Users Guide

Hardware configuration and OS deployment workflow............................................................. 44
Updating firmware during OS deployment..................................................................................46
Configuring hardware during OS deployment.............................................................................47
Configuring RAID...........................................................................................................................47
Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection............................................................................ 47
Applying FC HBA profiles and FC SAN boot attributes on a collection......................................48
Applying an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile on a collection.........................50
Exporting the system profiles before and after hardware configuration....................................52
Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection....................................... 53
Viewing the hardware inventory.........................................................................................................54
Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller.........................................................................54
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection.....................................................55
Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers................................................................................. 55
Modifying credentials of Lifecycle Controllers on the Configuration Manager database......... 56
Platform restore for a collection........................................................................................................ 56
Exporting the system profiles in a collection............................................................................... 57
Importing the system profiles in a collection...............................................................................57
Configuring Part Replacement properties for a collection......................................................... 58
Comparing NIC or CNA profiles against systems in a collection..................................................... 58
5 Using the Import Server Utility........................................................................ 60
Importing Dell servers.........................................................................................................................60
Importing system variables................................................................................................................. 61
6 Using the System Viewer Utility.......................................................................63
Viewing and editing BIOS configuration............................................................................................63
Creating a new profile...................................................................................................................64
Editing an existing profile..............................................................................................................64
Adding a new attribute..................................................................................................................64
Editing an existing BIOS attribute................................................................................................. 65
Changing the BIOS or UEFI boot sequence and hard disk drive sequence............................... 65
Viewing and configuring RAID........................................................................................................... 66
Configuring iDRAC profiles for a system........................................................................................... 66
Creating an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile.................................................. 66
Editing an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile......................................................67
Configuring NICs and CNAs for a system.......................................................................................... 67
Creating a NIC or CNA profile......................................................................................................68
Scanning a collection....................................................................................................................68
Configuring adapters.................................................................................................................... 69
Configuring NIC and iSCSI parameters........................................................................................69
Editing a NIC or CNA profile.........................................................................................................70
Configuring FC HBA cards for a system............................................................................................. 71
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