Owner's Manual

Using The Configuration Utility 49

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 Configuration Manager 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, 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 Lifecycle Controller

Integration (DLCI). 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.

DLCI_UserGuide.book Page 49 Friday, October 12, 2012 7:16 PM