Users Guide

1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, Configuration Manager 2012, in Device Collections, right-click All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller > Launch Config Utility.
2. On the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Hardware Inventory.
The following details are displayed on the right pane of the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility:
● Name : displays the name of the Dell system, which is part of the collection.
● Hardware: displays the hardware components of the system. For example, Memory, CPU, iDRAC, and FC HBA cards.
● FQDD: displays the fully qualified device description of the hardware component.
● Description: displays the properties of the hardware component.
NOTE: When the Configuration Utility is fetching the hardware inventory details of the collection, and there is a
disruption in the network connectivity, close the utility and launch it again when the network connectivity is restored.
The hardware inventory details do not get refreshed automatically.
NOTE: For the yx1x systems, the Slot Length and Slot Type fields may show the status as Not Applicable instead of
Unknown.
Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller
Use the following steps to verify the credentials of the discovered systems with iDRAC:
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012, in Device Collections, right-click All
Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller > Launch Config Utility.
2. From the left pane of the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Session Credentials, Verify
Communication.
3. Click Run Check to verify communication with the iDRACs of the discovered systems.
A list of iDRACs discovered on the network appears along with their communication status.
4. Once the check is complete, click Export to CSV to export the results in CSV format.
Provide the location on your local drive or Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the results
to the clipboard and save it in plain text format.
Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers
On systems with iDRAC, use the following steps to verify and/or modify the WS-MAN credentials configured with the DLCI for
Configuration Manager:
NOTE:
Dell recommends that you modify the credentials on the Lifecycle Controller and the Configuration Manager
database simultaneously.
To modify the credentials on Lifecycle Controllers:
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, Configuration Manager 2012, in Device Collections, right-click All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller > Launch Config Utility.
2. From the left pane of the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Modify Credentials on Lifecycle
Controllers.
3. Type the current user name and password, and the new user name and password. You can provide user credentials
authenticated on active directory.
NOTE:
You cannot enter specific special characters in the user name field. For more information on the special
characters that you can use in the user name field, see the iDRAC documentation available at Dell.com/support/
home.
● 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 checks 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 Update.
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Using the Configuration Utility