Page 3 - Contents
Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5 Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller ...............................................................................5 Key features ..........................
Page 5 - Introduction; Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
1 Introduction Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management to perform systems management tasks such as deploy, configure, update, maintain, and diagnose. It is delivered as part of integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) out-of-band solution and embedded Unified ...
Page 6 - Key features
Operating System device drivers directly on the server. This eliminates the media-based system management tools and utilities traditionally needed for systems management. The benefits include: • Increased Uptime — Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server failure ...
Page 7 - What’s new in this release?; Why use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services?
• Delete server-related information• View the managed system using Physical Computer System View• Manage the web server certificate• Configure the USB management port• View embedded tech support report to resolve business-critical issues• Configure storage devices in real time• Replace motherboard u...
Page 9 - Other documents you may need
Lifecycle controller also supports local one-to-one system management tasks through a graphical user interface (GUI) using the server’s KVM or the Virtual Console in iDRAC for operating system installation, updates, configuration, and for running diagnostics on single and local servers. This elimina...
Page 10 - Accessing documents from Dell Support Site
• The WS-MAN profile documents available at Dell TechCenter ( delltechcenter.com/lc ) provides detailed information about the WS-Man commands used to perform Lifecycle Controller related tasks. • The Lifecycle Controller Release Notes provides last-minute updates to the system or documentation or ad...
Page 12 - Remote Services Features; Deployment and configuration; Server configuration profiles; BIOS configuration
2 Remote Services Features Using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, you can perform the following operations: • Deploy and Configure• Monitor• Maintain• Create and schedule jobs Deployment and configuration Using various Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services' capabilities, you can perform differen...
Page 13 - RAID configuration
controller properties and attributes are divided into views to provide a simple methodology for the clients to query the iDRAC views and set the iDRAC attributes. You can perform the following operations: • Retrieve current iDRAC configuration and inventory• Get and set any configurable iDRAC attrib...
Page 14 - NIC configuration
NOTE: On Dell’s 13th generation PowerEdge server, you can now perform all RAID configuration jobs in real-time without rebooting the host. For more information on RAID configuration, see the SimpleRaid profile document available at en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1906.dcim...
Page 15 - Near Field Communication (NFC) using the QuickSync feature; Configuring advance security using hash password
• Deploy operating system on iSCSI and FCoE LUN. Near Field Communication (NFC) using the QuickSync feature Using the QuickSync feature, you can: • View basic server information such as Service Tag, MAC address, NIC data, firmware versions, operating system, and so on. • View log and monitoring info...
Page 16 - Configuring USB management port; Monitor; Collecting System Inventory
Configuring USB management port On the 13th generation of PowerEdge servers monitored by iDRAC, you can perform the following functions on a USB port and USB drive: • Manage the status of the server’s USB management port. If the status is disabled, iDRAC does not process a USB device or host connect...
Page 17 - Hardware inventory; Lifecycle log
Easy Restore and Part Replacement will not contain the latest information when CSIOR is disabled. In- band tools such as OMSA and DTK cannot configure BIOS when CSIOR is disabled. Also, system information reported from out-of-band interfaces such as WS-MAN and RACADM may not have correct information...
Page 18 - System event log
• User login to any iDRAC interface For more information about Event and Error Messages, see the Dell Event Message Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/home . System event log The Lifecycle Log contains events related to system, storage devices, network devices, firmware updates, configura...
Page 19 - Out-of-band server performance monitoring; Maintain; Server configuration profiles — export or import; Firmware update
Out-of-band server performance monitoring Using this feature, you can monitor the performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O. Intel ME supports Compute Usage Per Second (CUPS) functionality for monitoring the performance. The monitoring is independent of the OS and does not use CPU resources. The Int...
Page 20 - Part replacement
For more information about automatic update, see Automatic Updates in Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers white paper available at Dell TechCenter . Part replacement The Part Replacement feature is used to automatically update a firmware, configuration, or both for a newly replaced component, suc...
Page 21 - View
Retire or repurpose the server By using the Retire or Repurpose feature, the server-related data such as system configuration, logs, PowerEdge RAID Controller Non-Volatile (PERC NV) cache (if available), and other data that are stored on a server can be deleted. iDRAC license cannot be deleted by us...
Page 22 - Job management; Job types
• Directly enumerate the CIM_PhysicalComputerSystem from the console without any prior knowledge of a particular class. • Use a registered profile to enumerate the implemented features.• Invoke certain method based on implemented features. For more information about viewing the managed computer syst...
Page 23 - System status
System-created jobs User-created jobs • vFlash (Attach Partition)• vFlash (Detach Partition)• vFlash (Export Data from Partition)• vFlash (Create Partition using Image) • Reboot System status This feature is used to remotely obtain the overall Remote Services API status that includes both the host s...
Page 24 - Profiles; Lifecycle Controller-related profiles
3 Getting started with API collateral and links Getting started with any feature of Lifecycle Controller begins at the Dell TechCenter Lifecycle Controller home page — delltechcenter.com/LC . The home page contains various sections that reference URLs, and these referenced URLs are direct links to t...
Page 29 - MOF WSDL and XSD API definitions; Managed object file; Web service description language; Web services interface guide
MOF WSDL and XSD API definitions A complement to the profile documentation is the Managed Object File (MOF) that documents the class implementation of the Dell-specific CIM classes. Web Service Description Language (WSDL) and XML Schema Definition (XSD) files describe the resulting functionality. Ma...
Page 30 - Best practices guide; Attribute registry XML
Best practices guide The Best Practices Guide provides the work flows that group smaller WSMAN operations to achieve a particular task. To access the Best Practices Guide , from the Dell TechCenter ( delltechcenter.com/LC ) page, under the Web Services Integration Tools , click Best Practices Guide ...
Page 31 - Authorization and licensing requirements for API access
• Logs• Configuration results• Hardware Inventory• Attributes• Server Configuration Profiles NOTE: To access the Lifecycle Controller XML Schema Guide , use the link http:// en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20270305 Authorization and licensing requirements for API access There ...
Page 32 - White papers; Lifecycle Controller and iDRAC white papers
White papers White papers help you to know in-depth information about a business-critical process that you can complete by using firmware products such as Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC and so on. You can perform these processes by using GUI features, RACADM commands, and WS-MAN commands. Lifecycle Con...
Page 33 - Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API; API clients
4 Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API This section outlines the resources required to integrate the Lifecycle Controller API into an application: • API Clients – Lists the API clients that are available to support WinRM or WSMAN. The API clients enable a you to create an application in a variet...
Page 34 - Applications using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services; WinRM and OpenWSMAN installation and configuration
• Other scripting examples — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/ 1981.scripting-the-dell-lifecycle-controller.aspx Applications using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services The following applications use Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services • Dell Compellent | Fluid Data Networ...
Page 35 - Social media reference; Systems Management forum section
5 Social media reference To obtain the most up-to-date information, go to the Dell TechCenter and search for the required information. Product Name and Topic Link on Dell TechCenter Lifecycle Controller http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1979.lifecycle-controller.aspx ...
Page 36 - Terms and definitions
6 Terms and definitions The following table lists the terms used in this document and their definitions. Term Definition LC Lifecycle Controller Enumerate Refers to WS-MAN ENUMERATE operation as described in Section 8.2 of DSP0226_V1.1 and Section 9.1 of DSP0227_V1.0 Get Refers to WS-MAN GET operati...
