Users Guide

5. You can filter the information based on any of the baseline details, set schedule based on the available options and then click
Update to update your system with the latest firmware.
● start now — to start the update.
● start on next reboot — to start the update when the target system reboots.
● schedule update — to set a date and time for the update. If the updates are scheduled in sequence within an hour of
each other; then a warning message is displayed.
Comparing hardware configuration profile
This feature enables you to compare and report the BIOS or iDRAC configuration profiles that are applied on a system.
To compare the hardware configuration profile:
1. On the System Viewer utility, click Compare Hardware Configuration Profile.
2. After the comparison report is generated, the screen displays the following colors to indicate the status of the comparison:
● White — indicates that the profile applied matches the profile on the target system .
● Red — indicates that there is a mismatch while applying the profile to the target system.
● Grey — indicates that either the profile you applied is not configured, or the attribute is missing in the target system.
3. The Compare Hardware Configuration Profile screen displays the following fields:
● Attribute Name — lists the BIOS or iDRAC attributes depending on the profile you have selected.
● System Value — lists the current value of the BIOS or iDRAC attribute. If there are no values, the value displayed is NA.
● Profile Value — lists the value of the attributes in the profile. If there are no values, the value displayed is NA.
Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs
This feature enables you to view the Lifecycle Controller logs in a readable format and save or export the logs to a .CSV file. The
Lifecycle Controller logs contains details such as history of firmware upgrades, changed events for updates and configuration,
and user comments.
To view the Lifecycle Controller logs:
1. On the System Viewer utility, select View Lifecycle Controller Logs. The View Lifecycle Controller Logs screen
displays the following fields:
● Existing Share— Specify the UNC or CIFS share where you want to save the file in the following format:
\\<IPAddress>\<share>\filename. The filename is provided by default and you cannot change the filename. This
information is cached for subsequent viewing. It is recommended that you specify an empty share each time you want to
view the Lifecycle Controller log files. If you use an existing location then make sure that the location is empty.
● Domain\User Name — Specify the correct domain and user name required by Lifecycle Controller to access the UNC
or CIFS share.
● Password — Specify the correct password.
2. Click Next.
The View Lifecycle Controller Logs screen is displayed.
The screen displays the latest 100 logs by default. You can modify the number of logs to be displayed only when you click
Pause or after all the 100 logs are displayed on the screen. The following details are displayed:
Table 6. Lifecycle Controller log details
Column Description
Hostname This is the hostname of the system for which you are
viewing the Lifecycle Controller logs. This is displayed only in
the case of a collection of systems and not a single system.
No. This is the sequence number of the log.
Category The category of the Lifecycle Controller Log. For example,
Configuration Service, iDRAC, Inventory, and so on.
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