Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Controller User's Guide
- Introduction
- Using Lifecycle Controller
- Operating system deployment
- Monitor
- Hardware inventory view and export
- About view and export current inventory
- About view and export factory-shipped inventory
- Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
- Viewing or exporting hardware inventory after part replacement
- Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller
- Lifecycle Controller log
- Firmware update
- Configure
- System control panel access options
- Configuring iDRAC
- Configuring system time and date
- Configuring RAID
- Configuring RAID using software RAID
- Creating a secure virtual disk on a RAID controller
- Key encryption
- Local key encryption mode
- Breaking mirrored drives
- System setup — Advanced Hardware Configuration
- Collect system inventory on restart
- Configuring a local USB drive
- Configuring NFS and CIFS servers
- Conditions while configuring HTTP or HTTPS server
- Maintain
- Easy-to-use system component names
- Using the system setup and boot manager
- Troubleshooting and frequently asked questions
○ Standard — BIOS uses the default set of certificates to validate the drivers and operating system loaders during the
boot process.
○ Custom — BIOS uses the specific set of certificates that you import or delete from the standard certificates to validate
the drivers and operating system loaders during the boot process.
NOTE: The secure boot policy settings made on BIOS can also be changed on the Lifecycle Controller GUI.
NOTE: For more information on UEFI, go to uefi.org.
Driver access
Lifecycle Controller provides a local repository for drivers that are required for installing the operating system. Based on the
operating system you want to install, the OS Deployment wizard extracts these drivers and copies them to a temporary
directory (OEMDRV) on the managed system. These files are deleted after 18 hours or when you:
● Refresh the AC power cycle, which resets the iDRAC.
● Press <F2> select iDRAC Settings or Lifecycle Controller to cancel the Lifecycle Controller actions.
NOTE: Before installing an operating system, make sure that Lifecycle Controller is updated with the latest driver packs.
You can download the latest Lifecycle Controller drivers at https://www.dell.com/support.
Installing an operating system on iSCSI LUN and FCoE
LUN
You can install an operating system on an iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN by using the System Setup page.
Post reboot scenarios
The following table lists the post reboot scenarios, its user actions, and impact.
Table 7. Post reboot scenarios
Scenario User Action and Impact
During POST, the system prompts you to press a key
to boot to the operating system installation media.
Press any key to begin the operating system installation; else, the
system boots to the hard-disk drive and not the operating system
installation media.
Operating system installation is interrupted and the
system restarts before the installation is completed.
The system prompts you to press a key to boot from the operating
system installation media.
Cancel operating system installation. Press <F10>.
NOTE: If you press <F10> during the installation process or a
restart, the drivers provided by the operating system deployment
wizard are removed.
During the 18-hour period when drivers are extracted
to a temporary location after the operating system is
installed, you cannot update the component firmware
using a DUP. If you attempt a DUP through the
operating system during this time period, the DUP
displays a message that another session is active.
Lifecycle Controller does not allow DUP after the operating system
installation. However, if you disconnect the power supply to the
managed system, the OEMDRV directory is erased.
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