Owner's Manual

34 Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
To perform tasks on System Viewer, you must have administrator privileges.
To change the iDRAC credentials and launch the System Viewer utility:
1
In Configuration Manager:
• In Configuration Manager 2007, under a collection.
• In Configuration Manager 2012, under
Assets and Compliance 
Devices  Device Collections , under Dell server collections.
2 Right-click on a Dell yx1x system or later and select Dell Lifecycle
Controller
 Launch System Viewer .
3 The Lifecycle Controller Authentication Information screen displays the
default credentials known to the Configuration Manager. Clear
Use
credentials known to Configuration Manager (Default)
and do any of the
following:
•
Do not modify the existing account — This option is selected by
default, clear this option to provide credentials else existing
credentials are maintained. Make sure that you enter the valid
credentials for iDRAC. You can provide credentials authenticated on
the active directory.
•
Skip CA check — This option is selected by default, clear this option
to secure communication between the Configuration Manager and
the target systems. Clearing this option will check that the certificate
on the target system is issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA).
Clear this option only if you trust the target systems.
•
Skip CN check — Clear this option to enhance security; authenticate
system names and prevent impersonation. The common name (CN)
need not match the host name of the target system. Clear this option
only for trusted target systems.
4 Click OK to launch the System Viewer utility.
For more information on using the System Viewer utility, see Using The
System Viewer Utility
.
Config Utility
The Config Utility allows you to perform various operations from the source
system to the entire collection of Dell systems discovered under All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers on the Configuration Manager console. This
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