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Using the Configuration Utility
This section describes the various operations that you can perform with the
Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility.
You can use the Config Utility from the ConfigMgr console to:
• Create a new Lifecycle Controller boot media to deploy operating systems
remotely. For more information, see
Creating a Lifecycle Controller Boot
Media.
• Configure hardware and deploy the operating system on the target systems
in the collection. For more information, see
Configuring Hardware and
Deploying the Operating System.
• View the firmware inventory, compare it against a baseline, and 
update the firmware using a repository for all the systems in the 
collection. For more information, see Comparing and Updating Firmware
Inventory for Systems in a Collection.
NOTE: You can create a repository using the Dell Repository Manager. For
more information on Dell Repository Manager, see the Dell Repository
Manager User’s Guide
available at support.dell.com/manuals.
• View the current hardware inventory for all the systems in the collection.
For more information, see
Viewing the Hardware Inventory.
• Set Lifecycle Controller credentials for the current session and verify
communication and user accounts with Dell LCs. For more information
see,
Verifying Communication With Lifecycle Controller.
• Modify and set the Lifecycle Controller credentials on the targeted
collection of Dell systems, For more information see,
Modifying
Credentials on Lifecycle Controllers.
• View and export the Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection. For more
information, see
Viewing and Exporting Lifecycle Controller Logs for a
Collection.
• Perform tasks to restore the platform information for systems in a
collection that includes:
– Exporting the system profiles of all the systems in the collection.
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