Users Guide

NOTE: You can launch Config Utility for any collection.

2. In the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility window, the left-hand pane lists the following options:

• Overview

• Create new Lifecycle Controller Boot Media

• Hardware Configuration and Deploy Operating System

• Firmware Inventory, Compare, and Update

• Hardware Inventory

• Session Credentials, Verify Communication

• Modify Credentials on Lifecycle Controllers

• View Lifecycle Controller Logs

• Platform Restore

• Network Adapter Comparison Report

For more information on using the Configuration Utility, see Using the Configuration Utility.

Launching the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Console

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager enables you to launch the Integrated Dell Remote

Access Controller console for any of the Dell systems from the Configuration Manager console, to view or modify the

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller configuration of the selected system.

After you install Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager, you can see the Dell Lifecycle Controller

→ Launch iDRAC Console menu option when you right-click on any system in the collection. You can also find the

Launch iDRAC Console option when you select a system in the Task Viewer and right-click on it.

To launch the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console for a system under the collection:

1. Select any system under Collections → All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers in Configuration Manager 2007 and

under Devices → All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers in Configuration Manager 2012.

2. Right-click the system and select the Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch iDRAC Console menu option.

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console of the system is launched on your default browser.

3. Provide the credentials to login to the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console and view or edit the

details of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller configuration of the system. You can provide credentials

authenticated on the active directory.

Launching the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Console From the Task Viewer

To launch the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console from the Task Viewer:

1. Launch the Task Viewer by clicking the Dell icon on the task bar. This icon is displayed when you are deploying the

operating system on the Dell systems, or you are applying firmware updates on the systems, or performing both the

actions.

For more information on deploying the operating system, see Configuring Hardware and Deploying the Operating

System. For more information on applying firmware updates, see Comparing and Updating Firmware Inventory for

Systems in a Collection or Comparing and Updating the Firmware Inventory.

2. Select any system on the Task Viewer, right-click and select the Launch iDRAC Console option.

3. Provide the credentials to login to the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console and view or edit the

details of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller configuration of the system.