Users Guide

• Enhanced Embedded Management through Lifecycle Controller – Lifecycle Controller provides deployment and simplied
serviceability through Lifecycle Controller GUI for local deployment and Remote Services (WS-Management) interfaces for
remote deployment integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials and partner consoles.
For more information on iDRAC7, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/
manuals.
What's New in this Release?
The new features for this release are:
• Added support for R220, FC420, FC620, R920, and FM120 servers.
• Support for the new operating systems. For a list of supported operating systems, contact your service provider.
• Support for the Emulex NICs: D6T93, RFPC9, YGW92, KYKT7, and JJPC0.
• Support for Samsung Solid State Drive (SSD).
Key Features
The key features of Lifecycle Controller are:
• Provisioning — Entire pre-operating system conguration from a unied interface.
• Deploying — Simplied operating system installation with embedded drivers on the Lifecycle Controller. Installing an OS using the
unattended installation mode for Windows-based OS.
• Download drivers for operating system installation from one of the following sources:
– Dell FTP website at ftp.dell.com
– Dell Lifecycle Controller OS Driver Packs DVD for Windows and Linux
• Patching or Updating — Operating system agnostic, and reduced maintenance downtime with direct access to updates from
ftp.dell.com. It simplies rmware updates by maintaining a working version for rollback.
• Servicing — Continuous availability of diagnostics without depending on a hard disk drive. Ability to ash rmware automatically,
while replacing eld-replaceable components such as a Dell PowerEdge storage controller, NIC, and power supply unit. Support
for VLAN in network conguration.
• Reset the system to factory default — Deletes the current iDRAC settings and resets iDRAC to factory default settings. It also
deletes lifecycle logs, factory-shipped inventory, driver packs, and diagnostics information on the managed node, and deletes all
the user-settings and congurations.
• Security — Supports local key encryption.
• Restoring Platform — Backup the server prole (including RAID conguration) and restore the server to a previously-known
state. Importing a server license, updating rmware, and restoring system conguration in case of motherboard replacement.
• Lifecycle logs for troubleshooting
• Hardware inventory — Provides information about both the current and factory system conguration.
• 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.
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