Users Guide

Table Of Contents

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 Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection.

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 Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller.

• Modify and set the Lifecycle Controller credentials on the targeted collection of Dell systems. For more information, see

Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers.

• 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 Comparing NIC or CNA profiles

against systems in a collection.

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:

Steps

1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012, under Device Collections, right-click All Dell Lifecycle

Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility.

NOTE: You can launch Config Utility for any collection.

2. In the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility window, select Create new Lifecycle Controller Boot Media on the left-

hand pane.