Users Guide
Hardware configuration and OS deployment workflow..............................................................41
Updating firmware during OS deployment..................................................................................43
Configuring hardware during OS deployment............................................................................ 43
Configuring RAID.......................................................................................................................... 44
Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection............................................................................44
Applying an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile on a collection.........................45
Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection.......................................46
Viewing the hardware inventory.........................................................................................................47
Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller.........................................................................48
Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers.................................................................................48
Modifying credentials of Lifecycle Controllers on the Configuration Manager database.........49
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection.................................................... 49
Platform restore for a collection........................................................................................................ 50
Exporting the system profiles in a collection...............................................................................50
Importing the system profiles in a collection.............................................................................. 50
Configuring Part Replacement properties for a collection..........................................................51
Comparing NIC or CNA profiles against systems in a collection......................................................51
5 Using the Import Server Utility.........................................................................53
Importing Dell servers.........................................................................................................................53
Importing system variables.................................................................................................................54
6 Using the System Viewer Utility.......................................................................56
Viewing and editing BIOS configuration............................................................................................56
Creating a new profile...................................................................................................................57
Editing an existing profile.............................................................................................................. 57
Adding a new attribute.................................................................................................................. 57
Editing an existing BIOS attribute................................................................................................. 58
Changing the BIOS or UEFI boot sequence and hard disk drive sequence............................... 58
Viewing and configuring RAID............................................................................................................58
Configuring iDRAC profiles for a system........................................................................................... 58
Creating an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile...................................................59
Editing an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile..................................................... 59
Configuring NICs and CNAs for a system..........................................................................................60
Creating a NIC or CNA profile......................................................................................................60
Scanning a collection.................................................................................................................... 61
Configuring adapters.....................................................................................................................61
Configuring NIC and iSCSI parameters........................................................................................62
Editing a NIC or CNA profile.........................................................................................................63
Comparing and updating firmware inventory................................................................................... 63
Comparing hardware configuration profile.......................................................................................64
Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs.......................................................................................................65
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