Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Version 3.3 for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager User's Guide
- Introduction to Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
- Use case scenarios
- Common prerequisites
- Editing and exporting the BIOS configuration profile of a system
- Comparing and updating the firmware inventory
- Creating, editing, and saving a RAID profile of a system
- Deploying operating system on collection
- Exporting server profile to iDRAC vFlash card or network share
- Importing server profile from iDRAC vFlash card or network share
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs
- Working With NIC or CNA Profiles
- Working with Fibre Channel profiles
- Selecting Fibre Channel storage area network in boot sequence
- Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
- Licensing for DLCI
- Dell Deployment ToolKit
- Dell Driver CAB files
- Configuring target systems
- Auto-discovery and handshake
- Applying Drivers from the task sequence
- Creating a task sequence
- Creating a Dell specific task sequence
- Creating a custom task sequence
- Editing a task sequence
- Configuring the task sequence steps to apply operating system image and driver package
- Applying the operating system image
- Adding Dell driver packages
- Deploying a task sequence
- Creating a task sequence media bootable ISO
- System Viewer utility
- Configuration utility
- Launching the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller console
- Task Viewer
- Additional tasks you can perform with Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration
- Configuring security
- Validating a Dell factory-issued Client Certificate on the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller for auto-discovery
- Pre-authorizing systems for auto-discovery
- Changing the administrative credentials used by Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for Configuration Manager
- Using the Graphical User Interface
- Using the Array Builder
- Using the Configuration Utility
- Creating a Lifecycle Controller boot media
- Configuring hardware and deploying the operating system
- Deploying operating systems
- Hardware configuration and OS deployment workflow
- Updating firmware during OS deployment
- Configuring hardware during OS deployment
- Configuring RAID
- Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection
- Applying FC HBA profiles and FC SAN boot attributes on a collection
- Applying an integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile on a collection
- Exporting the system profiles before and after hardware configuration
- Comparing and updating firmware inventory for systems in a collection
- Viewing the hardware inventory
- Verifying Communication with Lifecycle Controller
- Viewing and exporting Lifecycle Controller logs for a collection
- Modifying credentials on Lifecycle Controllers
- Platform restore for a collection
- Comparing NIC or CNA profiles against systems in a collection
- Using the Import Server Utility
- Using the System Viewer Utility
- Viewing and editing BIOS configuration
- Viewing and configuring RAID
- Configuring iDRAC profiles for a system
- Configuring NICs and CNAs for a system
- Configuring FC HBA cards for a system
- Comparing and updating firmware inventory
- Comparing hardware configuration profile
- Viewing Lifecycle Controller logs
- Viewing the hardware inventory for the system
- Platform restore for a system
- Comparing FC HBA profile against a target system
- Troubleshooting
- Configuring Dell provisioning web services on IIS
- Dell auto-discovery network setup specification
- Troubleshooting the viewing and exporting of Lifecycle Controller logs
- Deploying the operating system on Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers using WinPE 3.0
- Issues and resolutions
- ESXi or RHEL deployment on Windows systems moves to ESXi or RHEL collection, but not removed from Windows Managed Collection
- Related documentation and resources
NOTE: For the PowerEdge 11G systems, the Slot Length and Slot Type fields may show the status as Not Applicable
instead of Unknown.
Platform restore for a system
You can use this option on the System Viewer utility to perform the following functions:
• Export a system profile. For more information, see Exporting the system profile.
• Import a system profile. For more information, see Importing the system profile.
• Manage profiles.
• Configure Part Replacement properties for a system. For more information, see Configuring part replacement properties for a
system.
Prerequisites to export or import a system profile
You must upgrade the firmware to the following versions:
• iDRAC Firmware for blade systems to version 3.30 or higher.
• iDRAC Firmware for rack and tower systems to version 1.80 or higher.
• Lifecycle controller firmware to version 1.5 or higher.
• When exporting a system profile, if you want to schedule a backup, then you must have administrative privileges to access the
iDRAC vFlash Card or a Network share.
For more information on updating you firmware versions, see Comparing and Updating the Firmware Inventory.
Exporting the system profile
About this task
You can create a backup of the system profiles and export it to an iDRAC vFlash Card or a Network share. This feature backs up the
following:
• Hardware and firmware inventory such as BIOS, LOMs, and Storage Controllers (RAID level, virtual disk, and controller
attributes).
• System information such as service tag, system type, and so on.
• Lifecycle Controller firmware images, system configuration, and iDRAC system profiles.
To export the system profile:
Steps
1. On the System Viewer utility, select Platform Restore.
For the 11th generation of PowerEdge servers, the utility checks for a valid license of the Dell vFlash SD card on the Lifecycle
Controller of the system and for 12th and 13th generations of PowerEdge servers, the utility checks for an Enterprise license,
and also the firmware version. If a valid license is present, the Platform Restore screen is displayed.
NOTE: This feature is available only for Lifecycle Controller version 1.5 and later.
2. On the Platform Restore screen, select the Export Server Profile option and click Next. The options to select the vFlash
media or location are displayed.
3. Select one of the following options:
• vFlash media: backs up on the iDRAC vFlash Card.
NOTE: In a vFlash card, an existing system profile is overwritten when you export a system profile.
• Network share: backs up on a shared location on the network. If you choose this option you must specify the following
information:
– Existing share: Specify share location if you are creating a backup for the first time. This information is cached for
subsequent backups and you can select the existing location from the drop-down box.
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