Users Guide

To view the hardware inventory:

1. In Configuration Manager 2012 or Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012

R2, under 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,

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Card, and so on.

• 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 Integrated Dell Remote

Access Controller:

1. In Configuration Manager 2012, or Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012

R2, under 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.

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 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller, use the following steps to verify and/or

modify the WS-MAN credentials configured with the Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr:

NOTE: It is recommended that you modify the credentials on the Lifecycle Controller as well as the

ConfigMgr database simultaneously.