Users Guide

● There is a scheduled job associated with the protection vault. However to delete such a protection vault, delete the
scheduled job, and then delete the protection vault.
1. In DLCI for SCVMM, click Maintenance Center, and then click Maintenance Settings.
2. In Maintenance Center, click Protection Vault, and then click Delete to delete the vault.
Part replacement
Part replacement feature automatically updates a replaced server component to the required firmware version or the
configuration of the old component, or both. The update occurs automatically when you reboot your system after replacing
the component.
The following options are supported:
● Collect System Inventory On Restart (CSIOR)—collects all the component information on every system restart.
○ Enabled—the software and hardware inventory information of the server components are automatically updated during
every system restart.
○ Disabled—the software and hardware inventory information of the server components are not updated.
○ Do not change the value on the server—the existing server configuration is retained.
● Part firmware update—restores or upgrades or downgrades the component firmware version based on the selection made.
○ Disabled—the feature is disabled and the same is applied on the replaced component.
○ Allow version upgrade only—upgraded firmware versions are applied on the replaced component, if the firmware
version of the new component is earlier than the existing version.
○ Match firmware of replaced part—firmware version on the new component is matched to the firmware version of the
original component.
○ Do not change the value on the server—the existing configuration of the component is retained.
● Part configuration update—Restores or upgrades the component configuration based on the selection made.
○ Disabled—the feature is disabled and the saved configuration of the old component is not applied on the replaced
component.
○ Apply always—the feature is enabled and the saved configuration of the old component is applied on the replaced
component.
○ Apply only if firmware matches—the saved configuration of the old component is applied on the replaced component
only if their firmware versions match.
○ Do not change the value on the server—the existing configuration is retained.
Applying firmware and configuration settings
To set the parameters for part replacement:
1. In DLCI Console Add-in for SCVMM, under Maintenance Center select the servers or group of servers, and then click
Configure Part Replacement.
The Configure Part Replacement window is displayed.
2. Set the values for CSIOR, Part Firmware Update, and Part Configuration Update , and then click Finish.
Lifecycle Controller Logs collection
LC logs provide records of past activities on a managed system. These log files are useful for the server administrators
since they provide detailed information about recommended actions and some other technical information that is useful for
troubleshooting purposes.
The various types of information available in LC logs are alerts related, configuration changes on the system hardware
components, firmware changes due to an upgrade or downgrade, replaced parts, temperature warnings, detailed timestamps of
when the activity has started, severity of the activity, and son on.
There are two options to collect LC logs:
● Active LC logs — these are the recent LC log files. You can view, search, and export these log files to the appliance. You can
schedule a job to collect the LC logs to the appliance or a network share. Also, you can save a backup of the log file in the
network share.
● Complete LC logs — these logs contain active and archived LC log files. They are large and hence compressed to .gz
format and exported to the specified location on CIFS network share.
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