Users Guide

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Using the Configuration Utility
This section describes the various operations that you can perform with the Dell Lifecycle Controller
Configuration Utility.
You can use the Config Utility from the Configuration Manager console to:
• Create a new Lifecycle Controller boot media to deploy operating systems remotely. For more
information, see Creating a Lifecycle Controller boot media.
• Configure hardware and deploy the operating system on the target systems in the collection. For
more information, see Configuring hardware and deploying the operating system.
• View the firmware inventory, compare it against a baseline, and update the firmware using a
repository for all the systems in the collection. For more information, see Vergleich und Aktualisierung
der Firmware-Bestandsliste für Systeme in einer Sammlung..
NOTE: You can create a repository using the Dell Repository Manager. For more information on
Dell Repository Manager, see the Dell Repository Manager User’s Guide available at dell.com/
support/manual.
• View the current hardware inventory for all the systems in the collection. For more information, see
Viewing the hardware inventory.
• Set Lifecycle Controller credentials for the current session and verify communication and user
accounts with Dell LCs. For more information, see Überprüfen der Kommunikation mit dem Lifecycle
Controller.
• Modify and set the Lifecycle Controller credentials on the targeted collection of Dell systems. For
more information, see Ändern der Anmeldeinformationen auf den Lifecycle Controllern.
• View and export the Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection. For more information, see Viewing and
exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection.
• Perform tasks to restore the platform information for systems in a collection that includes:
– Exporting the system profiles of all the systems in the collection.
– Importing the system profiles of all the systems in the collection.
– Configuring Part Replacement properties for a collection.
For more information, see Platform restore for a collection.
• Compare a NIC configuration profile against systems in a collection. For more information, see
Vergleich von NIC/CNA-Profilen mit Systemen in einer Sammlung.
NOTE: DLCI performs all the preceding actions for 20 systems at a time. If you have 100 systems
in a collection, the first 20 systems are updated first, then the next 20, and so on.
Creating a Lifecycle Controller boot media
About this task
Create a Lifecycle Controller boot media to deploy operating systems remotely.
To create a Lifecycle Controller boot media:
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