Users Guide

To view the hardware inventory:
Steps
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, Configuration Manager 2012, in
Device Collections, right-click All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers
and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility.
2. On the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Hardware Inventory.
The following details are displayed on the right pane of the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility:
• Name : displays the name of the Dell system, which is part of the collection.
• Hardware: displays the hardware components of the system. For example, Memory, CPU, iDRAC, and FC HBA cards.
• FQDD: displays the fully qualified device description of the hardware component.
• Description: displays the properties of the hardware component.
NOTE: When the Configuration Utility is fetching the hardware inventory details of the collection, and there is a
disruption in the network connectivity, close the utility and launch it again when the network connectivity is
restored. The hardware inventory details do not get refreshed automatically.
NOTE: For the yx1x systems, the Slot Length and Slot Type fields may show the status as Not Applicable instead of
Unknown.
Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller
About this task
Use the following steps to verify the credentials of the discovered systems with iDRAC:
Steps
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012, in
Device Collections, right-click All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility.
2. From the left pane of the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Session Credentials, Verify Communication.
3. Click Run Check to verify communication with the iDRACs of the discovered systems.
A list of iDRACs discovered on the network appears along with their communication status.
4. Once the check is complete, click Export to CSV to export the results in CSV format.
Provide the location on your local drive or Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the results to the clipboard and save it in plain text
format.
Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection
About this task
You can view the Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection in a readable format and save or export the logs to a .CSV file in a Unified
Naming Convention (UNC) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) share.
To view the Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection:
Steps
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012, in Device Collections, right-click All Dell
Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility.
2. Select the View Lifecycle Controller Logs option.
The steps to view and export the log files for a collection are similar to viewing and exporting the log files for a single system.
Follow step 2 to step 7 as given in Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs.
The screen displays the latest 100 logs of each system in the collection by default. For example, if there are 10 systems in the
collection, the screen displays 1000 log files.
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