware Conguration, if they support the HII conguration standard. For more
information, see Advanced Hardware Conguration.
17. What should I do if my system stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller?
If your system stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller, a black screen with red text appears. To resolve this problem,
rst try restarting your system and reentering Lifecycle Controller. If it does not resolve the problem, do the tasks in Repairing
Lifecycle Controller. If the issue persists, contact your service provider.
For more information about recovering Lifecycle Controller from the Lifecycle Controller Update Required mode, see the
Recovery from Lifecycle Controller Update Required white paper available at delltechcenter.com/lc.
18. How do I nd out the currently-installed version details of the Lifecycle Controller product?
Click About in the left navigation pane.
19. What should I do if I have an issue with mouse cursor synchronization when I access Lifecycle Controller through the
iDRAC Virtual Console?
Make sure that the Single Cursor option under Tools menu in the iDRAC Virtual Console is selected on the iDRAC Virtual
Console client. For more information, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) User’s Guide available at
dell.com/support/manuals.
20. Why should the CSIOR enabled?
The Collect System Inventory On Restart (CSIOR) option must be enabled so that Lifecycle Controller automatically invokes
part rmware update and hardware conguration on system startup.
21. Why are some features not accessible in Lifecycle Controller?
The features like Lifecycle Log, Hardware Inventory (View and Export), Part Replacement, and vFlash SD card conguration
depends on latest iDRAC rmware. Make sure that the latest iDRAC rmware is installed.
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