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Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without ...
Contents 3 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Why Use USC/USC-LCE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 USC and USC-LCE Features and Product Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 What’s new in USC/USC-LCE 1.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Upgradin...
4 Contents 3 USC and USC-LCE Features . . . . . . . . . . 25 Lifecycle Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 USC-LCE Platform Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 FTP Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Platform Rollback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ...
Contents 5 4 USC and USC-LCE Operations . . . . . . . . . 37 Viewing Hardware Inventory–Current or Factory Shipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Exporting Hardware Inventory–Current or Factory Shipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . ....
10 Contents A Lifecycle Log Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 B Easy-to-use System Component Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Introduction 11 1 Introduction The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of iDRAC Express card and embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications in the 11th generation Dell servers. The iDRAC6 works with the UEFI firmwar...
12 Introduction • Dell Server Updates DVD • Dell Systems Build and Update Utility DVD (for USC only). • Network share – Patching/Updates (USC-LCE only) — Operating system agnostic and reduced maintenance downtime with direct access to updates from ftp.dell.com . It simplifies BIOS and firmware updat...
Introduction 13 your requirements. As the tool is integrated and embedded, formatting or reinstalling the operating system does not remove the tool, thus saving significant time and money. USC and USC-LCE Features and Product Classification USC or USC-LCE displays the features that the system suppor...
14 Introduction Table 1-2. Product Classification Dell System Series Options Available System Management Device USC or USC-LCE Available Features y 11 x No Options Embedded BMC USC BMC - Operating System Deployment, Hardware Diagnostics, USC Settings y 21 x to y 51 x Standard Embedded BMC USC BMC - ...
Introduction 15 1. For Dell Blade systems — BMC, iDRAC6 Express card, and iDRAC6 Enterprise card are included as standard configurations. y 61 x to y 91 x Standard Embedded BMC with iDRAC6 Express card USC-LCE BMC with iDRAC6 Express - Operating System Deployment, Hardware Diagnostics, USC Settings,...
16 Introduction What’s new in USC/USC-LCE 1.5 The new features are: • Backup and Export server profile• Import server profile• View and export factory shipped inventory• Configure and upgrade firmware for Converged Network Adapters (CNA) cards. Supported on the following CNA card:Broadcom:– M710HD D...
Introduction 17 Other Documents You May Need In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at support.dell.com/manuals . On the Manuals page, click Software Systems Management . Click on the appropriate product link on the right-side to access the documents. • The Integ...
Using USC or USC-LCE 19 2 Using USC or USC-LCE Before using USC/USC-LCE, you must ensure that the following pre- requisites are met: • Ensure that your network is configured.• Ensure that the system has the latest versions of iDRAC and BIOS installed. See Readme for more information. Launching USC o...
20 Using USC or USC-LCE Launch Messages—Causes and Resolutions Table 2-1 lists the messages that appear during system launch, and their cause and resolution. Table 2-1. Launch Error Messages—Causes and Resolutions Message Cause Resolution System Services disabled • The system is turned on or restart...
Using USC or USC-LCE 21 Enabling USC or USC-LCE 1 Press <Ctrl><E> within five seconds after system start-up.The iDRAC6 Configuration Utility is displayed. 2 Navigate to System Services . 3 Select Disable System Services . 4 Save your changes and exit the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility . Th...
22 Using USC or USC-LCE Using USC for the First Time When using USC for the first time, it is recommended that you run the wizards: 1 USC Settings — Run the wizard to change the language, keyboard, or network settings. 2 OS Deployment — Run to install the operating system. 3 Hardware Diagnostics — R...
Using USC or USC-LCE 23 Specifying Language, and Keyboard Type 1 In the left pane, click USC Settings . 2 In the right pane, click Language and Keyboard . Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to select the options. a From the Language drop-down menu, select the language. b From the Keyboard Type dro...
USC and USC-LCE Features 25 3 USC and USC-LCE Features This chapter provides a brief description of the Unified Server Configurator (USC) and Unified Server Configurator-Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE) features. Also helps you familiarize with USC and USC-LCE wizards to use USC-LCE most eff...
26 USC and USC-LCE Features Lifecycle Log Lifecycle Controller provides the history of firmware changes of the related components installed on a managed node. The log contains the following: • Firmware update history based on device, version, and date• Events based on severity, category, and date• U...
USC and USC-LCE Features 27 If the FTP server or network share is used for update, configure the network card using USC Settings wizard before accessing the updates. See Also: • Updating Platform FTP Authentication USC supports anonymous login by authenticating the blank username, a password of your...
28 USC and USC-LCE Features Hardware Configuration USC-LCE provides different wizards for configuring hardware, and they are: Configuration Wizards Use the configuration wizards to configure system devices. The Configuration Wizards include Physical Security Configuration, System Date/Time Configura...
USC and USC-LCE Features 29 components (for example, fans, PCI devices, NICs, DIMMs, PSU, and so on), and their properties and values. From the Filter by Hardware Component drop-down menu, select the hardware component to view its properties and values. You can export this information in the XML for...
30 USC and USC-LCE Features See Also: • Viewing Hardware Inventory–Current or Factory Shipped • Exporting Hardware Inventory–Current or Factory Shipped Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults You can delete the current iDRAC settings and reset iDRAC to factory defaults. It also deletes lifecycle log...
USC and USC-LCE Features 31 Driver Extraction The drivers required for the operating system, or updates recommended for updating the system after installation, are extracted to a temporary location. These files are deleted after an 18-hour period or when you press the <F10> key to either cance...
32 USC and USC-LCE Features Platform Restore Part Replacement Configuration Use this feature to automatically update a new part to the firmware version or the configuration of the replaced part, or both. See Also: • Part Replacement Configuration Backup Server Profile Use this feature to do the foll...
USC and USC-LCE Features 33 System or Feature Behavior During Backup • System Services is not available.• A partition with a label name SRVCNF is automatically created on the vFlash SD card to store the backup image file. If a partition with the label name SRVCNF already exists, it is overwritten. •...
34 USC and USC-LCE Features Import Server Profile Use this feature to import and restore the server to a previously known working state from a backup image file that is either located on a vFlash SD card, network share, or USB. NOTE: You can cancel a restore job using Ctrl-E during POST and select C...
USC and USC-LCE Features 35 identify hardware problems that the operating system and other online tools cannot identify. You can use the hardware diagnostics utility to validate the memory, I/O devices, CPU, physical disks, and other peripherals. See Also: • Performing Hardware Diagnostics • Updatin...
36 USC and USC-LCE Features Key Encryption Use this feature to: • Set the encryption for PERC H700/H800 RAID controllers in one of the following modes:– Local Key Encryption — Applies a local key on the RAID controller and remove the keys. – No Encryption — No encryption is applied on the controller...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 37 4 USC and USC-LCE Operations This section provides the tasks required to perform different operations on the Unified Server Configurator (USC) and Unified Server Configurator- Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE). Viewing Hardware Inventory–Current or Factory Shipped ...
38 USC and USC-LCE Operations Workflow To export the current or factory shipped hardware inventory: 1 In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration . 2 Click Export Current Hardware Inventory or Export Factory Shipped Hardware Inventory . 3 Select USB Device or Network Share . USB Device Select USB...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 39 For NFS • Share Name — Type the path to the shared folder where you must store the file. For example, \\xxx.xxx.xx.xx\sharename . • File Location — Type the sub-directories if any. For example, 2010\Apr . 4 Click Test Network Connection to verify if USC-LCE is able to c...
40 USC and USC-LCE Operations Updating Platform You can update to the latest version of USC-LCE using the Platform Update wizard. It is recommended that you run the Platform Update wizard on a regular basis to access the latest updates. For USC-LCE, you can update the firmware and BIOS using individ...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 41 Selecting Download Method To download the updates using the Platform Update wizard, use one of the following sources: • FTP server – Dell FTP Server – Configuring Proxy Server NOTE: Make sure that the catalog file and DUPs that are downloaded from ftp.dell.com, are copi...
42 USC and USC-LCE Operations • Proxy Type — The type of proxy server. HTTP and SOCKS 4 proxy types are supported by USC-LCE. • Proxy User Name — The user name required for authentication on the proxy server. • Proxy Password — The password required for authentication on the proxy server. • Test Net...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 43 Using Repository 1 From the drop-down menu, select the volume label. 2 In the Catalog Location or Update package path , if the catalog file is located in the root folder, do not enter the file name. However, if the catalog file is located in a sub-directory, enter the s...
44 USC and USC-LCE Operations Selecting and Applying Updates To select and apply the updates: 1 In the left pane of the Home page, click Select Updates. The list of available updates is displayed. 2 Select the required updates and click Apply . By default, USC-LCE selects the components for which th...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 45 Important • USC-LCE does not support the update or rollback of PERC 5/E Adapter for external storage, SAS 5i/R Adapter for tape, PERC S100 and PERC S300 Adapters, and Intel NIC Adapters. • A NIC wrapper.efi error may be displayed if you try updating the NIC using platfo...
46 USC and USC-LCE Operations Selecting and Applying Rollbacks To select and apply the rollbacks: 1 In the Platform Rollback page, select the required rollback image(s). 2 Click Apply . After the update process is complete, the system reboots. When applying more than one update, the system may reboo...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 47 Updating Devices That Affect Trusted Platform Module Settings If BitLocker protection is enabled on your system, updating certain components requires you to enter a recovery password or insert a USB flash drive containing a recovery key during the next system boot. This...
48 USC and USC-LCE Operations Performing Hardware Diagnostics To perform hardware diagnostics: 1 To start the Hardware Diagnostics utility: a In the left pane of USC or USC-LCE, click Hardware Diagnostics. b In the right pane, click Run Hardware Diagnostics . When the diagnostics utility launches, f...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 49 4 For USC — Select the driver source. See Selecting Operating System Driver Source Location (for USC only) for more information. 5 Select the operating system from the list, insert the operating system media, and complete the remaining tasks. See Selecting Operating Sys...
50 USC and USC-LCE Operations 4 To save the drivers locally from the online repository, select Save Locally . 5 From the Save Locally drop-down menu, select the USB drive to save the system drivers. Make sure to connect a USB device to the USB drive. 6 Click Next . See Also: Selecting Download Metho...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 51 Using Optional RAID Configuration If the system has a RAID controller, you can configure a virtual disk as the boot device. Configuring RAID Using Operating System Deployment Wizard Important • For USC, the Raid Configuration wizard is available only through the OS Depl...
52 USC and USC-LCE Operations Selecting Operating System You can select an operating system based on its availability and user preference. Take any one of the following action: • Selecting an Operating System Available in the List • Selecting Custom Operating System • Selecting an Operating System N...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 53 Selecting Custom Operating System To install a custom operating system: 1 From the list, select the required operating system and click Next . The drivers are extracted and USC or USC-LCE prompts you to insert the operating system installation media. 2 Insert the custom...
54 USC and USC-LCE Operations Driver Extraction and Installation See Also: • Driver Extraction • Rebooting System Installing Drivers for RHEL 4.8 Operating System To install the drivers: 1 Mount the USB device containing the operating system drivers labeled OEMDRV . Use the following command to moun...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 55 Rebooting System Click Finish to reboot the system and continue with the operating system installation. Upon reboot, the system boots to the operating system installation media. CAUTION: During the beginning of Microsoft Windows Server ® 2003 installation, the installer...
56 USC and USC-LCE Operations Operating System–Post Installation Scenarios Post installation of operating system, complete the following USC or USC- LCE tasks for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 operating systems: • Assigning a Windows-Bootable System Partition to Driv...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 57 3 After USC reboots to the operating system installer CD/DVD, enter the command: > linux dd 4 Insert the Driver Update Disk (DUD) when prompted, and specify the location of the USB drive and press <Enter> . 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the in...
58 USC and USC-LCE Operations Configuring System Date/Time To set the date and time for the system: 1 From the USC/USC-LCE Home page, select Hardware Configuration . 2 In the right pane, select Configuration Wizards . 3 Click System Date/Time Configuration . The default system date and system time s...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 59 LAN Configuration To view and configure: 1 From iDRAC Configuration, select LAN Configuration . 2 Enter details for iDRAC LAN, IPMI Over LAN, MAC Address, and NIC Selection. NIC Mode The different types of NIC mode for enabling NIC are: • Dedicated • Shared with failove...
60 USC and USC-LCE Operations Dedicated This option enables remote access to utilize the dedicated network interface available on the Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC). The DRAC interface is not shared with the host operating system and routes management traffic to a separate physical network, th...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 61 Shared with failover - All LOMS This option enables remote access to share the network interface with the host operating system. The remote access device network interface is fully functional when the host operating system is configured for NIC teaming. The remote acces...
62 USC and USC-LCE Operations Common IP Configuration To set common IP configuration: 1 From iDRAC Configuration , select IP Configuration . 2 Register the iDRAC name. 3 Set the domain name from DHCP. 4 Specify the domain name. 5 Specify the host name string. 6 Click OK to save your settings and ret...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 63 The information set during the configuration is erased if iDRAC is reset to the original defaults or if the iDRAC firmware is updated. IPv4 Configuration To set IPv4 configuration: 1 From IP Configuration , select IPV4 , and enable or disable the protocol. 2 Set the RMC...
64 USC and USC-LCE Operations To specify user-configured controls, click Ethernet IP Address settings, and enter appropriate values for the following: • Ethernet IP Address — Maximum value of 255.255.255.255 • Subnet Mask — Maximum value of 255.255.255.255 • Default Gateway — Maximum value of 255.25...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 65 IPv6 Configuration To set IPv6 configuration: 1 From IP Configuration , select IPV6 , and enable or disable the protocol. 2 Specify the IP Address Source . 3 Specify user-configured settings for alternate Ethernet IP Address. 4 Click Next to save your settings and proce...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 67 Virtual Media Configuration The Virtual Media is available only if the system includes iDRAC6 Enterprise. Use the Virtual Media Configuration wizard to set control modes for the available Virtual Media devices. See the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6)...
68 USC and USC-LCE Operations Provisioning Server Address Criteria • A list of IP addresses and/or hostnames and ports separated by comma. • Hostname can be fully qualified.• IPv4 address – starts with ‘(‘ and ends with ‘)’ when specified at the same time with a hostname. • Each IP address or hostna...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 69 Account Privilege Smart Card Authentication • Enabled — Enabling Smart Card login disables all command-line out-of- band interfaces including SSM, Telnet, Serial, remote RACADM, and IPMI over LAN. • Disabled — On subsequent logins from the graphical user interface (GUI)...
70 USC and USC-LCE Operations Summary and Confirmation To view the summary of changes and apply them: 1 From iDRAC Configuration , select Summary . View the summary of the changes you have made. 2 Click Confirm to apply the changes, or click Cancel to cancel all changes and exit the iDRAC Configurat...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 71 c Foreign Configuration Found d Express or Advanced Wizard e Select Basic Settings f Express Wizard Only - Assign a Hot Spare g Express Wizard Only - Review Summary h Advanced Wizard Only - Select Physical Disks i Advanced Wizard Only - Additional Settings j Advanced Wi...
72 USC and USC-LCE Operations Foreign Configuration Found The Foreign Configuration Found screen displays only if a foreign configuration resides on the selected RAID controller. NOTE: If you have selected an S100 and S300 RAID controller, the foreign disks are displayed as Non-RAID disks in USC-LCE...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 73 Select the Express Wizard The Express Wizard enables you to select the RAID level only. The Express Wizard then selects a virtual disk configuration for the user which implements the selected RAID level and optionally enables you to assign a hot spare. Select Express Wi...
74 USC and USC-LCE Operations • RAID 6 — Stripes data across the physical disks, and uses two sets of parity information for additional data redundancy. If one or two physical disks fail, the data can be rebuilt using the parity information. RAID 6 offers better data redundancy and read performance ...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 75 Minimum Disk Requirement for Different RAID Levels Express Wizard Only - Assign a Hot Spare A hot spare is an unused backup physical disk that can be used to rebuild data from a redundant virtual disk. A hot spare can be used only with a redundant RAID level. Hot spares...
76 USC and USC-LCE Operations Express Wizard Only - Review Summary Review the virtual disk attributes you selected before creating a virtual disk. CAUTION: Clicking the Finish button deletes all existing virtual disks except for any foreign configurations that you specified should be kept. All data ...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 77 • Select the span length from the Select Span Length drop-down menu. The span length value refers to the number of physical disks included in each span. Span length applies only to RAID 10, RAID 50, and RAID 60. The Select Span Length drop-down menu is active only if th...
78 USC and USC-LCE Operations – Write Through — The controller sends a write-request completion signal only after the data is written to the disk. The Write Through policy provides better data security than the Write Back policy since the system assumes the data is available only after it has been w...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 79 Configuring RAID using Software RAID Use this feature to configure RAID if a PERC S100 controller on the motherboard or a PERC S300 RAID controller card is present in the system. If the software RAID option is selected, USC-LCE displays the physical disks as Non-RAID di...
80 USC and USC-LCE Operations 3 Click RAID Configuration to launch the wizard and do the following tasks: a Select RAID Controller . b Select the non-RAID physical disks attached to the controller and click Next to initialize them. NOTE: This step is not available if the controller has no non-RAID d...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 81 8 In the Additional Settings page, select the Secure Virtual Disk box and click Next. The Summary Page is displayed with details of the virtual disk attributes. 9 Click Finish . 10 To verify the virtual disk creation, repeat the first two steps. Configuring vFlash SD Ca...
82 USC and USC-LCE Operations – Type - Indicates the type of card, SD (Secure Digital) or MMC (MultiMediaCard). – Write Protected - Indicates if the write-protect latch on the vFlash SD card is set to on or off position. • Initialize vFlash - This deletes all the existing partitions on vFlash SD car...
86 USC and USC-LCE Operations 5 Enter the Encryption Key Identifier that will be associated with the entered passphrase. The Encryption Key Identifier is a passphrase hint; you must enter the passphrase when USC-LCE prompts with this hint. 6 In the New Passphrase text box, enter a passphrase. NOTE: ...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 87 4 In the right pane, select Remove encryption and delete data and click Next . 5 Select Delete encryption key and all secure virtual disks and click Finish . CAUTION: The existing encryption, virtual disks, and all the data are permanently deleted. Upgrading to an iDRAC...
88 USC and USC-LCE Operations If the installation is successful, you are able to boot to Unified Server Configurator — Lifecycle Controller Enabled. If the installation fails, you must upgrade iDRAC. See the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User Guide for more information. After you upgrade ...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 89 Configuring a Local FTP Server If your organization’s users are on a private network that does not have access to external sites, specifically ftp.dell.com , you can provide platform updates from a locally-configured FTP server. The users in your organization can access...
90 USC and USC-LCE Operations Using Dell Repository Manager to Create the Repository and Copy it to a Local FTP Server To create and copy the repository: 1 Copy the repository created using the Dell Repository Manager to the root directory of the local FTP server. NOTE: See the Dell Repository Manag...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 91 – Proxy User Name — The user name required for authentication on the proxy server. – Proxy Password — The password required for authentication on the proxy server. Configuring a Local USB Device If your organization’s users are on a private network that does not have ac...
92 USC and USC-LCE Operations Using the Dell Repository Manager to Create the Repository and Copy it to a USB Device To create and copy the repository: 1 Copy the repository created using the Dell Repository Manager to the root directory of the USB device. 2 Use this USB device for Platform Update. ...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 93 Supported Devices You can update the part firmware and configuration for the following devices: NOTE: Only part firmware updates are supported on SAS cards and power supply units. • NICs (Broadcom)• PERC, SAS, and CERC series 6 and 7• Power Supply Units Collect System I...
94 USC and USC-LCE Operations Part Configuration Update From the part configuration update drop-down, select one of the following: • Disabled — The feature is disabled and the current configuration is not applied if a part is replaced. • Apply always — The feature is enabled and the current configur...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 95 5 In the Confirm Passphrase field, re-enter the passphrase and click Finish . NOTE: You can check the iDRAC RAC logs for backup server profile status. After the backup profile is completed, check the Lifecycle Logs for all Export entries. To view the log, see Viewing Li...
96 USC and USC-LCE Operations Network Share CIFS • Share Name — Network share name. For example, \\xxx. xxx. xxx. xxx or \\DataServer\ServerBkp. • Domain and User Name — Network share domain and user name. For example, login-name@myDomain . If there is no domain, enter only the user name. • Password...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 97 Workflow To import the server profile from a vFlash SD card, Network Share, or a USB device: vFlash SD Card 1 In the left pane, select Platform Restore . 2 In the right pane, select Import Server Profile . 3 Select vFlash Secure Digital (SD) Card and click Next . 4 Sele...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 99 4 System powers off and perform iDRAC configuration and firmware restore. After completion, iDRAC resets and takes up to 10 minutes before the system powers on. 5 System powers on and restore process is complete. Check the Lifecycle logs for the restore process entries....
USC and USC-LCE Operations 101 Exporting Lifecycle Log Use this feature to export the Lifecycle Log information to an XML file. Store the XML file on an USB Device or Network Share . See Lifecycle Log Schema for more information on the schema. Prerequisites • If you use a network share, set the corr...
USC and USC-LCE Operations 103 Adding a Work Note to Lifecycle Log Use to this feature to record comments that is usable at a later date. For example, scheduled downtime information. NOTE: You can type a maximum of 50 characters in the Lifecycle Log field. To add comments: 1 In the left pane, click ...
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 105 5 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions This section describes the error messages commonly generated by Unified Server Configurator (USC) and Unified Server Configurator-Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE), and provides suggestions for r...
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 107 Enter a valid Default Gateway Address Enter a valid default gateway address that is between 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255. Enter a valid IPv4 DNS Server 1 Address Enter a valid IPv4 DNS Server1 address that is between 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255. Ente...
108 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions Table 5-2. USC Error Messages and Resolutions Error Message Resolution Unable to find a device capable of reading the OS install media USC cannot detect a device to read the operating system media. One of the following situations is probably causing...
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 113 An error occurred. One or more settings may not be restored. An error occurred when restoring Hardware Advanced Configuration settings. To resolve this issue: 1 Reboot the system. 2 Re-enter USC-LCE by pressing the <F10> key. Re-open the Advan...
116 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions Repairing the USC and USC-LCE Repairing USC If the message System Services update required appears during power-on self-test (POST), the embedded device that stores USC may contain corrupted data. To resolve the issue, try to update USC by executing...
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 117 2 Connect to iDRAC on your system using the iDRAC Web interface. For more information on iDRAC, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) User’s Guide . 3 From the iDRAC Web interface, click Remote Access . 4 Select the Update tab,...
118 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions 1 When USC-LCE downloads updates, where are the files stored? The files are stored in non-volatile memory, located on the main system board. This memory is not removable and is not accessible through the operating system. ...
Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 119 7 Can I update the drivers used by an installed operating system through USC or USC-LCE? No. USC or USC-LCE only provides drivers that are required for operating system installation. To update the drivers used by an installed operating system, see y...
120 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 13 Within Hardware Configuration, what is the difference between the Configuration Wizards and Advanced Configuration? USC-LCE offers two ways to configure hardware: Configuration Wizards and Advanced Configuration . Configuration Wizards guide you ...
Lifecycle Log Schema 123 A Lifecycle Log Schema This section displays a typical lifecycle log schema. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:dm="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" targetNamespace=...
Easy-to-use System Component Names 125 B Easy-to-use System Component Names Table B-1 lists the Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD) of the system components and the equivalent easy-to-use names. Table B-1. Easy-to-use Names of System Components FQDD of System Component Name Easy-to-use Name RAI...
Index 129 Index B Backup Server Profile about, 32how to, 94 BIOS configuring with HII, 83rolling back, 27, 45 BitL ocker, 47 D DUP, 20, 116 E error messages, 105Export Server Profile about, 33how to, 95 F FAQs, 118firmware adding custom, 119interrupting install, 44rolling back, 27, 45 FTP configurin...
Index 131 V vFlash, 118vFlash SD card configuration, 81virtual disk configuring as a boot device, 51 virtual media using for operating system installation, 119 W Windows drivers, 31installing to C drive, 56
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