Owner's Manual

12 Introduction
Configure iDRAC profiles
for a system or collection
You can define iDRAC configurations for a system and
save it as part of the hardware configuration profile of
the system.
You can later apply these saved profiles to a collection
as part of the workflow while deploying an operating
system.
For more information, see
Configuring iDRAC Profiles
For A System .
Connect to Dell FTP for
Firmware updates
You can connect to the FTP site to download firmware
updates for a system or collection. You can also
schedule a firmware update for a collection.
For more information, see:
• Comparing And Updating Firmware Inventory.
• Comparing And Updating Firmware Inventory For
Systems In A Collection.
Importing Dell Servers and
System Variables
You can import Dell servers, that are not auto-
discovered by DLCI for Configuration Manager. The
imported servers appear under the All Dell Lifecycle
Controller Servers and you can use the DLCI utilities
to perform the various activities on the servers.
You can also import system variables present in a .CSV
file to systems present within a collection on the
Configuration Manager console.
For more information, see
Using The Import Server
Utility .
Access iDRAC using Active
Directory credentials for
authentication
You can provide Active Directory credentials to get
authenticated on iDRAC.
Schedule firmware updates You can schedule updates for firmware. For more
information, see
Comparing And Updating Firmware
Inventory .
Configure certificate
authority (CA) and common
name (CN) checks
You can configure CA and CN checks for Dell
Lifecycle Controller Integration communication with
the targets.
Table 1-2. Features And Functionalities
(continued)
Feature Functionality
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