Users Guide

● Do not modify the existing account - This option is selected by default, clear this option to provide credentials else
existing credentials are maintained. Make sure that you enter the valid credentials for iDRAC. You can provide credentials
authenticated on the active directory.
NOTE: You can enter only specific special characters in the user name field. For more information on the special
characters that you can use in the iDRAC 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 will check 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.
3. Click OK to launch the System Viewer utility.
For more information on using the System Viewer utility, see Using the System Viewer Utility.
Configuration utility
The Configuration Utility allows you to perform various operations from the source system to the entire collection of Dell
systems discovered under All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers on the Configuration Manager console. This utility works on a
one-to-many relationship and uses the Remote Enablement feature of the Lifecycle Controller present on Dell systems. You can
perform the various operations on all the target systems at one time.
To launch the Configuration Utility:
1. In Configuration Manager 2012, or Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012 R2, under Device
Collections, right-click on All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller > Launch Config
Utility.
NOTE: You can launch Configuration 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
DLCI for Configuration Manager enables you to launch the iDRAC console for any of the Dell systems from the Configuration
Manager console, to view or modify the iDRAC configuration of the selected system.
After you install DLCI 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 iDRAC console for a system under the collection:
1. Select any system under Devices > All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers in Configuration Manager 2012 or Configuration
Manager SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012 R2.
2. Right-click the system and select the Dell Lifecycle Controller > Launch iDRAC Console menu option.
The iDRAC console of the system is launched on your default browser.
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Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration