Users Guide

Feature Functionality
• Comparing NIC Or CNA Profiles Against Systems in a
Collection.
Configure integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
profiles for a system or collection
You can define integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
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 now 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 Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration
Manager. The imported servers appear under the All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers. You can use the Dell
Lifecycle Controller Integration 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.
Auto-discovery and Handshake This feature enables the iDRAC on bare metal systems to
locate the provisioning service and establish
communication with the Site Server. For more information,
see Auto-Discovery and Handshake.
System Viewer Utility This feature enables you to configure individual systems
by using the remote enablement capabilities of Dell
Lifecycle Controller Integration. For more information, see
Using the System Viewer Utility.
Config Utility This feature enables you to configure a collection of
systems by using the remote enablement capabilities of
Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Using the
Configuration Utility.
Launching the iDRAC Console This feature enables you to launch the iDRAC console
from the Task Viewer and from a system in the collection
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