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Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Release 1.1 User's Manual

1. QLogic QLE2562 FC8 Dual Channel HBA QLogic FC8 Embedded Mezz Card QME2572 Emulex LPe16000 Single Port FC16 HBA Emulex LPe16000 Single Port FC16 HBA LP Emulex LPe16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA Emulex LPe16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA LP Emulex LPm16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezzanine e Part Replacement feature is available with iDRAC7 Express license e Added support for 64 bit DUP based single component update However do not use the 64 bit DUP if you are using Lifecycle Controller 2 Release 1 0 8 e Added clear and precise event messages that are displayed with the message ID message and recommended action For detailed information about these messages see Event Message Reference Guide on dell com support manuals e Synchronized mouse cursor while using Lifecycle Controller through iDRAC Virtual Console Must have BIOS version 1 3 x or later e Removed task validation post reboot after a firmware update operation This has reduced the time taken to complete firmware update K NOTE While performing firmware update if CSIOR is disabled after completing the update on all the components Lifecycle Controller performs a single validation task Reduced number of reboots if multiple components are selected During firmware update the system reboots depending on the components selected During firmware rollback the system reboots only while rolling back iDRAC and Power Supply firmware E NOTE For
2. Viewing Readme Click About View Readme to display the Readme Lifecycle Controller Features This section provides a brief description about the Lifecycle Controller features and helps you become familiar with the wizards to use Lifecycle Controller most effectively Each feature is a wizard in Lifecycle Controller which supports the following features Home Navigate back to the Home page Lifecycle Log View and export lifecycle log and add a work note to lifecycle log Firmware Update Apply updates or perform firmware rollback for the system components Hardware Configuration Configure system devices view and export hardware inventory of a system OS Deployment Install an operating system Platform Restore Backup export and restore system profile Hardware Diagnostics Perform diagnostics to validate the memory UO devices CPU physical disks and other peripherals Settings Specify the language keyboard layout and network settings while using Lifecycle Controller System Setup Configure settings for devices or components such as iDRAC BIOS and NIC Related Links Lifecycle Log Firmware Update Firmware Rollback Hardware Inventory View and Export Configure Operating System Deployment Platform Restore Hardware Diagnostics Setting Up Lifecycle Controller Using The System Setup And Boot Manager Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults 3 Operati
3. Description Allows you to set the memory frequency By default the Memory Frequency option is set to Maximum Performance Allows you to enable or disable the processor to operate in turbo boost mode By default the Turbo Boost option is set to Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when itis idle By default the CTE option is set to Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the processor to operate in all available power states By default the C States option is set to Enabled Allows you to enable Monitor Mwait instructions in the processor By default the Monitor Mwait option is set to Enabled for all system profiles except Custom E NOTE This option can be disabled only if the C States option in Custom mode is disabled NOTE When C States is enabled in Custom mode changing the Monitor Mwait setting does not impact system power performance Allows you to set the memory patrol scrub frequency By default the Memory Patrol Scrub option is set to Standard Allows you to set the memory refresh rate By default the Memory Refresh Rate option is set to 1x Allows you to set the DIMM voltage selection When set to Auto the system automatically sets the system voltage to the optimal setting based on the DIMM capacity and the numbers of DIMMs installed By default the Memory Operating Voltage option is set to Auto When set to enabled the CPU power management is cont
4. Use the Select Physical Disks screen to select the physical disks to be used for the virtual drive and select the physical disk drive related properties The number of physical disks required for the virtual disk varies depending on the RAID level The minimum and maximum numbers of physical disks required for the RAID level are displayed on the screen Protocol Select the protocol for the disk pool Serial Attached SCSI SAS or Serial ATA SATA SAS drives are used for high performance while SATA drives provide a more cost effective solution A disk pool is a logical grouping of physical disk drives on which one or more virtual drives can be created The protocol is the type of technology used to implement RAID Media Type Select the media type for the disk pool Hard Disk Drives HDD or Solid State Disks SSD HDDs use traditional rotational magnetic media for data storage and SSDs implement flash memory for data storage Encryption Capability Select Yes to enable encryption capability Select Span Length Select the span length The span length value refers to the number of physical disk drives included in each span Span length applies only to RAID 10 RAID 50 and RAID 60 The Select Span Length drop down list is active only if the user has selected RAID 10 RAID 50 or RAID 60 Drives remaining for current span Displays the number of physical disk drives available based on the span length value Select the physical d
5. Enter The System BIOS screen is displayed 3 Inthe System BIOS Screen select System Security and press Enter The System Security screen is displayed 4 In the System Security screen verify that Password Status is Unlocked 5 Select System Password alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab 6 Select Setup Password alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab E NOTE If you change the System and or Setup password a message prompts you to re enter the new password If you delete the System and or Setup password a message prompts you to confirm the deletion 7 Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen Press Esc again and a message prompts you to save the changes E NOTE You can disable password security while logging on to the system To disable the password security turn on or reboot your system type your password and press lt Ctrl gt lt Enter gt Using Your System Password To Secure Your System NOTE If you have assigned a setup password the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password 1 Turn on or reboot your system 2 Type your password and press Enter When Password Status is Locked type the password and press Enter when prompted at reboot If an incorrect system password is entered the system displays a message and prompts you to re enter your password You have three attempts to enter the corr
6. the Boot Mode option is set to BIOS NOTE Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu Setting this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu Boot Sequence Retry Allows you to enable or disable the boot sequence retry feature If this field is enabled and the 74 system fails to boot the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds By default the Boot Sequence Retry option is set to Disabled Menu Item Description BIOS Boot Settings Allows you to enable or disable BIOS Boot options K NOTE This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS UEFI Boot Settings Allows you to enable or disable UEFI Boot options K NOTE This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI One Time Boot Allows you to enable or disable a one time boot from a selected device Integrated Devices Screen Menu Item Description Integrated RAID Allows you to enable or disable the integrated RAID controller By default the Integrated RAID Controller Controller option is set to Enabled User Accessible USB Allows you enable or disable the user accessible USB ports Selecting Only Back Ports On Ports disables the front USB ports and selecting All Ports Off disables both front and back USB ports By default the User Accessible USB Ports option is set to All Ports On Internal USB Port Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB port By default the Internal USB Port option is set to On Internal SD Card Po
7. the update that had failed and then click Apply NOTE If the iDRAC firmware update is interrupted you may have to wait up to 30 minutes before attempting another iDRAC firmware update What is vFlash SD card vFlash SD card is a formatted SD Secure Digital card that plugs into iDRAC7 Enterprise vFlash SD card can be formatted and enabled through iDRAC to make it accessible as a USB drive for data storage Virtual flash is a partition on vFlash SD card to which you can remotely write an ISO file For more information see the ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 User s Guide available at dell com support manuals Can add my own drivers to use for operating system installation No You cannot add your own drivers for operating system installation For more information see Updating Platform for more information on updating the drivers that are used for operating system installation Can update the drivers used by an already installed operating system through Lifecycle Controller No Lifecycle Controller only provides drivers that are required for operating system installation To update the drivers used by an installed operating system see your operating system s Help documentation Can I add my own drivers and firmware for updating Lifecycle Controller to a local USB drive No Only drivers and firmware downloaded from the De Server Updates DVD is supported For more information see Configuring Local USB
8. then the controller uses the No Read Ahead policy e Write Policy Select the write policy Write Through The controller sends a write request completion signal only after the data is written to the disk drive The Write Through policy provides better data security than the Write Back policy because the system assumes the data is available only after it has been written to the disk drive Write Back The controller sends a write request completion signal as soon as the data is in the controller cache but has not yet been written to disk drive The Write Back policy may provide faster write performance but it also provides less data security because a system failure can prevent the data from being written to disk drive Force Write Back The write cache is enabled regardless of whether or not the controller has an operational battery If the controller does not have an operational battery data loss may occur in the event of a power failure e Assign a Hot Spare Disk if available Select this option to assign a hot spare to the virtual drive A hot spare is an unused backup physical disk drive that is used to rebuild data from a redundant virtual drive A hot spare can be used only with a redundant RAID level Hot spares also have requirements for physical disk drive size The hot spare must be as big as or bigger than the smallest physical disk drive included in the virtual drive If the RAID level and physic
9. xs sequence minOccurs 0 gt lt xs element ref dm Description minOccurs 0 gt lt xs element ref dm MessageID minOccurs 0 gt lt xs element ref dm MessageArguments inOccurs 0 gt lt xs sequence gt lt xs attribute name TimeStamp type xs string use required gt lt xs attribute name AgentID type xs integer use required gt xs attribute name Severity type xs integer use required gt lt xs attribute name s type xs string use required gt lt xs complexType gt lt xs element gt lt xs element name Events gt lt xs complexType gt lt xs sequence minOccurs 0 gt lt xs element ref dm Event minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xs sequence gt lt xs attribute name lang type xs string use optional gt lt xs attribute name schemaVersion type xs string use optional gt xs attribute name timeStamp type xs dateTime use optional gt lt xs complexType gt lt xs element gt lt xs schema gt 65 66 10 Easy to use System Component Names The following table lists the Fully Qualified Device Descriptor FODD of the system components and the equivalent easy to use names Table 6 Easy to use Names of System Components FODD of System Component Name RAID Integrated 1 1 RAID Slot 1 1 NIC Mezzanine 1B 1 NIC Mezzanine 1C 1 NIC Mezzanine 1C 2 NIC Mezzanine 3C 2 NonRAID Integrated 1 1 NonRAID Slot 1 1 NonR
10. Delay is selected Miscellaneous Settings Menu Item System Time System Date Asset Tag Keyboard NumLock Report Keyboard Errors Description Allows you to set the time on the system Allows you to set the date on the system Displays the asset tag and allows you to modify it for security and tracking purposes Allows you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled By default the Keyboard NumLock is set to On K NOTE This field does not apply to 84 key keyboards Allows you to set whether keyboard related error messages are reported during system boot By default the Report Keyboard Errors field is set to Report F1 F2 Prompt on Error Allows you to enable or disable the F1 F2 prompt on error By default F1 F2 Prompt on Error is 78 set to Enabled Menu Item Description In System This field enables or disables In System Characterization By default In System Characterization Characterization is set to Enabled System And Setup Password Features You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your system To enable creation of the system and setup password the password jumper must be set to enabled For more information on the password jumper settings see System Board Jumper Settings System password This is the password that you must enter to log on to your system Setup password This is the password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS or UEFI
11. Disks Setting Virtual Disk Attributes Viewing Summary Creating a Secure Virtual Disk on Series 8 Controller Make sure that the controller is encrypted with a Local Key To create a secure virtual disk on series 8 controller 1 In the left pane click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards Under Storage Configuration Wizards click RAID Configuration to launch the wizard The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page is displayed along with the information on whether or not the displayed virtual disk is secure 4 Selectthe controller and click Next If the non RAID disks are attached to the selected controller select the non RAID physical disk drives and then click Next to initialize them Else the Select RAID Level page is displayed K NOTE During initialization all the data on the non RAID disk drives are deleted 5 Select the RAID level and click Next The Select Physical Disks page is displayed 44 6 Fromthe Encryption Capability drop down menu select Self encryption The self encryption disks SEDs are displayed 7 Select the SEDs and specify the properties and then click Next The Virtual Disk Attributes page is displayed 8 Selectthe virtual disk parameters select the Secure Virtual Disk option and click Next The Summary page is displayed 9 Toapplythe RAID configuration click Finish Related Links Selecting RAID Controller Fore
12. Flash Drive 63 20 21 64 Can delete Lifecycle Controller No Can use virtual media for the operating system media source during installation Yes For more information about iDRAC see the DRAC7 User s Guide available at dell com support manuals Can use a virtual USB for my update repository Yes For more information see the DRAC7 User s Guide available at dell com support manuals What is UEFI With which version does Lifecycle Controller comply Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI is a specification that details an interface for transitioning control from the pre boot environment to the operating system Lifecycle Controller complies with the UEFI version 2 1 For more information go to uefi org Within Hardware Configuration what is the difference between the Configuration Wizards and Advanced Configuration Lifecycle Controller offers two methods to configure hardware Configuration Wizards and Advanced Configuration Configuration Wizards guide you through a sequence of tasks to configure your system devices The Configuration Wizards include iDRAC RAID System Date Time and Physical Security For more information see Configuring System and Advanced Hardware Configuration Advanced Configuration allows you to configure Human Interface Infrastructure Hll enabled devices for example NICs and BIOS For more information Advanced Hardware Configuration Does Lifecyc
13. Need In addition to this guide you can access the following guides available at dell com support manuals On this page select Choose from a list of all Dell products and click Continue go to Software Monitors Electronics amp Peripherals gt Software Enterprise System Management and click to access the documentation for the required product e The Lifecycle Controller Online Help provides detailed information about the fields available on the GUI and the descriptions for the same e The Lifecycle Controller Readme is available from within the product A Web version is also given to provide last minute updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians e The Dell Lifecycle Controller Hemote Services Quick Start Guide provides information about using Remote Services e The Systems Management Overview Guide provides brief information about the various software available to perform systems management tasks e The DRAC7 Overview and Feature Guide provides information about iDRAC7 its licensable features and license upgrade options e The ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 User s Guide provides information about configuring and using an iDRAC7 for rack tower and blade servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources through a network e The Dell Repository Manager User Guide provides information about creating custom
14. Network Share CIFS or NFS and enter the details provided in the following table Table 3 Network Share Details For CIFS For NFS Share Name Path to the shared folder where the DUPs or repository is located For example V 192 168 20 26 sharename or servername sharename Domain and User Name Type the correct domain and NA user name required to log on to the network share For 32 For CIFS For NFS example login name myDomain and if there is no domain type only the login name For example login name Password Password to authenticate the user name NA Catalog Location or Update package path Name of the DUP of the location or sub directory where the catalog is stored E NOTE If the catalog file is located in the root folder do not enter the file name in the Catalog Location or Update package path box However if the catalog file is located in a sub directory enter the sub directory name for example subdirectory E NOTE If the catalog file and DUP are downloaded from ftp dell com do not copy them into a sub directory K NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as lt gt f 96 and in folder names Using Single Component DUPs To use single component Dell Update Packages DUP download the Dell Update Package only exe from the Dell FTP site ftp dell com and then copy from the Server Update Utility DVD
15. Storage Configuration Wizards click RAID Configuration to launch the wizard The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page is displayed 4 Selectthe controller and click Next The Select RAID Level page is displayed 5 Selectthe RAID level and click Next The Select Physical Disks page is displayed 6 Selectthe physical disk s properties and click Next The Virtual Disk Attributes page is displayed 7 Select the virtual disk parameters and click Next The Summary page is displayed 8 Toapplythe RAID configuration click Finish Related Links Viewing Current RAID Configuration Selecting RAID Controller Foreign Configuration Found Selecting RAID Levels Selecting Physical Disks Setting Virtual Disk Attributes Viewing Summary Viewing Current RAID Configuration The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page displays the attributes of any virtual disks already configured on the supported RAID controllers attached to the system You have two options e Accept the existing virtual disks without changing To select this option click Back If you have to install the operating system on an existing virtual disk make sure that the virtual disk size and RAID level are correct e Use the RAID configuration wizard to delete all the existing virtual disks and create only single and new virtual disk to be used as the new boot device To selectthis option click Next E NOTE RAID 0 d
16. To Error Messages Using The System Setup Navigation Keys 70 TEE CT ROT 70 System Setup Main Screen 71 System BIOS SGre8n c ato ridet ettet etie rette attis eb eoe Dodo Reed dure ien a s 71 System Information Screen 72 Memory Settings Screen Processor Settings Screen SATA Settings Bpreen ic ae tues accidet ee ent a reg dede a ro rea de ade no ve de aa la pn n Boot Settings Screens ea en ht inet dece o teda e egi gae erased etn ed eebe Integrated Devices Screen Serial Communications Scream e pee e tbe tre tee RU Rm das ecd asd orte eiie 76 System Profile Setting s S Crean diee pete Ee Eaa aa ada aAa iaiia aaa 76 System Security Screen Miscellaneous Settings a erede tie ne ibd a re E d oir biben fee reis System And Setup Password Features 79 Assigning A System And Or Setup Password 79 Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And Or Setup Password 80 Using Your System Password To Secure Your System 80 Operating With A Setup Password Enabled essen eterne tnnt 81 Entering The UEFI Boot Manager Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys Boot Manager Screen anaa LIOS VER Boot Men at ee T a aea a ee a araa raa a ae aa e aa aeaa Eer EE Embedded System Management DR DNEESTS TIR ERUNT ERR Entering The iDRAC Settings Ulm Introduction The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management to perform systems management tasks such as deploy configure update ma
17. a DVD to perform firmware updates The available DVDs are e OpenManage SUU DVD to update all the server components such as Lifecycle Controller Dell Diagnostics BIOS RAID Controller NIC iDRAC and Power Supply Unit e Lifecycle Controller OS Driver Packs DVD Windows only to update the operating system driver packs To access the updates from a DVD 1 Insert the appropriate DVD in the locally attached CD DVD drive Alternatively insert the appropriate DVD in the client and use the Virtual Media feature to access the attached CD DVD drive For more information see DRAC7 User s Guide 2 Fromthe Local Drive drop down list select the drive that contains the updated DVD 3 Inthe Catalog Location or Update package path box enter the location or sub directory where the catalog is stored K NOTE If the catalog file is located in the root folder do not enter the file name in the Catalog Location or Update package path box However if the catalog file is located in a sub directory enter the sub directory name for example subdirectory K NOTE If the catalog file or DUP is downloaded from ftp dell com do not copy them into a sub directory E NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as 2 lt gt f and in folder names Using a USB Drive You can download the repository from the SUU DVD or an FTP to a USB flash drive and then access the up
18. information e internal FTP server or service provider s FTP server Enter the following details User Name The user name to access the FTP location Password The password to access the FTP location Catalog Location or Update package path Name of the DUP location or sub directory where the catalog is stored K NOTE If the catalog file is located in the root folder do not enter the file name in the Catalog Location or Update package path box However if the catalog file is located in a sub directory enter the sub directory name for example subdirectory K NOTE If the catalog file or DUP is downloaded from ftp dell com do not copy them into a sub directory K NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as lt gt and in folder names e Enable Settings Select this option to enter the following details Server The server host name of the proxy server e Port The port number of the proxy server User Name The user name required for authentication on the proxy server e Password The password required for authentication on the proxy server e Type The type of proxy server HTTP and SOCKS 4 proxy types are supported by Lifecycle Controller For more information contact your system administrator or service provider Using Network Share To use a shared folder over a network select
19. left pane click Hardware Configuration 2 Inthe right pane click Configuration Wizards 3 Under Storage Configuration wizards click Key Encryption 4 Select the controller that is encrypted and click Next K NOTE The encryption mode Local Key Encryption applied to the selected controller does not change Select Encrypt unsecure virtual disks and click Next To enable encryption select the unsecure virtual drives and click Finish Related Links Local Key Encryption Mode Rekey Controller With New Local Key To rekey the controller with a new local key In the left pane click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards Under Storage Configuration wizards click Key Encryption Select the controller to which the local key is applied and click Next m ROS In the Existing Passphrase text box enter the existing passphrase associated with the displayed Encryption Key Identifier 6 Inthe New Encryption Key Identifier text box enter the new identifier The Encryption Key Identifier is a passphrase hint you must enter the passphrase when Lifecycle Controller prompts with this hint 46 7 Inthe New Passphrase text box enter the passphrase that will be associated with the new encryption key identifier Related Links Local Key Encryption Mode Removing Encryption and Deleting Data To remove the encryption and delete the data on the virtual disks In the left pane click Hardware Con
20. more information see Supported Components table Improved user interface navigation Improved keyboard navigation including support for the F1 key to open online help Added progress bar animation that is displayed while an operation is in progress iDRAC License information displayed on the About page Key Features The key features of Lifecycle Controller are Provisioning Entire preoperating system configuration from a unified interface Deploying Simplified operating system installation with embedded drivers on the Lifecycle Controller Download drivers for operating system installation from one of the following sources Dell FTP website at ftp dell com USB mass storage device Bell Lifecycle Controller 0S Driver Packs DVD for Windows Network share Patching or Updating Operating system agnostic and reduced maintenance downtime with direct access to updates from ftp dell com It simplifies firmware updates by maintaining a working version for rollback Servicing Continuous availability of diagnostics without depending on a hard disk drive Ability to flash firmware automatically while replacing field replaceable components such as a Dell PowerEdge storage controller NIC and power supply unit Reset the system to factory default Deletes the current iDRAC settings and resets iDRAC to factory default settings It also deletes lifecycle logs factory shipped inventory driver packs and diagnos
21. password and press Enter or Tab Use the following guidelines to assign the system password A password can have up to 32 characters The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9 Only lower case letters are valid upper case letters are not allowed Only the following special characters are allowed space 6 D 0 A message prompts you to re enter the system password Re enter the system password that you entered earlier and click OK Select Setup Password enter your system password and press Enter or Tab 79 A message prompts you to re enter the setup password 8 Re enter the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK 9 Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen Press Esc again and a message prompts you to save the changes K NOTE Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And Or Setup Password Ensure that the Password jumper is set to enabled and the Password Status is Unlocked before attempting to delete or change the existing System and or Setup password You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password if the Password Status is Locked To delete or change the existing System and or Setup password 1 Toenter System Setup press F2 immediately after a power on or reboot 2 Inthe System Setup Main Menu select System BIOS and press
22. require select Ignore Foreign Configuration If you select this option the disk drive space containing the foreign configuration is not available for use in a new virtual drive e To delete all data on the physical disk drives containing the foreign configuration select Clear Foreign Configuration This option clears the disk drive space containing the foreign configuration and makes it available for use in a new virtual drive After selecting one of the options click Next Selecting RAID Levels Select the RAID Level for the virtual disk e RAID 0 Stripes data across the physical disks RAID 0 does not maintain redundant data When a physical disk fails in a RAID 0 virtual disk there is no method for rebuilding the data RAID 0 offers good read and write performance with zero data redundancy e RAID 1 Mirrors or duplicates data from one physical disk to another If a physical disk fails data can be rebuilt using the data from the other side of the mirror RAID 1 offers good read performance and average write performance with good data redundancy e RAID 5 Stripes data across the physical disks and uses parity information to maintain redundant data If a physical disk fails the data can be rebuilt using the parity information RAID 5 offers good read performance and slower write performance with good data redundancy e RAID 6 Stripes data across the physical disks and uses two sets of parity information for additional d
23. settings of your system AN CAUTION The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your system X CAUTION Anyone can access the data stored on your system if the system is running and unattended K NOTE Your system is shipped with the system and setup password feature disabled Assigning A System And Or Setup Password K NOTE The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password features For more information on the password jumper settings see System Board Jumper Settings You can assign a new System Password and or Setup Password or change an existing System Password and or Setup Password only when the password jumper setting is enabled and Password Status is Unlocked If the Password Status is Locked you cannot change the System Password and or Setup Password If the password jumper setting is disabled the existing System Password and Setup Password is deleted and you need not provide the system password to log on to the system To assign a system and or setup password 1 Toenter System Setup press F2 immediately after a power on or reboot 2 Inthe System Setup Main Menu select System BIOS and press Enter The System BIOS screen is displayed 3 In the System BIOS screen select System Security and press Enter The System Security screen is displayed In the System Security screen verify that Password Status is Unlocked Select System Password enter your system
24. the list for each embedded NIC select the appropriate value Enabled for no boot capability Enabled with PXE to use the NIC for PXE boot or Enabled with iSCSI to use the NIC to boot from an iSCSI target Modifying Device Settings To modify device settings by using the Advanced Hardware Configuration K NOTE You can also modify the device settings by using the System Setup utility during startup For more information about the System Setup utility see the Using The System Setup Program And Boot Manager chapter in this User s Guide 1 Inthe left pane select System Setup In the right pane click Advanced Hardware Configuration Select the device you want to configure Depending on the configuration setting changes the following message may be displayed One or more of the settings requires a reboot to be saved and activated Do you want to reboot now 4 SelectNoto continue making additional configuration changes All changes are applied during the next system boot Collect System Inventory on Restart When you enable the Collect System Inventory On Restart property hardware inventory and part configuration information is discovered and compared with previous system inventory information on every system restart Updating Server Inventory Information To enable collecting system inventory on restart 1 Intheleft pane click Hardware Configuration 2 Inthe right pane select Hardware Inventory 49 3 Click Collect
25. 1G ADAPTER Low Profile Intel i350 QP 1G ADAPTER Full Height Intel i350 QP 1G ADAPTER Low Profile Intel i540 QP rNDC 10G BASE T 1G BASE T Intel i350 QP rNDC 1G BASE T Intel i520 DP bNDC KR Intel DP 10Gb KR Mezz Intel DP 10Gb KR Mezz Intel 1350 QP 1G Mezz Fibre Channel cards QLogic QLE2660 Single Port FC16 HBA QLogic QLE2660 Single Port FC16 HBA LP QLogic QLE2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA QLogic QLE2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA LP QLogic QME2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezzanine QLogic QLE2560 FC8 Single Channel HBA QLogic QLE2562 FC8 Dual Channel HBA QLogic FC8 Embedded Mezz Card QME2572 Emulex LPe16000 Single Port FC16 HBA Emulex LPe16000 Single Port FC16 HBA LP Emulex LPe16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA Emulex LPe16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA LP Emulex LPm16002 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezzanine e H310 Adapter e H310 Mini Monolithic e H310 Mini Blades e H310 Embedded e H710 Adapter e H710 Mini Blades e H710 Mini Monolithic e H710P Adapter e H710P Mini Blades e H710P Mini Monolithic e H810 Adapter e PCle Adapter e PCle Backplane Integrated Broadcom NICs are controlled by both BIOS and the settings stored on the device itself As a result the Boot Protocol field in the HII of integrated NICs has no effect this setting is instead controlled by the BIOS on the Integrated Devices screen To set integrated NICs to an iSCSI or PXE boot mode select System BIOS Settings and then select Integrated Devices In
26. A CAUTION Clearing the TPM results in loss of all keys in the TPM The loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system Allows you to clear all the contents of the TPM By default the TPM Clear option is set to No Allows you enable or disable Intel Trusted Execution Technology To enable Intel TXT Virtualization Technology must be enabled and TPM Security must be Enabled with Pre boot measurements By default the Intel TXT option is set to Off Allows you to update the BIOS using either DOS or UEFI shell based flash utilities For environments that do not require local BIOS updates it is recommended to set this field to Disabled By default the BIOS Update Control option is set to Unlocked K NOTE BIOS updates using Dell Update Package are not affected by this option Allows you to enable or disable the power button on the front of the system By default the Power Button option is set to Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the NMI button on the front of the system By default the NMI Button option is set to Disabled Allows you to set how the system reacts after AC power is restored to the system By default the AC Power Recovery option is set to Last Allows you to set how the system supports staggering of power up after AC power is restored to the system By default the AC Power Recovery Delay option is set to Immediate Allows you to set the User Defined Delay when the User Defined option for AC Power Recovery
27. AID Mezzanine 2C 1 NIC Embedded 1 NIC Embedded 2 NIC Embedded 1 1 NIC Embedded 1 1 1 NIC Slot 1 1 NIC Slot 1 2 Video Embedded 1 1 HostBridge Embedded 1 1 ISABridge Embedded 1 1 P2PBridge Embedded 1 1 P2PBridge Mezzanine 2B 1 USBUHCI Embedded 1 1 USBOHCI Embedded 1 1 USBEHCI Embedded 1 1 Disk SATAEmbeded A 1 Optical SATAEmbeded B 1 TBU SATAExternal C 1 Disk USBFront 1 1 Floppy USBBack 2 1 Easy to use Name Integrated RAID Controller 1 RAID Controller in Slot 1 NIC in Mezzanine Integrated Storage Controller 1 Storage Controller in Slot 1 Storage Controller in Mezzanine 1 Fabric C Embedded NIC 1 Embedded NIC 2 Embedded NIC 1 Port 1 Embedded NIC 1 Port 1 Partition 1 NIC in Slot 1 Port 1 NIC in Slot 1 Port 2 Embedded Video Controller Embedded Host Bridge 1 Embedded ISA Bridge 2 Embedded P2P Bridge 3 Embedded Host Bridge in Mezzanine 1 Fabric B Embedded USB UHCI 1 Embedded USB OHCI 1 Embedded USB EHCI 1 Disk on Embedded SATA Port A Optical Drive on Embedded SATA Port B Tape Back up on External SATA Port C Disk connected to front USB 1 Floppy drive connected to back USB 2 67 FODD of System Component Name Optical USBFront 1 1 Disk USBInternal 1 Optical iDRACVirtual 1 1 Floppy iDRACVirtual 1 1 Disk iDRACVirtual 1 1 Floppy vFlash lt string gt Disk vFlash lt string gt iDRAC Embedded 1 1 System Embedded 1 1 HardDisk List 1 1 BIOS Embedded 1 1 BIOS Setup 1 1 PSU Slot 1 Fan Embedded 1 Sy
28. Configuration Key Encryption and Break Mirror Related Links Controlling Access to Front Panel Configuring iDRAC Configuring System Time And Date Configuring vFlash SD Card Configuring RAID Configuring RAID Using Software RAID Creating a Secure Virtual Disk on Series 8 Controller Applying the Local Key On RAID Controller Breaking Mirrored Drives System Control Panel Access Options Lifecycle Controller front panel security configuration enables an administrator to restrict access to system control panel interface The options available are e View and Modify You can obtain information and make changes using the system control panel interface e View Only You can move through the data screens to obtain information using the system control panel interface e Disable You do not have access to information or control other than the information displayed by the management controller and you cannot specify actions Controlling Access to Front Panel To control access to the front panel 1 Fromthe Lifecycle Controller Home page select Hardware Configuration 2 Inthe right pane select Configuration Wizards 3 UnderSystem Configuration Wizards click LCD Panel Security 4 SetSystem Control Panel Access to one of the following options View and Modify View Only Disable 5 Click Finish to apply the changes 37 Configuring iDRAC To configure iDRAC parameters applicable to the syst
29. Cs DIMMs PSU and so on and their properties and values You can export this information in an XML format into a USB drive or network share The XML file is saved in this format Hardwarelnventory servicetag timestamp xml For more information about the easy to use names of the hardware components see Easy to use System Component Names NOTE Incorrect inventory data is displayed or exported after performing Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults For viewing the correct inventory data see Viewing and Exporting Current Inventory After Resetting Lifecycle Controller Related Links Viewing Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped Exporting Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped Viewing or Exporting Hardware Inventory After Part Replacement About View and Export Factory Shipped Inventory You can view the hardware information for the factory installed hardware components and their configuration You can export this information in an XML format to a USB drive network share or both the locations The XML file is saved in this format FactoryShippedHWlnventory servicetag xml For more information on the easy to use names of the hardware components see Easy to use System Component Names NOTE View and export factory shipped inventory feature is grayed out if Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults was applied which permanently deletes the factory shipped inventory Related Links Viewin
30. DVD To copy the repository 1 Download the Ze Server Updates SO from support dell com and then copy it to a DVD 2 Copy the repository folder of the DVD to the root directory of the USB drive 3 Use this USB drive for firmware update Using Dell Repository Manager to Create the Repository and Copy itto a USB Drive To create and copy the repository 51 1 Copy the repository created using the Dell Repository Manager to the root directory of the USB drive 2 Use this USB drive for firmware update NOTE For information on creating a repository for your system see the De Repository Manager User Guide at dell com support manuals 52 7 Maintain Using Lifecycle Controller you can maintain the health a system throughout its lifecycle by using the features such as Part Replacement Configuration and Platform Restore Platform Restore Lifecycle Controller allows you to create a copy of the server s profile on the vFlash SD card attached to the server The server profile includes the server component configuration and firmware installed on various components on the server For more information about the supported components see Supported Components For better security Lifecycle Controller allows you to detach the vFlash SD card and keeps it in a safe location or you can copy the server profile backup image that is stored on the vFlash SD card to any USB drive or an external location Therefore whenever the firmware is co
31. Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Release 1 1 User s Guide Notes Cautions and Warnings K NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer CAUTION A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem A WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2012 Dell Inc Trademarks used in this text Dell the Dell logo Dell Boomi Dell Precision OptiPlex Latitude PowerEdge PowerVault PowerConnect OpenManage EqualLogic Compellent KACE FlexAddress Force10 and Vostro are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel Pentium Xeon Core and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom and AMD Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Server Internet Explorer MS DOS Windows Vista and Active Directory are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the United States and or other countries Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporat
32. ET ECH EE id E Leitung About Backup Image Supported Components Backup Server diti RR Back Up Servel Profile s auc ood ett ee ie bud cte od vete de o MIR ate Ee System or Feature Behavior During Backup Export Server Me UE Exporting Server Profile to USB Drive or Network Share Import Server Profile Importing Server Profile from a vFlash SD Card Network Share or USB Drive 57 Importing Server Profile After Motherboard Replacement essent enne 59 Part Replacement Configuration ceterae nente rete Eed 60 Applying Firmware and Configuration to Replaced Parts 60 Inch de Litecycle Controllet Repall z steck crier eurn etri ethos te ree Peer er a aae OH sen fut de Abee Repairing Lifecycle Controller Delete Configuration and Reset Detauhts EE 61 Deleting Configuration and Resetting Defaults sess nennen 61 Hardware NEE 62 Performing Hardware Diagnostics 62 8 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions sss 63 Error ICCEPCE EE 63 Frequently Asked Questions getesselt hie re Eine o HEX ie deed 63 9 Lifecycle Log Schema in inei res reor et tein obw tM bruta du use aerate 65 10 Easy to use System Component Names eese nenne ntntnntertntnntnnn 67 11 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager see 69 Choosing The System Boot Mode Entering System Setup Responding
33. IC cards and the final verification of all tasks executed 4 System turns off and performs iDRAC configuration and firmware restore After completion iDRAC resets and takes up to 10 minutes before the system turns on 5 System turns on and the restore process is complete Check the Lifecycle logs for the restore process entries Related Links Importing Server Profile from a vFlash SD Card Network Share or USB Drive Importing Server Profile After Motherboard Replacement Before importing the server profile after motherboard replacement make sure that the following prerequisites are met e A backup image of the server with the old motherboard is present e If you are restoring from a Dell vFlash SD card it must be installed and contain the backup image in a folder labeled SRVCNF This image must be from the same platform that you are trying to restore e If you are restoring from a network share make sure that the network share where the backup image file is stored is still accessible After replacing the motherboard import the server profile from a vFlash SD card Network Share or a USB device e See Post import Scenario e The Service tag is restored on the new motherboard from the backup file Related Links Import Server Profile vFlash SD Card Network Share USB Drive 59 Part Replacement Configuration Use this feature to automatically update a new part to the firmware version or the configuration of the re
34. Lifecycle Controller is not available during restore and is enabled after the import operation is complete 58 e Restores everything that was backed up including Lifecycle controller content e Import may take up to 45 minutes depending on the server configuration e M Diagnostics or driver pack information is not restored e If extra restarts occur during tasks executed in Lifecycle Controller it is because there was an issue while trying to set the device configuration which attempts to run the task again Check the Lifecycle Logs for information on the failed device e import operation for a card fails if the slot in which it was installed earlier has changed e The import operation restores only Perpetual license The Evaluation license is not restored only if it has not expired Post import Scenario The managed system performs the following operations 1 The system if turned on will automatically turn off If the system boots into an operating system it attempts to perform a graceful shutdown If it is not able to perform a graceful shutdown it performs a forced shutdown after 15 minutes 2 System turns on and boots into System Services to execute tasks to perform firmware restore for supported devices BIOS Storage Controllers and Add in NIC cards 3 System reboots and goes into System Services to execute tasks for firmware validation configuration restore for supported devices BIOS Storage Controllers and Add in N
35. Menu Item Select UEFI Boot Option Add Boot Option Delete Boot Option Boot From File Description The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot order If the boot attempt fails the system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are found Displays the list of available BIOS boot options marked with asterisks Select the boot option you wish to use and press Enter Displays the list of available UEFI boot options marked with asterisks Select the boot option you wish to use and press Enter The UEFI Boot Menu enables you to Add Boot Option Delete Boot Option or Boot From File Displays a list of the drivers installed on the system and their health status Enables you to access the System Setup Enables you to access the BIOS Update File Explorer run the Dell Diagnostics program and reboot the system Description Displays the list of available UEFI boot options marked with asterisks select the boot option you wish to use and press Enter Adds a new boot option Deletes an existing boot option Sets a one time boot option not included in the boot option list Embedded System Management The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management throughout the server s lifecycle The Lifecycle Controller can be started during the boot sequence and can function independently of the operating sys
36. S Drivers Pack v 6 4 0 14 X14 was detected Date and Time When the event occurred 3 Use the following options in Filter by Category to see specific information related to the categories All Displays all the data in the Lifecycle Log Any Other Event Displays the data based on the event selected For example Audit Configuration Storage System Health Updates and so on Exporting Lifecycle Log Use this feature to export the Lifecycle Log information to an XML file Store the XML file in a USB drive or network share For more information about the schema see Lifecycle Log Schema Before exporting the lifecycle log make sure the following prerequisites are met NOTE As the lifecycle logs are generated by various systems management tools you may not view the events in lifecycle log immediately after they were logged e To export the file to a USB drive make sure that a USB drive is connected to the managed node e To export the file to a network share shared folder set the correct network settings For more information see Setting Up Lifecycle Controller 25 To export the Lifecycle Log 1 Inthe left pane click Lifecycle Log 2 Inthe right pane click Export Lifecycle Log 3 Select either USB Drive or Network Share 4 Ifyou select the Network Share option click Test Network Connection to verify if Lifecycle Controller is able to connect to the IP address that you provided By default it pings t
37. System Inventory on Restart 4 Under Collect System Inventory on Restart click Enabled and then click Finish The system inventory is updated after the next restart Configuring 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 firmware updates from a locally configured FTP server The users in your organization can access updates or drivers for their Dell server from the local FTP server instead of ftp dell com A local FTP server is not required for users who have access to ftp dell com through a proxy server Check ftp dell com frequently to make sure your local FTP server has the most recent updates FTP Authentication Although you must provide the user name and password for the FTP server Lifecycle Controller supports anonymous login to the FTP server using the FTP server address to download the catalog information If you use a firewall you should configure it to allow outgoing FTP traffic on port 21 The firewall must be configured to accept incoming FTP response traffic Requirements for a Local FTP Server The following requirements apply when configuring a local FTP server e The local FTP server must use the default port 21 e You must use Settings wizard to configure the network card on your system before accessing updates from the local FTP server Copying Repository to a Local FTP Server from the Dell Server Upda
38. Type System Memory Speed System Memory Voltage Video Memory System Memory Testing Memory Operating Mode Node Interleaving Serial Debug Output Description Displays the amount of memory installed in the system Displays the type of memory installed in the system Displays the system memory speed Displays the system memory voltage Displays the amount of video memory Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot Options are Enabled and Disabled By default the System Memory Testing option is set to Disabled Specifies the memory operating mode The options available depending on the memory configuration of your system are Optimizer Mode Advanced ECC Mode Mirror Mode Spare Mode and Spare with Advanced ECC Mode By default the Memory Operating Mode option is set to Optimizer Mode NOTE The Memory Operating Mode can have different defaults and available options based on the memory configuration If this field is Enabled memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is installed If Disabled the system supports Non Uniform Memory architecture NUMA asymmetric memory configurations By default Node Interleaving option is set to Disabled By default it is set to disabled Processor Settings Screen Menu Item Logical Processor 72 Description Allows you to enable or disable logical processors and display the number of logical processors If the Lo
39. able on the Dell FTP server or internal FTP server To use the Dell FTP local FTP or service provider s FTP server that is configured as proxy or non proxy use the following options e Using Non Proxy FTP Server e Using Proxy FTP Server Related Links Accessing Updates on a Local FTP Server Configuring Local USB Drive Using Non Proxy FTP Server Lifecycle Controller can access the latest firmware from ftp dell com It downloads the DUPs from this location to perform platform update Before performing an update make sure the following prerequisites are met e The network settings are configured Settings Network Settings e The updates are downloaded using Dell Repository Manager and the repository is created on an internal FTP server To update the system using Dell FTP server internal FTP server or service provider s FTP server e Dell FTP Server In the Address box enter only ftp dell com e nternal FTP server or service provider s FTP server Enter the following details User Name The user name to access the FTP location Password The password to access the FTP location Catalog Location or Update package path Name of the DUP location or sub directory where the catalog is stored This step is optional for operating system driver source K NOTE If the catalog file is located in the root folder do not enter the file name in the Catalog Location or Update package path box Howe
40. action cancels all tasks Lifecycle Controller is in in the process of executing We recommended you to cancel the Lifecycle Controller actions only when absolutely necessary 1 Press the F2 key within five seconds after system start up The System Setup Main Menu page is displayed 2 Inthe System Setup Main Menu page click iDRAC Settings The iDRAC Settings page is displayed 3 Click Lifecycle Controller 4 Under Cancel Lifecycle Controller Actions select Yes 5 Go back to the System Setup Main Menu page and click Finish to save the settings 6 Click Yes to reboot the system Using Lifecycle Controller for the First Time After you launch Lifecycle Controller for the first time by default the Settings Language and Keyboard page is launched However the Home page is launched after subsequent launches 1 By default the Language and Keyboard Layout are English and United States To change language and keyboard layout select the Language and Keyboard Layout and click Next The Network Settings page is displayed Configure the network settings and click Finish Itis recommended that you run the Firmware Update wizard and apply the required updates Related Links Setting Up Lifecycle Controller Updating Firmware Setting Up Lifecycle Controller Use Settings wizard to specify the language keyboard layout and network settings for Lifecycle Controller only This does not change the system or other application setting
41. al disk drive availability do not meet these requirements a hot spare is not assigned e Hot Spare Disk Select a disk that will be used as a hot spare Only one dedicated hot spare is supported in Lifecycle Controller e Secure Virtual Disk Select the option to secure the virtual drive using the controller s security key E NOTE The secure virtual drive is created only if the controller security key is created and the selected disks are Self Encrypting Drives SEDs Viewing Summary The Summary page displays the virtual disk attributes based on the selections ZN CAUTION Clicking Finish deletes all existing virtual drives except any foreign configurations that you specified All data residing on the virtual drives is lost To return to a previous page to review or change selections click Back To exit the Wizard without making changes click Cancel Click Finish to create a virtual drive with the displayed attributes Configuring RAID Using Software RAID For the S110 controller make sure to change the SATA Controller option to RAID Mode To do this through BIOS the latest BIOS version must be installed For more information on the BIOS versions for different systems see Lifecyc e Controller Readme K NOTE If you have an older BIOS you can configure RAID only through Option ROM Use this feature to configure RAID if a PERC S110 controller on the motherboard is present in the system If the software RAID option is
42. alog xml file contains the individual server bundles Each bundle consists of all the DUP information md5 security key date and time path Release ID version and so on e FTP server Dell FTP Server Local FTP or FTP server using a proxy server E NOTE Make sure that the repository catalog file and DUPs that are downloaded from ftp dell comare copied into the root folder of the source e Local Drive Use a USB drive Dell Server Updates DVD or Lifecycle Controller OS Driver Packs DVD e Network Share Related Links Comparing Firmware Versions Using Single Component DUPs Using Local Drive Using FTP Server Using Network Share Updating or Rolling Back Devices That Affect Trusted Platform Module Settings 29 Using Local Drive Lifecycle Controller allows you to perform platform updates using locally available DVDs or USB drives or by using Virtual Media This flexibility improves the efficiency of the update process when there is high network traffic After selecting the update repository Lifecycle Controller automatically detects any necessary updates and then performs those updates either on components you specifically select or on all components that Lifecycle Controller has identified by default To access the repository on the local drive create a repository on a DVD or USB drive Using a DVD Use either Server Update Utility SUU DVDs or custom DVDs SUU ISO downloaded from support dell com and written to
43. and 32 bit operating systems can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode The Boot Manager enables you to e Add delete and arrange boot options e Access System Setup and BIOS level boot options without rebooting To enter the Boot Manager 1 Turn on or restart your system 2 Press lt F11 gt after you see the following message Fll UEFI Boot Manager If your operating system begins to load before you press F11 allow the system to finish booting and then restart your system and try again Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys Key Description Up arrow Moves to the previous field Down arrow Moves to the next field Enter Allows you to type in a value in the selected field if applicable or follow the link in the field Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop down list if applicable Tab Moves to the next focus area K NOTE For the standard graphics browser only 81 Key Esc F1 Description Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen Pressing Esc in the main screen exits the Boot Manager and proceeds with system boot Displays the System Setup help file K NOTE For most of the options any changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system Boot Manager Screen Menu Item Continue Normal Boot BIOS Boot Menu UEFI Boot Menu Driver Health Menu Launch System Setup System Utilities UEFI Boot Menu
44. ata redundancy If one or two physical disks fail the data can be rebuilt using the parity information RAID 6 offers good data redundancy and read performance but slower write performance e RAID 10 Combines mirrored physical disks with data striping If a physical disk fails data can be rebuilt using the mirrored data RAID 10 offers good read and write performance with good data redundancy e RAID 50 A dual level array that uses multiple RAID 5 sets in a single array A single physical disk failure can occur in each of the RAID 5 without any loss of data on the entire array Although the RAID 50 has increased write performance its performance decreases data or program access gets slower and transfer speeds on the array are affected when a physical disk fails and reconstruction takes place e RAID 60 Combines the straight block level striping of RAID 0 with the distributed double parity of RAID 6 The system must have at least eight physical disks to use RAID 60 Failures while a single physical disk is rebuilding in one RAID 6 set do not lead to data loss RAID 60 has improved fault tolerance because more than two physical disks on either span must fail for data loss to occur 41 Minimum Disk Requirement for Different RAID Levels Table 4 RAID Level and Number of Disks RAID Level Minimum Number of Disks 0 1 co c A FP CO N For S110 RAID controller a minimum of 2 disks are required Selecting Physical Disks
45. dates from this drive Before you perform the updates make sure the following prerequisites are met e The updates are downloaded using the Dell Repository Manager and the repository is created on a USB drive K NOTE To download the complete repository make sure that the USB drive has 8 GB free space e Connect the USB drive to the system To update the platform using USB drive 1 Insert the USB drive to the managed system Alternatively insert the USB drive to the client system and use the Virtual Media feature to access it For more information see DRAC7 User s Guide 2 Fromthe Select Device drop down list select the USB drive that contains the updates DUP or repository 3 Inthe Catalog Location or Update package path box enter the location or sub directory where the catalog is stored 30 K NOTE If the catalog file is located in the root folder do not enter the file name in the Catalog Location or Update package path box However if the catalog file is located in a sub directory enter the sub directory name for example subdirectory K NOTE If the catalog file or DUP is downloaded from ftp dell com do not copy them into a sub directory K NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as 2 lt gt f and in folder names Using FTP Server Lifecycle Controller provides options to update a server using the latest firmware avail
46. e Supported Components The following table lists the server components that are supported by Lifecycle Controller while performing a backup or restore operation Table 5 Supported Components Component Firmware Configuration Security Information BIOS Yes Yes Yes RAID Controller Yes Yes NA NIC Yes Yes NA iDRAC Yes Yes Yes 0S Driver Pack NA NA NA Dell Diagnostics NA NA NA LC Yes NA NA Backplane NA NA NA CPLD NA NA NA Power Supply Yes NA NA FC HBA Yes Yes NA 54 Component Firmware Configuration Security Information Enclosure NA NA NA The security information refers to the user credentials that are used to access the components Backup Server Profile Use this licensed feature to do the following and store the backup image files in a vFlash SD card e Back up the following Hardware and firmware inventory such as BIOS NDCs Lifecycle Controller supported add in NIC cards and Storage Controllers RAID level virtual disk and controller attributes System information Lifecycle Controller firmware images data and configuration and iDRAC firmware and configuration e Optionally secure the backup image file with a passphrase Related Links System or Feature Behavior During Backup Back Up Server Profile Back Up Server Profile Before you back up the server profile make sure that the following prerequisites are met e A software license for 12th generation Dell PowerEdge servers For more informati
47. e iDRAC Virtual Console is selected on the iDRAC Virtual Console client For more information see ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 User s Guide available at dell com support manuals Why should the CSIOR enabled The Collect System Inventory On Restart CSIOR option must be enabled so that Lifecycle Controller automatically invokes part firmware update and hardware configuration on system startup Why are some features not accessible in Lifecycle Controller The features like Lifecycle Log Hardware Inventory View and Export Part Replacement and vFlash SD card configuration depends on latest iDRAC firmware Make sure that the latest iDRAC firmware is installed Lifecycle Log Schema This section displays a typical lifecycle log schema lt 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 http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema elementFormDefault qualified attributeFormDefault unqualified gt lt xs element name Description type xs string gt lt xs element name MessageID type xs string gt lt xs element name Arg type xs string gt lt xs element name MessageArguments gt lt xs complexType gt lt xs sequence minOccurs 0 gt lt xs element ref dm Arg minOccurs 0 gt lt xs sequence gt lt xs complexType gt lt xs element gt lt xs element name Event gt lt xs complexType gt
48. e this option for applications that require high utilization of random memory access Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher By default the Hardware Prefetcher option is set to Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit streamer prefetcher By default the DCU Streamer Prefetcher option is set to Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit IP prefetcher By default the DCU IP Prefetcher option is set to Enabled Allows you enable or disable execute disable memory protection technology By default the Execute Disable option is set to Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the OS capability to put logical processors in the idling state in order to reduce power consumption By default the option is set to Disabled Allows you to control the number of enabled cores in each processor By default the Number of Cores per Processor option is set to All Specifies if the processor s support 64 bit extensions Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor Displays the bus speed of the processors NOTE The processor bus speed option displays only when both the processors are installed K NOTE The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system Displays the family model and stepping of the processor as defined by Intel Displays the brand name reported by the processor 73 Menu Item Level 2 Cache Level 3 Cache Number of Cores Description Displa
49. ect password After the third unsuccessful attempt the system displays an error message that the system has halted and must be powered down Even after you shut down and restart the system the error message is displayed until the correct password is entered NOTE You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the System Password and Setup Password options to protect your system from unauthorized changes 80 Operating With A Setup Password Enabled If Setup Password is Enabled enter the correct setup password before modifying most of the System Setup options If you do not enter the correct password in three attempts the system displays the message Invalid Password Number of unsuccessful password attempts x System Halted Must power down Even after you shut down and restart the system the error message is displayed until the correct password is entered The following options are exceptions e f System Password is not Enabled and is not locked through the Password Status option you can assign a system password e You cannot disable or change an existing system password K NOTE You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the Setup Password option to protect the system password from unauthorized changes Entering The UEFI Boot Manager K NOTE Operating systems must be 64 bit UEFI compatible for example Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 version to be installed from the UEFI boot mode DOS
50. em such as LAN common IP settings IPv4 IPv6 Virtual Media and LAN user configuration use the iDRAC Settings wizard NOTE You can also use the System Setup utility during startup for configuring iDRAC For more information about the System Setup utility see the Using The System Setup Program And Boot Manager chapter in this User s Guide To configure and manage the iDRAC parameters 4 5 In the left pane of Home page click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards Under System Configuration Wizards click iDRAC Settings and then click on the following options to configure different DRAC parameters For more information see DRAC7 User s Guide K NOTE Click System Summary to view the parameters and their values Network OSto iDRAC Pass Through Alerts System Event Log Virtual Media vFlash Media Power Configuration Thermal System Location Front Panel Security User Configuration Smart Card Lifecycle Controller Remote Enablement Reset iDRAC Configuration to defaults Click Back after setting the parameters for each of the options Click Finish to apply the changes Configuring System Time And Date To set the time and date for the managed system 1 2 3 38 From the Lifecycle Controller Home page select Hardware Configuration In the right pane select Configuration Wizards Under System Configu
51. en retry Update Lifecycle Controller using Lifecycle Controller repair package through iDRAC Related Links Disabling Lifecycle Controller Repairing Lifecycle Controller Enabling Lifecycle Controller To boot into Lifecycle Controller during startup 1 Press the lt F2 gt key within five seconds after system start up The System Setup Main Menu page is displayed 2 Click iDRAC Settings The iDRAC Settings page is displayed Click Lifecycle Controller Select Enabled Go back to the System Setup Main Menu page and click Finish to save the settings Sp m P w Click Yes to reboot the system Disabling Lifecycle Controller To prevent the system from entering Lifecycle Controller during startup 1 Press the lt F2 gt key within five seconds after system start up The System Setup Main Menu page is displayed 2 Click iDRAC Settings The iDRAC Settings page is displayed Click Lifecycle Controller Under Lifecycle Controller select Disabled Go back to the System Setup Main Menu page and click Finish to save the settings Sp m ft Click Yes to reboot the system Canceling Lifecycle Controller If Lifecycle Controller causes the system to reboot twice cancel the Lifecycle Controller actions However if Lifecycle Controller causes the system to reboot the third time the message LC Update requiredis displayed and you must use Lifecycle Controller repair package to recover Lifecycle Controller A CAUTION This
52. fecycle Controller allows you to roll back to a previously installed version of component firmware such as BIOS iDRAC RAID Controller NIC Enclosure Backplane Fibre Channel cards and Power Supply Unit It is recommended to use this feature if you have a problem with the current version and want to revert to the previously installed version 33 K NOTE After a rollback the current and previous version displayed are same e The Dell Diagnostics OS driver packs CPLD and Lifecycle Controller firmware cannot be rolled back to earlier versions e The earlier version is available only if the component firmware is updated at least once to a different version Everytime an image is updated the earlier version of the firmware image is overwritten Everytime a rollback operation is performed the previously installed firmware becomes the current version and the previous version will not be available However for iDRAC previously installed version becomes the current version and the current version is stored as the previous version e The earlier version of the firmware is available only if any of the following tools are used to update the firmware Lifecycle Controller Firmware Update feature Lifecycle Controller Remote Services or the Dell Update Package However the previous version of PSU firmware is available if Lifecycle Controller Firmware Update feature or Lifecycle Controller Remote Services is used to update the firmware Re
53. figuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards and click Key Encryption 1 2 3 Select the controller on which you must remove the key that was applied and click Next 4 Inthe right pane select Remove encryption and delete data and click Next 5 Select Delete encryption key and all secure virtual disks and click Finish A CAUTION The existing encryption virtual drives and all the data are permanently deleted Related Links Local Key Encryption Mode Breaking Mirrored Drives To split the mirrored array of RAID 1 virtual drives 1 Inthe left pane click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards Under Storage Configuration wizards click Break Mirror The Break Mirror page is displayed with the mirrored virtual drives 4 Selectthe related controller and click Finish E NOTE Break Mirror feature does not support software RAID controllers The system automatically turns off even if one mirrored array is successfully delinked System Setup Advanced Hardware Configuration Lifecycle Controller Advanced Hardware Configuration wizards allow you to configure BIOS iDRAC and certain devices such as NIC and RAID controllers through Human Interface Infrastructure HII HII is a UEFl standard method for viewing and setting a device s configuration You can utilize a single utility to configure multiple devices that may have different pre boot configuration utilities The utilities also
54. fter Lifecycle Controller launches go to Hardware Configuration and click View Current Hardware Inventory or Export Current Hardware Inventory to view or export current hardware inventory respectively If the following message is displayed click No reboot the system and retry Hardware change is detected on the system The current hardware inventory does not contain the latest updates as the hardware inventory update is in progress To view or export the latest hardware inventory relaunch Lifecycle Controller and retry Do you want to continue with the old current hardware inventory information Related Links Viewing Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped Exporting Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped Lifecycle Log Lifecycle Controller provides the history of firmware changes of the related components installed on a managed system Using this wizard you can view and export lifecycle log and add a work note to a log history The log contains the following Firmware update history based on device version and date and time e Events based on category severity and date and time e User comments history based on date and time Related Links Viewing Lifecycle Log History Exporting Lifecycle Log Adding Work Note to Lifecycle Log Viewing Lifecycle Log History Use this feature to view 24 e System event logs e Firmware inventory e History of firmware updates e Update and configu
55. g Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped 21 Exporting Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped Viewing Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped To view the currently installed or factory installed hardware components and their configuration details E NOTE For factory shipped inventory the state of few parameters for the installed components displays Unknown 1 Intheleftpane click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Hardware Inventory Click View Current Inventory or View Factory Shipped Inventory to view the current or factory shipped inventory K NOTE Lifecycle Controller does not provide the driver version for the RAID controller To view the driver version use iDRAC7 OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Service or any other third party storage management application Related Links About View and Export Current Inventory About View and Export Factory Shipped Inventory Exporting Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped Before exporting the currently installed or factory installed hardware components and their configuration make sure the following prerequisites are met e If you use the network share shared folder configure the Network Settings For more information see Setting Up Lifecycle Controller e f you are storing the exported file in a USB drive make sure that a USB drive is connected to the managed system To export the current or factor
56. gical Processor option is set to Enabled the BIOS displays all the logical Menu Item QPI Speed Alternate RTID Requestor Transaction ID Setting Virtualization Technology Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Hardware Prefetcher DCU Streamer Prefetcher DCU IP Prefetcher Execute Disable Logical Processor Idling Number of Cores per Processor Processor 64 bit Support Processor Core Speed Processor Bus Speed Processor 1 Family Model Stepping Brand Description processors If this option is set to Disabled the BIOS only displays one logical processor per core By default the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled Allows you to set the QuickPath Interconnect data rate settings By default the OPI Speed option is set to Maximum data rate E NOTE The QPI speed option displays only when both the processors are installed Allows you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket increasing cache performance between the sockets or work in normal mode for NUMA By default the Alternate RTID Requestor Transaction ID Setting is set to Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization By default the Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled Allows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential memory access By default the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is set to Enabled You can disabl
57. he Gateway IP DNS server IP and host IP NOTE Lifecycle Controller cannot ping to the domain name and does not display its IP address if the DNS is not able to resolve the domain name Make sure that the issue with DNS is resolved and retry 5 Click Finish The Lifecycle Log is exported to the specified location Related Links USB Drive Network Share Adding Work Note to Lifecycle Log Use this feature to record comments that can be used at a later date For example scheduled downtime information or for administrators working in different shifts to communicate about the changes made by each of them NOTE You can type a maximum of 50 characters in the Lifecycle Log field The special characters such as lt gt amp and 96 are not supported To add a work note 1 Inthe left pane click Lifecycle Log 2 Inthe right pane click Add a work note to Lifecycle Log 3 In the Add a work note to Lifecycle Log field enter the comments and click OK 26 Firmware Update Using Lifecycle Controller the system can be updated using the repositories accessible through FTP or located on a locally attached USB flash drive DVD or network share Use the Firmware Update wizard to e View the current versions of the installed applications and firmware e View the list of available updates e Select the required updates downloads automatic and apply the updates for the following components listed in the table The following table lis
58. he configuration of PCle cards installed in the specified slot 75 Menu Item Description A CAUTION Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card is preventing booting into the Operating System or causing delays in system startup If the slot is disabled both the Option ROM and UEFI driver are disabled Serial Communications Screen Menu Item Description Serial Communication Allows you to select serial communication devices Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2 in the BIOS BIOS console redirection can also be enabled and the port address used can be specified By default Serial Communication option is set to On without Console Redirection Serial Port Address Allows you to set the port address for serial devices By default the Serial Port Address option is set to Serial Device 1 COM2 Serial Device 2 COM1 NOTE Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN SOL To use console redirection by SOL configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device External Serial Allows you to associate the external serial connector to serial device 1 serial device 2 or Connector remote access device By default the External Serial Connector option is set to Serial Device NOTE Only Serial Device 2 can be used for SOL To use console redirection by SOL configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device Failsafe Baud Rate Displays the failsafe baud rate fo
59. he list insert the operating system media and then complete the remaining tasks NOTE If you select an operating system that supports UEFI boot mode BIOS or UEFI options are provided for selecting the boot mode Restart the system The operating system is automatically installed on the selected virtual drive Related Links Selecting Operating System Rebooting System Using Optional RAID Configuration 17 Using Optional RAID Configuration When you install an operating system you can do one of the following e Deploy the operating system without configuring RAID e Configure the disks using the optional RAID configuration wizard and deploy the operating system Alternatively you can configure RAID through the RAID configuration page from the Hardware Configuration Tab Configuration Wizards RAID Configuration Configuring RAID Using Operating System Deployment Wizard To configure RAID using OS Deployment wizard E NOTE If the system has a RAID controller you can configure a virtual disk as the boot device 1 Inthe left pane of the Home page click OS Deployment 2 Select Configure RAID First The RAID Configuration wizard is launched It displays all the storage controllers available for configuration 3 Selecta storage controller The RAID Configuration options are displayed 4 Complete RAID settings and click Finish The RAID configuration is applied on the disks and OS Deployment wizard navigates
60. how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components e Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide Windows and Linux Contacting Dell NOTE If you do not have an active Internet connection you can find contact information on your purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product catalog Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 2 3 4 Visit www dell com support Select your support category Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down menu at the top of page Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need 11 2 Using Lifecycle Controller This section provides information about launching Lifecycle Controller enabling or disabling it and launching it for the first time Before using Lifecycle Controller make sure that the network and iDRAC7 are configured For more information see DRAC7 User s Guide Launching Lifecycle Controller To launch Lifecycle Controller during the system boot press the F10 key within 10 seconds after the manufacturer s or service provider s logo is displayed When Lifecycle Controller is launched for the first time it displays Settings wizard that allows you to configure the preferred language and network se
61. ick Hardware Configuration 2 Inthe right pane click Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults 3 Select Reset Lifecycle Controller 4 Click Finish A message is displayed 5 Click Yes to continue or No to cancel the operation The system automatically turns off and it must be manually turned on either by using the Virtual Console or by pressing the power button on the system Hardware Diagnostics Itis recommended that you run diagnostics using the Hardware Diagnostics utility as part of a regular maintenance plan to validate whether or not the system and the attached hardware are functioning properly As the diagnostics utility has a physical as opposed to logical view of the attached hardware it can 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 disk drives and other peripherals Performing Hardware Diagnostics To perform hardware diagnostics 1 Inthe left pane of Lifecycle Controller click Hardware Diagnostics 2 Inthe right pane click Run Hardware Diagnostics The diagnostics utility is launched and follow the on screen instructions When the tests are complete results of the diagnostics tests are displayed on the screen To resolve the problems reported in the test results search the resolutions at support dell com To exit the Hardware Diagnostics utility reboot the system a
62. ides a local repository for drivers that are required for installing the operating system Based on the operating system being installed the OS Deployment wizard extracts these drivers and copies them to a temporary directory on the managed system These files are deleted after an 18 hour period or when you press the lt F10 gt key to either cancel operating system installation or reenter Lifecycle Controller after restarting the system NOTE Although Lifecycle Controller has embedded drivers that are factory installed there are latest drivers available Before installing the operating system run Firmware Update to make sure that the latest drivers are available 19 Rebooting System Click Finish to reboot the system and continue with the operating system installation The system boots to the operating system installation media Post Reboot Scenarios The following table lists the post reboot scenarios its user actions and impact Scenario During POST the system prompts you to press a key to boot into the operating system installation media Operating system installation is interrupted and the system reboots before the installation is completed Want to cancel operating system installation 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 by using a DUP If you attempt a DUP update through the operating system du
63. ign Configuration Found Selecting RAID Levels Selecting Physical Disks Setting Virtual Disk Attributes Viewing Summary Applying the Local Key On RAID Controller Key Encryption Use this feature to e Apply local encryption for PERC H710 H710P and H810 RAID controllers e Delete the local encryption key e Encrypt the existing unsecure virtual drives Applying the Local Key On RAID Controller Before applying the local key on a RAID controller make sure that the controller is security capable To apply the local key on a RAID controller oF to b gt 8 In the left pane click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards Under Storage Configuration wizards click Key Encryption Select the controller to apply a local key and click Next Click Set up local key encryption and click Next E NOTE Some controller options are disabled if they do not support encryption Enter the Encryption Key Identifier that is associated with the entered passphrase The Encryption Key Identifier is a passphrase hint you must enter the passphrase when Lifecycle Controller prompts with this hint In the New Passphrase text box enter a passphrase K NOTE The controller uses the passphrase to encrypt the disk drive data A valid passphrase contains 8 to 32 characters It must include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters numbers symbols and without spaces In the Confirm Pas
64. ing system or any data stored on hard disk drives or virtual drives e vFlash SD card partition information e Lifecycle log e Dell diagnostics e Dell OS Driver Pack e A Local Key Management LKM passphrase if the LKM based storage encryption is enabled However you must provide the LKM passphrase after performing the restore operation Security The contents of the backup image file cannot be accessed with any application even if it is generated without a passphrase However if the backup image file is created using a passphrase Lifecycle Controller uses the passphrase to encrypt the backup image file with 128 bit encryption Size On the basis of server configuration the size of a backup image file can be a maximum of 384 MB Performance e Backup The time taken to collect the required information and store the backup image file on vFlash SD card is 45 minutes maximum e Restore The time taken to restore a server using a backup image file depends on the number of components installed o the server Most of the server components such as BIOS NIC RAID and other host bus adapters require multiple system restarts in order to restore the server to its previous configuration Each restart may take from one to 15 minutes for maximum system HW configurations This restart time is in addition to the time taken for accessing the backup image file which is dependent on where it is stored vFlash SD card USB flash drive or network shar
65. installation of all recommended updates For more information see Updating Platform When updates are complete your system automatically restarts 9 While the system restarts press the F10 key again to relaunch Lifecycle Controller Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults You can delete the current iDRAC settings and reset iDRAC to factory default settings It also deletes lifecycle logs factory shipped inventory driver packs and diagnostics information in the managed node Deleting Configuration and Resetting Defaults Use this feature to delete any sensitive data and configuration related information when you need to Retire a managed system Reuse a managed system for a different application e Move a managed system to a non secure location 61 AN CAUTION This feature resets the iDRAC to factory defaults and deletes all iDRAC user credentials IP address configuration settings and encryption certificates It also deletes all the Lifecycle Controller contents such as lifecycle logs that contain the history of all the change events firmware upgrades and rollback user comments and current and factory shipped hardware and firmware inventory It is recommended that you export the Lifecycle Log to a safe location before using this feature After the operation the system automatically turns off and you must manually turn on the system To delete configuration and reset to factory default settings 1 Inthe left pane cl
66. intain and diagnose through a graphical user interface It is delivered as part of iDRAC7 out of band solution and embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI applications in the latest Dell servers The iDRAC7 works with the UEFI firmware to access and manage every aspect of the hardware including component and subsystem management that is beyond the traditional Baseboard Management Controller BMC capabilities NOTE The UEFI environment provides the local console interface and the infrastructure for locally managed system components The Lifecycle Controller has the following components e GUI based Lifecycle Controller Isan embedded configuration utility that reside on an embedded flash memory card Is similar to the BIOS utility that is started during the boot sequence and can function in a preoperating system environment Enable systems and storage management tasks from an embedded environment throughout the system s life cycle e Remote Services WS Management simplifies end to end server lifecycle management using the one to many method It interfaces for remote deployment integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials and partner consoles For more information see Ze Lifecycle Controller Remote Services User s Guide Why Use Lifecycle Controller Systems management is typically a key part of an administrator s role Being able to install an operating system updating firmware for function and policies requ
67. ion and or its affiliates Citrix Xen XenServer and XenMotion are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems Inc in the United States and or other countries VMware Virtual SMP vMotion vCenter and vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware Inc in the United States or other countries IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 12 2012 Rev A00 Contents Notes Cautions and Warnings esee neret rte ttn tnnt tette tn ttn ttn ttn son tuns 2 1 reeonitiero Seen Ep PEE CPP 7 Why Use ifecycle Controllgr ciii eee eene rtr a aar a aae aa aaa aaa aa ta ahaaa 7 Benefits of Using iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller sese tnter nennennns 7 What s New in this Release s AE erected e deii ede eie end Aaah ablated ce deba iae 8 Key Feature Sinza aaa vn teach gege ee EE a ENEE Fab ae dna S eaa REA REPAIR uA Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller Other Documents You May Nee Contacting Dell ee 11 2 Using Lifecycle CoHTEtrollBE sciat toits EEN Launching Lifecycle Controller Launch Messages Causes and Resolutions Enabling Lifecycle Controller sess eenenn entente tnnt tnnt tentent rente testen int tenni Disabling Lifecycle Controller esses eene tnter tnt tenni ntn tenent tn intent Canceling Lifecycle Controller essere n
68. irements configuring devices and getting the most out of an IT network are integral aspects of this role Prior to the release of Lifecycle Controller an administrator had to use tools such as Dell OpenManage Server Administrator DSA Dell Systems Build Update Utility SBUU and Dell Deployment Toolkit DTK shipped on multiple CDs or DVD Maintaining and using the multiple disks in their many versions was time consuming for the administrator To resolve these problems Dell provides the Lifecycle Controller a flash chip embedded on the system with the Lifecycle Controller application The Lifecycle Controller allows the IT administrator to do away with media altogether allowing operating system deployment with locally embedded driver repositories firmware updates hardware configuration and platform specific diagnostic routines As Lifecycle Controller is available even when the operating system is not functional or even installed it allows added flexibility in provisioning the system and customizing to suit 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 Benefits of Using IDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller The benefits include e Increased Availability Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server failure or reduce recovery time after failure e Improved Productivity and Lower Tota
69. isk drives using the check boxes at the bottom of the screen The physical disk drive selection must meet the requirements of the RAID level and span length To select all the physical disk drives click Select All After you select the option the option changes to Deselect Setting Virtual Disk Attributes Use this page to specify the values for the following virtual drive attributes 42 Size Specify the size of the virtual drive Stripe Element Size Select the stripe element size The stripe element size is the amount of drive space a stripe consumes on each physical disk drive in the stripe The Stripe Element Size list may contain more options than initially displayed on the screen Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to view all available options Read Policy Select the read policy Read Ahead The controller reads sequential sectors of the virtual drives when seeking data The Read Ahead policy may improve system performance if the data is written to sequential sectors of the virtual drives No Read Ahead The controller does not use the Read Ahead policy The No Read Ahead policy may improve system performance if the data is random and not written to sequential sectors Adaptive Read Ahead The controller initiates the Read Ahead policy only if the most recently read requests accessed sequential sectors of the disk drive If the most recently read requests accesses random sectors of the disk drive
70. ized bundles and repositories comprised of Dell Update Packages DUPs for systems running supported Microsoft Windows operating systems e The Lifecycle Controller Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems section in the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix provides the list of Dell systems and operating systems that you can deploy on the target systems e The PERC H710 H710P and H810 Technical Guidebook for specification and configuration related information about the PERC H710 H710P and H810 controllers e The Glossary provides information about the terms used in this document e The Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility User s Guide provides information about using the DVD based application for identifying and applying updates to the system The following system documents are available to provide more information e The safety instructions that came with your system provide important safety and regulatory information For additional regulatory information see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell com regulatory compliance Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document The back Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describe how to install your system into a rack e The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features setting up your system and technical specifications e The Owner s Manual provides information about system features and describes
71. l Cost of Ownership TCO Extending the reach of administrators to larger numbers of distant servers can make IT staff more productive while driving down operational costs such as travel e Secure Environment By providing secure access to remote servers administrators can perform critical management functions while maintaining server and network security e Enhanced Embedded Management through Lifecycle Controller Lifecycle Controller provides deployment and simplified serviceability through Lifecycle Controller GUI for local deployment and Remote Services WS Management interfaces for remote deployment integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials and partner consoles For more information on iDRAC7 see ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide available at dell com support manuals What s New in this Release The highlights of this release of Lifecycle Controller are e Added support for the following operating systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 3 VMware vSphere 5 1 XenServer 6 1 e Added Firmware Update support for Backplanes Enclosures MD 1200 and MD 1220 CPLD and Fibre Channel FC cards e Added support for following FC cards QLogic QLE2660 Single Port FC16 HBA QLogic QLE2660 Single Port FC16 HBA LP QLogic QLE2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA QLogic QLE2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA LP QLogic QME2662 Dual Port FC16 HBA Mezzanine QLogic QLE2560 FC8 Single Channel HBA
72. lated Links Rolling Back to Previous Firmware Versions Rolling Back to Previous Firmware Versions You can roll back to earlier versions of a firmware using the Firmware Rollback wizard NOTE If you update any firmware only once the rollback feature provides the option to revert to the factory installed component firmware image If you update the firmware more than once the factory installed images are overwritten and you cannot revert to them To roll back a firmware 1 Inthe left pane click Firmware Update 2 Inthe right pane click Launch Firmware Rollback The Firmware Rollback page displays a list of components for which rollback is available and the later versions are selected by default 3 Select the required rollback image and click Apply After the update process is complete the system restarts When applying more than one update the system may restart between updates directly into Lifecycle Controller and continue updating Related Links Firmware Rollback Comparing Firmware Versions Updating or Rolling Back Devices That Affect Trusted Platform Module Settings Comparing Firmware Versions To compare the version of the update or rollback with the version currently installed on the system compare the versions in the Current and Available fields e Component Displays the name of the components Select the check box for each update you want to apply e Current Displays the component version currently in
73. lated to installed memory Displays information and options related to the processor such as speed cache size and so on Displays options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports K NOTE This setting is not available on the PowerEdge R720xd Displays options to specify the boot mode BIOS or UEFI Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings Displays options to enable or disable integrated device controllers and ports and to specify related features and options Displays options to enable or disable the serial ports and specify related features and options Displays options to change the processor power management settings memory frequency and so on Displays options to configure the system security settings like system password setup password TPM security and so on It also enables or disables support for local BIOS update the power and NMI buttons on the system Displays options to change the system date time and so on 7 System Information Screen Menu Item System Model Name System BIOS Version System Service Tag System Manufacturer System Manufacturer Contact Information Description Displays the system model name Displays the BIOS version installed on the system Displays the system Service Tag Displays the name of system manufacturer Displays the contact information of the system manufacturer Memory Settings Screen Menu Item System Memory Size System Memory
74. le Controller support rollback of BIOS and firmware Yes For more information see Platform Rollback Which devices support system updates Currently Lifecycle Controller supports updates to the BIOS iDRAC firmware power supply firmware and certain RAID and NIC controller firmware For more information see Updating Platform Which devices are supported in Advanced Configuration within Hardware Configuration Advanced Configuration is available for BIOS and NIC Depending on your system configuration other devices may also appear under Advanced Hardware Configuration if they support the HII configuration standard For more information see Advanced Hardware Configuration What should do if my system stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller If your system stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller a black screen with red text appears To resolve this problem first try restarting your system and reentering Lifecycle Controller If it does not resolve the problem do the tasks inRepairing Lifecycle Controller If the issue persists contact your service provider How do find out the currently installed version details of the Lifecycle Controller product Click About in the left navigation pane What should do if have an issue with mouse cursor synchronization when access Lifecycle Controller through the iDRAC Virtual Console Make sure that the Single Cursor option under Tools menu in th
75. ler after the backup is completed click Lifecycle Log View Lifecycle Log History 55 System or Feature Behavior During Backup e Lifecycle Controller is disabled e 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 e Takes up to 45 minutes depending on the server configuration e Takes a backup of all configuration information e Does not back up diagnostics and driver pack information e Backup fails if an AC power cycle is performed Export Server Profile Use this licensed feature to export the backup image file stored in the vFlash SD card to a USB drive or a network share Related Links System or Feature Behavior during Export Exporting Server Profile to USB Drive or Network Share Exporting Server Profile to USB Drive or Network Share Before exporting the server profile make sure that the following prerequisites are met e A software license for 12th generation Dell PowerEdge servers For more information about managing licenses using iDRAC Web interface go to Overview Server Licenses and see DRAC Online Help e vFlash SD card is installed in the system and must contain the backup image file e USB disk drive has a minimum free space of 384 MB e Network share is accessible and has a minimum free space of 384 MB e Use the same vFlash SD card that was used du
76. mage file is stored is accessible You can import the server profile from a vFlash SD card Network Share or a USB drive Related Links System or Feature Behavior During Import vFlash SD Card Network Share USB Drive Post import Scenario Import Server Profile vFlash SD Card To import from a vFlash SD card In the left pane select Platform Restore In the right pane select Import Server Profile 1 2 3 SelectvFlash Secure Digital SD Card and click Next 4 Selecteither Preserve configuration or Delete Configuration Preserve configuration Preserves the RAID level virtual drive and controller attributes Delete configuration Deletes the RAID level virtual drive and controller attributes 57 5 Ifyou have secured the backup image file with a passphrase enter the passphrase entered during backup in the Backup File Passphrase box and click Finish Related Links System or Feature Behavior During Import Import Server Profile Importing Server Profile After Motherboard Replacement Network Share To import from a network share 1 Inthe left pane select Platform Restore 2 Inthe right pane select Import Server Profile 3 Select Network Share and click Next 4 Select CIFS or NFS enter the backup file name along the with directory sub directory path and click Next 5 Selecteither Preserve configuration or Delete Configuration Preserve configuration Preserves
77. nd then press the F10 key to reenter Lifecycle Controller 62 8 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions This section describes the error messages commonly generated by Lifecycle Controller and provides suggestions for resolving the errors It also answers questions that are frequently asked by Lifecycle Controller users Error Messages Each error message that is generated from Lifecycle Controller has a Message ID Message Description and Recommended Response Action in a single dialog box However to view the detailed description about a message see Event Message Reference Guide on dell com support manuals Frequently Asked Questions 1 When Lifecycle Controller downloads updates where are the files stored The files are stored in a non volatile memory located on the main system board This memory is not removable and is not accessible through the operating system Is a virtual media device or vFlash SD card required to store data for updates No The files are stored in memory on the main system board What is virtual media Virtual media is remote media such as CDs DVDs and USB disk drives that a server identifies as local a media What should do if an update fails If an update fails Lifecycle Controller restarts and then attempts all the pending updates that are selected After the final restart the system returns to the Lifecycle Controller Home page Launch Firmware Update again reselect
78. ng System Deployment Using the operating system deployment wizard you can deploy various custom and standard operating systems on the managed system and configure RAID during installation Related Links Installing Operating System Installing Operating System Before installing an operating system make sure that the following prerequisites are met Optical DVD drive is connected Software RAID or PERC controller is installed with the latest firmware and at least one hard disk drive is available for creating the virtual disk For more information about the supported controllers and related firmware see operating system documentation Hard disk drive is connected Virtual media is connected For more information see DRAC User s Guide K NOTE S110 controller supports only SATA disks for which a minimum of two disks are required K NOTE You can install the operating system on a non RAID disk which is connected to a PERC H310 controller To install the operating system 1 To launch Lifecycle Controller turn on the system and then press the lt F10 gt key within 10 seconds after the Dell logo appears In the left pane click OS Deployment In the right pane click Deploy OS and select one of the following Configure RAID First optional and click Next if the system has a RAID controller Go directly to OS Deployment and click Next to bypass the RAID configuration Select the operating system from t
79. nne tnter nennen Eann tni tente ntn sni tent tenni Using Lifecycle Controller for the First Time Setting Up Lifecycle Controller o ic ei t ae it e nte ette Rte ulead RENE RONDE EBENE OR Lifecycle Controller Features 3 Operating System Deployment esee nee nenne rte tnnt terrens tnnnns 17 Installing Operating System 17 Using Optional RAID Confguraton ENEE 18 Configuring RAID Using Operating System Deployment Wizard essere 18 Selecting Operating System rre rante rnit o ru ra vera eoe eben RU EEN 18 Selecting an Operating System Available in the set 18 Selecting Custom Operating System 19 Selecting an Operating System Not Available in the List 19 Ne dd MESE 19 Rebooting Syste miss secu ME 20 Post Reboot Scenarios ao roe Ee ecd nene eunt d TREAT IR e Pe M a ERR Bebe 20 ere 21 Hardware Inventory View and Export 21 About View and Export Current Inventory About View and Export Factory Shipped Inventory Viewing Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped esses esee tette nnne 22 Exporting Hardware Inventory Current or Factory Shipped essen entente tnn 22 USR Drive RANNER 23 NetWotk IAT L aS A cie eter hatred id Rn odo ie ee ae rere E Lt dere ted 23 Viewing or Exporting Hardware Inventory After Part Replacement A 23 Viewing and Exporting Current Inventory After Resetting Lifec
80. oes not provide data redundancy and hot spare Other RAID levels provide data redundancy and enable you to reconstruct data in the event of a disk drive failure K NOTE You can create only one virtual disk using Lifecycle Controller To create multiple virtual disks use option ROM To access option ROM press CTRL R during boot or Power on Self test POST Selecting RAID Controller The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page displays all supported RAID controllers attached to the system Select the RAID controller on which you want to create the virtual disk and then click Next 40 Foreign Configuration Found The Foreign Configuration Found page is displayed only if a foreign configuration disk drive resides on the selected RAID controller NOTE If you have selected an S110 RAID controller the foreign disk drives are displayed as Non RAID disk drives in Lifecycle Controller You must initialize them to create a virtual drive A foreign configuration is a set of physical disk drives containing a RAID configuration that has been introduced to the system but is not managed by the RAID controller to which it is attached You may have a foreign configuration if physical disk drives have been moved from a RAID controller on another system to a RAID controller on the current system You have two options Ignore Foreign Configuration and Clear Foreign Configuration e If the foreign configuration contains data that you
81. on about managing licenses using iDRAC Web interface go to Overview Server Licenses and see DRAC Online Help e The server has a valid service tag 7 characters e vHash SD card is installed initialized and enabled e vFlash SD card has a minimum free space of 384 MB To back up the server profile 1 Intheleft pane select Platform Restore 2 Inthe right pane select Backup Server Profile 3 To generate the backup file without entering the passphrase click Finish Alternatively to generate the encrypted backup file without using a passphrase click Finish However Lifecycle Controller encrypts the backup image file with a default passphrase internally generated 4 Inthe Backup File Passphrase field enter a passphrase For example Rt 12tv NOTE A valid passphrase contains 8 to 32 characters It must include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters numbers symbols and must not have white spaces The passphrase is optional and if used for backup it must be used during restore 5 Inthe Confirm Passphrase box reenter the passphrase and click Finish The system restarts and Lifecycle Controller is disabled You cannot access Lifecycle Controller until the backup process is complete A success message is displayed when you launch Lifecycle Controller after backup is complete NOTE You can check the Lifecycle logs in iDRAC Web interface for backup server profile status To view the log in Lifecycle Control
82. or from support dell com to a local drive or network share K NOTE Make sure that the file name for the single component DUPs does not have any blank space K NOTE Both 32 bit and 64 bit DUPs are supported In the Catalog Location or Update package path box enter the name of the DUP for example APP_WIN_RYYYZZZ EXE or if the DUP is present in a sub directory enter both the sub directory name and name of the DUP for example subdirectory APP_WIN_RYYYZZZ EXE E NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as lt gt and in folder names Selecting and Applying Updates To select and apply the updates select the required updates and click Apply By default Lifecycle Controller selects the components for which the current updates are available For more information see the Lifecycle Controller online help The system reboots after the update process is complete When applying more than one update the system reboots between updates directly into Lifecycle Controller and continues with the other selected updates K NOTE The system does not reboot after updating the OS driver pack and hardware diagnostics NOTE While using Lifecycle Controller to update the power supply unit firmware the system turns off after the first task It takes a couple of minutes to update the PSU firmware and then automatically turns on Firmware Rollback Li
83. ovided NOTE Lifecycle Controller cannot ping to the domain name and does not display its IP address if the DNS is not able to resolve the domain name Make sure that the issue with DNS is resolved and retry 6 Click Next The Select Updates page is displayed with the component names for which the updates are available 7 Select the components that require an update and then click Apply The update process is initiated and the firmware update is completed After restart the system is ready to use K NOTE The system does not restart if operating system driver packs or hardware diagnostics are updated NOTE When applying more than one update the system may need to restart between updates In this case the system starts Lifecycle Controller and automatically continues the update process K NOTE iDRAC will reset while updating iDRAC CPLD or Power Supply K NOTE If the iDRAC firmware update is interrupted for any reason wait up to 30 minutes before you attempt another firmware update Related Links Firmware Update Download Methods Version Compatibility Selecting Type of Update And Update Source Selecting and Applying Updates Updating or Rolling Back Devices That Affect Trusted Platform Module Settings Selecting Type of Update And Update Source To perform the updates you can download single component DUPs or repository Catalog xml using the Firmware Update wizard to one of the following NOTE The Cat
84. patible with system components In case of compatibility issues Lifecycle Controller displays upgrade or downgrade error messages during update Updating Firmware You can update to the latest version of Lifecycle Controller using the Firmware Update wizard It is recommended that you run the Firmware Update wizard on a regular basis to access the latest updates You can update the component firmware either by using update repositories or individual DUPs single component DUP K NOTE Make sure that the file name for the single component DUPs does not have any blank space K NOTE If Collect System Inventory On Restart CSIOR is disabled while performing an update Lifecycle Controller automatically updates the system inventory K NOTE Both 32 bit and 64 bit DUPs are supported However only 32 bit catalog is supported NOTE During BIOS update due to security reasons the progress bar stops at 40 seconds jumps to 1 minute 50 seconds after a while and then completes To update the firmware 1 Inthe left pane click Firmware Update 2 Inthe right pane click Launch Firmware Update 3 Selectthe type of update and any one of these update repositories FTP Server Local Drive or Network Share 28 4 Specifythe details 5 To verify if Lifecycle Controller is able to connect to the IP address that is provided click Test Network Connection By default it pings the Gateway IP DNS server IP host IP and proxy IP if pr
85. placed part or both The update occurs automatically when you reboot your system after replacing the part It is activated through a license and can be disabled remotely using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services or through the Lifecycle Controller NOTE The feature is licensed Acquire the license to enable the feature For more information on acquiring and using the licenses see DRAC7 User s Guide Applying Firmware and Configuration to Replaced Parts Before configuring replaced parts make sure that the following prerequisites are met e Enable Collect System Inventory On Restart so that Lifecycle Controller automatically invokes Part Firmware Update and Part Configuration Update when the system is started E NOTE If Collect System Inventory On Restart is disabled the cache of system inventory information may become stale if new components are added without manually entering Lifecycle Controller after turning the system on In the manual mode you must press the F10 key after part replacement during a system restart e Make sure that the Disabled option under Part Firmware Update and Part Configuration Update are cleared e The replaced card or part must belong to the same family as the previous component To apply part firmware and configuration to replaced parts 1 Inthe left pane click Platform Restore 2 Inthe right pane click Part Replacement The Part Replacement Configuration page is displayed 3 From the part firm
86. provide localized versions of devices such as the BIOS setup On the basis of system configuration other device types may also appear under Advanced Hardware Configuration if they support the HII configuration standard The Advanced Hardware Configuration wizard allows you to configure the following NOTE You can also use System Setup utility during startup to configure the following devices For more information about the System Setup utility see the Using The System Setup Program And Boot Manager in this User s Guide e System BIOS Settings e iDRAC Settings 4 48 e NICs K NOTE You can configure only one NIC at a time Broadcom 57810S DP 10G SFP ADAPTER Full Height Broadcom 57810S DP 10G SFP ADAPTER Low Profile Broadcom 57800S DP 10G BASE T ADAPTER Full Height Broadcom 57800S DP 10G BASE T ADAPTER Low Profile Broadcom 5720 DP 1G ADAPTER Full Height Broadcom 5720 DP 1G ADAPTER Low Profile Broadcom 5719 QP 1G ADAPTER Full Height Broadcom 5719 QP 1G ADAPTER Low Profile Broadcom 57800S QP rNDC 10G BASE T 1G BASE T Broadcom 57800S QP rNDC 10G SFP 1G BASE T Broadcom 5720 QP rNDC 1G BASE T Broadcom 57810S DP bNDC KR Broadcom 5719 QP 1G Mezz Broadcom 57810S DP 10G KR Mezz Intel i540 DP 10G BASE T ADAPTER Full Height Intel i540 DP 10G BASE T ADAPTER Low Profile Intel DP 10GBASE SFP Full Height Intel DP 10GBASE SFP Low Profile Intel i350 DP 1G ADAPTER Full Height Intel i350 DP
87. r console redirection The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate automatically This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails and the value must not be changed By default the Failsafe Baud Rate option is set to 11520 Remote Terminal Allows you to set the remote console terminal type By default the Remote Terminal Type Type option is set to VT 100 VT 220 Redirection After Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is Boot loaded By default the Redirection After Boot option is set to Enabled System Profile Settings Screen Menu Item Description System Profile Allows you to set the system profile If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom By default the System Profile option is set to Performance Per Watt Optimized DAPC DAPC is Dell Active Power Controller K NOTE The following parameters are available only when the System Profile is set to Custom CPU Power Allows you to set the CPU power management By default the CPU Power Management option Management is set to System DBPM DAPC DBPM is Demand Based Power Management 76 Menu Item Memory Frequency Turbo Boost CIE C States Monitor Mwait Memory Patrol Scrub Memory Refresh Rate Memory Operating Voltage Collaborative CPU Performance Control
88. r the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI Boot Manager depending on the system s boot configuration F12 Starts Preboot eXecution Environment PXE boot From the System Setup you can e Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware e View the system hardware configuration e Enable or disable integrated devices e Set performance and power management thresholds e Manage system security You can access the System Setup using the e Standard graphical browser which is enabled by default e Text browser which is enabled using Console Redirection To enable Console Redirection in System Setup select System BIOS Serial Communication screen Serial Communication select On with Console Redirection NOTE By default help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser To view the help text in the text browser press F1 Choosing The System Boot Mode System Setup enables you to specify the boot mode for installing your operating system e BIOS boot mode the default is the standard BIOS level boot interface e UEFI boot mode is an enhanced 64 bit boot interface based on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specifications that overlays the system BIOS You must select the boot mode in the Boot Mode field of the Boot Settings screen of System Setup Once you specify the boot mode the system boots in the specified boot mode and you then proceed to install your operating sy
89. r tinta testet tent tentent intr inset VIGWING S UMMA ER Configuring RAID Using Software RAID Creating a Secure Virtual Disk on Series 8 Controller CASI HR TUDIN Applying the Local Key On RAID Controller esses eene tente nennen tnnt nenne tentent Local Key Encryption Moden Encrypting Unsecure Virtual Disks 2n ete iecore bete de e E RE iude teet dee de te ps Rekey Controller With New Local Key 46 Removing Encryption and Deleting Data 47 Breaking Mirrored Drives cit obe o Una eite eda AEN 47 System Setup Advanced Hardware Configuration esses eene tentent tnter tentent 47 Modifying Device RE E Collect System Inventory on Rastart xoc cte De Cede ined reete cb eee eo ete aee areant Updating Server Inventory Information Reide FER Authentication uode Rie tete eae AMEN Eid alae eine ia Requirements for a Local FTP Server Copying Repository to a Local FTP Server from the Dell Server Updates DVD 50 Using Dell Repository Manager to Create the Repository and Copy it to a Local FTP Server 50 Accessing Updates on a Local FTP Server Configuring Local USB Drive c etc cic epica sin ertet ces tee cr Vi Ra cat a etra Ren ide on dep idee ge Copying Repository to a Local USB Drive from the Dell Server Updates DVD 51 Using Dell Repository Manager to Create the Repository and Copy it to a USB Drive 51 TZ
90. ration Wizards click System Time and Date Configuration The default system time and system date shown in Lifecycle Controller is the date and time reported by the system BIOS Modify the System Time and System Date HH MM SS AM or PM as required Click Finish to apply the changes Configuring vFlash SD Card Use the licensed feature to enable or disable the vFlash SD card check the health and properties and initialize the vFlash SD card Lifecycle Controller support vFlash SD cards of sizes 1 GB 2 GB 8 GB 16 GB and 32 GB E NOTE The options under vFlash SD card are grayed out if there is no SD card inserted in the slot See the ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 User s Guide available at dell com support manuals for more information on vFlash SD card and the installation procedure Use the vFlash SD card configuration feature to e Enable or disable vFlash SD card e Determine the vFlash SD card properties Name Health Displays health states such as OK Warning and Critical Size Indicates the total size of the vFlash SD card Available Space Indicates the available size on the vFlash SD card to create a new partition Write Protected Indicates if the write protect latch on the vFlash SD card is set to on or off position e Initialize vFlash This deletes all the existing partitions on vFlash SD card Enabling or Disabling vFlash Make sure to set the write pro
91. ration events K NOTE The details of the configuration changes are not displayed e User work notes While viewing the lifecycle log use different filtering and sorting options NOTE As the lifecycle logs are generated by various systems management tools you may not view the events in lifecycle log immediately after they were logged To view the Lifecycle Log history and use the filtering options 1 Inthe left pane click Lifecycle Log 2 Inthe right pane click View Lifecycle Log History No The serial number of the event Category The category under which the events belong The available categories are System Health Events related to installed hardware such as Fan Power Supplies NIC LOM CNA Link BIOS Errors and so on Storage Events related to external or internal storage components such as Controller Enclosure Physical Disks Software RAID Configuration Events related to hardware and software changes such as addition or removal of hardware in the system configuration changes made using Lifecycle Controller or operating system and so on Audit Events related to user login intrusion licenses and so on Updates Events related to updates or rollback of firmware and drivers Work Notes Events logged by the user Message ID Each event is represented with a unique Message ID For example SWC0001 Description A brief description of the event For example Dell O
92. re you must store the file For example XXX XXX XX XX sharename e File Location Type the sub directories if any For example 2011 Nov E NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as 2 gt and in folder names Viewing or Exporting Hardware Inventory After Part Replacement To view or export the hardware inventory after part replacement 1 Launch Lifecycle Controller 2 Inthe left pane click Hardware Configuration 23 In the right pane click Hardware Inventory 4 Click View Current Inventory Lifecycle Controller displays the old hardware inventory Reboot the server and relaunch Lifecycle Controller Access Hardware Inventory and click View Current Inventory to view the latest inventory or click Export Current Inventory to export the latest inventory to an external location Related Links About View and Export Current Inventory Viewing and Exporting Current Inventory After Resetting Lifecycle Controller To view or export the current hardware inventory data after resetting the Lifecycle Controller E NOTE After performing Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults the system automatically turns off 1 Turn on the system and wait for a couple of minutes for iDRAC to start functioning 2 Press the lt F10 gt key to launch Lifecycle Controller and the system inventory is collected as CSIOR is enabled by default 3 A
93. ring backup To export the server profile to a USB drive or a network share 1 Inthe left pane select Platform Restore In the right pane select Export Server Profile Select either USB Drive or Network Share enter the details and then click Finish NOTE You can also use a USB disk drive that is attached to the client system while operating remotely To do this use the Virtual Media feature For more information see DRAC User s Guide The Zackup service tag time stamp imgfile is exported to the specified location Related Links USB Drive Network Share System or Feature Behavior during Export e Takes up to 15 minutes depending on the server configuration e Lifecycle Controller exports the backup image file in the Backup service tag time stamp img format The service tag is copied from the backup image file name The time stamp is the time when the backup was initiated e After a successful export the event is logged in the Lifecycle Log 56 Import Server Profile Use this feature to apply a backup to the system from which it was taken previously and restore the system hardware and firmware configuration according to the information stored in the backup image file For more information about the supported components see Supported Components The operation restores the backup information to all the system components that are located in the same physical location for example in the same slo
94. ring this time period the DUP displays a message that another session is active 20 User Action and Impact Press any key to begin the operating system installation else the system boots to the hard disk and not the operating system installation media The system prompts you to press a key to boot from the operating system installation media Press the lt F10 gt key NOTE Pressing the F10 key at any point during the installation process or while rebooting causes any drivers provided by the OS Deployment wizard to be removed Lifecycle Controller does not allow this after the operating system installation However if you disconnect the power supply to the managed system the OEMDRV directory is erased 4 Monitor Using Lifecycle Controller you can monitor the hardware inventory and events in the system throughout its lifecycle Hardware Inventory View and Export Lifecycle Controller provides the following wizards to manage the system inventory e View Current Inventory e Export Current Inventory e View Factory Shipped Inventory e Export Factory Shipped Inventory e Collect System Inventory on Restart About View and Export Current Inventory You can view the hardware information about the currently installed hardware components that are internal to the system chassis and the configuration for each component The table lists all the currently installed hardware components for example fans PCI devices NI
95. rolled by the OS DBPM and the System DBPM DAPC By default the option is set to Disabled System Security Screen Menu Item Intel AES NI System Password Setup Password Password Status TPM Security Description The Intel AES NI option improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is set to Enabled by default Allows you to set the system password This option is set to Enabled by default and is read only if the password jumper is not installed in the system Allows you to set the setup password This option is read only if the password jumper is not installed in the system Allows you to lock the system password By default the Password Status option is set to Unlocked Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform Module TPM By default the TPM Security option is set to Off You can only modify the TPM Status TPM Activation and Intel TXT fields if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre boot Measurements or On without Pre boot Measurements 71 Menu Item TPM Activation TPM Status TPM Clear Intel TXT BIOS Update Control Power Button NMI Button AC Power Recovery AC Power Recovery Delay User Defined Delay 60s to 240s Description Allows you to change the operational state of the TPM By default the TPM Activation option is setto No Change Displays the TPM status
96. rrupted configuration changes are incorrect or the motherboard is replaced you can use the backup image to restore the server to its previously stored profile The following features are provided e Backup Server Profile Use this feature to create the server profile on a vFlash SD card that is attached to the server Lifecycle Controller can create the server profile only on the vFlash SD card e Export Server Profile Use this feature to export the server profile that is stored on the vFlash SD card to a USB drive or a network share CIFS or NFS e Import Server Profile Use this feature to restore the backup image from the vFlash SD card USB drive or a network share CIFS or NFS NOTE The feature is licensed Acquire the license to enable the feature For more information about acquiring and using the licenses see the DRAC7 User s Guide About Backup Image The backup image file contains Readable System identification information such as model number and service tag For example R720 and 1P3HRBS Date and time the backup was last taken Currently installed hardware inventory information Firmware for each component e Encrypted Component configuration information User name and password for RAID controller and BIOS Component certificates Licenses Signature to validate that backup file is not been tampered and was generated by Lifecycle Controller The backup image does not contain 53 e Operat
97. rt Enables or disables the system s internal SD card port By default Internal SD Card Port option is set to On K NOTE This option is displayed only if IDSDM is installed on the system board Internal SD Card If set to Mirror mode data is written on both SD cards If any one of the SD card fails data is Redundancy written to the active SD card Data from this card is copied to the replacement SD card at the next boot By default Internal SD Card Redundancy option is set to Mirror K NOTE This option is displayed only if IDSDM is installed on the system board Integrated Network Allows you to enable or disable the integrated network card 1 By default the Integrated Card 1 Network Card 1 option is set to Enabled OS Watchdog Timer Allows you to enable or disable the OS watchdog timer When this field is enabled the operating system initializes the timer and the OS watchdog timer helps in recovering the operating system By default the OS Watchdog Timer option is set to Disabled Embedded Video Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller By default the embedded Controller video controller is Enabled SR IOV Global Enable Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root UO Virtualization SR IOV devices By default the SR IOV Global Enable option is set to Disabled Slot Disablement Allows you to enable or disable available PCle slots on your system The Slot Disablement feature controls t
98. s Specifying Language and Keyboard Type 1 Inthe left pane click Settings 2 Inthe right pane click Language and Keyboard Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select the options From the Language drop down list select the language From the Keyboard Type drop down list select the keyboard type 3 Click Finish to save the new settings Configuring Network Settings for a NIC 1 Inthe left pane click Settings 2 In the right pane click Network Settings 3 Fromthe NIC Card drop down list select the NIC card that you want to configure 4 Fromthe IP Address Source drop down list select one of the following options K NOTE The IP Address Source function supports only IPv4 No Configuration Does not configure the NIC DHCP Obtains an IP address from a DHCP server Static IP Uses a static IP address Specify these IP address properties IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Address If you do not have this information contact your network administrator 15 5 Click Finish to save the settings K NOTE If Lifecycle Controller Settings are not configured correctly an error message is displayed If DHCP is enabled DHCP IP address is displayed on the Network Settings page Accessing Help Each Lifecycle Controller screen has a help associated with it Press the F1 key or click Help in the upper right corner to view the help information about the options on a page
99. s issue see the Repairing Lifecycle Controller Repairing Lifecycle Controller Ifthe message Lifecycle Controller update required appears during power on self test POST the embedded device that stores Lifecycle Controller may contain corrupted data To resolve the issue you must first attempt to update Lifecycle Controller by executing Lifecycle Controller Dell Update Package DUP For more information see the De Update Packages User s Guide available at dell com support manuals If running the DUP does not resolve the issue use the Lifecycle Controller repair package 1 Goto ftp dell com LifecycleController and download the file LC2 Repair Package 1 a b c d usc or newer version to a temporary location 2 Connectto iDRAC on your system using the iDRAC Web interface For more information about iDRAC see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 iDRAC7 User s Guide available at dell com support manuals 3 Inthe iDRAC7 Web interface go to Overview iDRAC Settings Update and Rollback Update The Firmware Update page is displayed 4 Click Browse and selectthe Lifecycle Controller Repair Package you downloaded from ftp dell com The Status Step 2 of 3 page is displayed 5 Click Next The Updating Step 3 of 3 page is displayed 6 After the update is complete restart the system 7 To launch Lifecycle Controller press the F10 key within 10 seconds after the Dell logo appears 8 Complete the
100. s to the next focus area K NOTE For the standard graphics browser only lt Esc gt Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen Pressing lt Esc gt in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system lt F1 gt Displays the System Setup help file K NOTE For most of the options any changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system System Setup Options 70 System Setup Main Screen K NOTE Press lt Alt gt lt F gt to reset the BIOS or UEFI settings to their default settings Menu Item System BIOS iDRAC Settings Device Settings Description This option is used to view and configure BIOS settings This option is used to view and configure iDRAC settings This option is used to view and configure device settings System BIOS Screen K NOTE The options for System Setup change based on the system configuration E NOTE System Setup defaults are listed under their respective options in the following sections where applicable Menu Item System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Boot Settings Integrated Devices Serial Communication System Profile Settings System Security Miscellaneous Settings Description Displays information about the system such as the system model name BIOS version Service Tag and so on Displays information and options re
101. selected Lifecycle Controller displays the physical disk drives as Non RAID disks or RAID ready disks 43 e Non RAID disk A single disk drive without any RAID properties Needs initialization to apply RAID levels e RAID ready disk The disk drive is initialized and a RAID level can be applied K NOTE Linux and VMware operating systems cannot be installed by using Software RAID controller S110 To configure software RAID 1 In the left pane click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards Under Storage Configuration Wizards click RAID Configuration to launch the wizard The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page is displayed 4 Selectthe controller and click Next If the non RAID disk drives are attached to the selected controller select the non RAID physical disk drives and then click Next to initialize them Else the Select RAID Level page is displayed E NOTE During initialization all the data on the non RAID disk drives are deleted 5 Select the RAID level and click Next The Select Physical Disks page is displayed 6 Selectthe physical disk properties and click Next The Virtual Disk Attributes page is displayed 7 Select the virtual disk parameters and click Next The Summary page is displayed 8 Toapplythe RAID configuration click Finish Related Links Selecting RAID Controller Foreign Configuration Found Selecting RAID Levels Selecting Physical
102. sphrase text box re enter the passphrase and then click Finish Local Key Encryption Mode You can perform the following tasks while the controller is in the Local Key Encryption mode 45 K NOTE For more information on the specification and configuration related information for the PERC H710 H710P and H810 controllers see the PERC H710 H710P and H810 Technical Guidebooks e Encrypt unsecure virtual disks Enable data encryption on all the security capable unsecure virtual drives E NOTE This option is available if there are virtual drives connected to a security capable controller e Rekey controller and encrypted disks with a new key Replace the existing local key with a new key e Remove encryption and delete data Delete the encryption key on the controller and all the secure virtual drives along with its data After deletion controller state changes to No encryption mode Related Links Encrypting Unsecure Virtual Disks Rekey Controller With New Local Key Removing Encryption and Deleting Data Encrypting Unsecure Virtual Disks Make sure that the following prerequisites are met e Selected controller is security capable e Security capable virtual drives must be attached to the controller e Controller must be in the local key encryption mode To encrypt the unsecure virtual drives K NOTE All virtual drives created under the same physical disk drives are automatically encrypted 1 In the
103. ss The IP address of the local FTP server or ftp dell com User Name The user name to access the FTP location Password The password to access this FTP location Proxy Server The server host name or the IP address of the proxy server Proxy Port The port number of the proxy server Proxy Type The type of proxy server HTTP and SOCKS 4 proxy types are supported by Lifecycle Controller 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 Local USB Drive If you are using a private network that does not have access to external sites such asftp dell com you can provide updates from a locally configured USB drive The USB drive used as a repository must have at least 8GB free space A USB drive is not required for users who have access to ftp dell com through a proxy server For the latest updates download the most recent De Server Updates ISO for your system from support dell com K NOTE Lifecycle Controller supports internal SATA optical drives USB optical drives and Virtual Media devices If the installation media is corrupt or not readable then Lifecycle Controller may be unable to detect the presence of a media In this case an error message is displayed stating that no media is available Copying Repository to a Local USB Drive from the Dell Server Updates
104. stallation Else insert the correct media and click Next The Reboot the System page is displayed Selecting Custom Operating System To install a custom operating system 1 Fromthe list select the required custom operating system and click Next The drivers are extracted into the OEMDRV directory and Lifecycle Controller prompts you to insert the operating system installation media 2 Insert the custom operating system media with all the operating system components that are specific to your requirements and click Next 3 If the validation check fails the following message appears The selected media doesn t match the standard media certification of the OS name of the selected operating system 4 Click Yes to continue else No to insert a different media and retry The Reboot System page is displayed Selecting an Operating System Not Available in the List To install an operating system that is not available in the list 1 Selectthe option Any Other Operating System and then click Next No drivers are extracted Therefore prepare the drivers for the required operating system 2 Insert the operating system installation media with all the operating system components that are specific to your requirements and click Next K NOTE Lifecycle Controller does not validate the media The Reboot the System page is displayed Related Links Rebooting System Driver Access Driver Access Lifecycle Controller prov
105. stalled on the system e Available Displays the version of the available update Updating or Rolling Back Devices That Affect Trusted Platform Module Settings Enabling Trusted Platform Module TPM with pre boot measurement enables the BitLocker protection on the system When BitLocker protection is enabled updating or rolling back the components such as RAID controller NIC and BIOS require that a recovery password is entered or a USB drive that contains a recovery key is inserted during the next 34 system restart For information on how to set TPM settings see the B OS User Guide available at dell com support manuals When Lifecycle Controller detects that TPM security is set to On with Pre boot Measurements a message indicates that certain updates require the recovery password or USB drive with the recovery key The message also indicates components that affect the BitLocker You can choose not to update or roll back those components by navigating to the Select Updates page and then clearing the check boxes for the appropriate components 35 36 6 Configure Lifecycle Controller provides various system configuration wizards Use the configuration wizards to configure system devices The Configuration Wizards has e System Configuration Wizards This includes LCD Panel Security iDRAC Settings System Date and Time Configuration and vFlash SD card Configuration e Storage Configuration Wizards This includes RAID
106. stem Chassis 1 LCD Chassis 1 Fan Slot 1 Fan Slot 2 Fan Slot 9 MC Chassis 1 MC Chassis 2 KVM Chassis 1 IOM Slot 1 1OM Slot 6 PSU Slot 1 PSU Slot 6 CPU Socket 1 System Modular 2 DIMM Socket A1 68 Easy to use Name Optical drive connected to front USB 1 Disk connected to Internal USB 1 Virtually connected optical drive Virtually connected floppy drive Virtually connected disk vFlash SD Card Partition 2 vFlash SD Card Partition 3 iDRAC System Hard Drive C System BIOS System BIOS Setup Power Supply 1 Fan 1 Blade Chassis LCD Fan 1 Fan2 Fan 9 Chassis Management Controller 1 Chassis Management Controller 2 KVM I0 Module 1 10 Module 6 Power Supply 1 Power Supply 6 CPU 1 Blade 2 DIMM A1 11 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS level options The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup Keystroke Description F2 Enters the System Setup lt F10 gt Enters System Services which opens the Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 LC2 The Dell LC2 supports systems management features such as operating system deployment hardware diagnostics platform updates and platform configuration using a graphical user interface The exact LC2 feature set is determined by the iDRAC license purchased For more information see the Dell LC2 documentation lt F11 gt Enters the BIOS Boot Manager o
107. stem from that 69 mode Thereafter you must boot the system in the same boot mode BIOS or UEFI to access the installed operating system Trying to boot the operating system from the other boot mode will cause the system to halt at startup K NOTE Operating systems must be UEFl compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode DOS and 32 bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode K NOTE For the latest information on supported operating systems go to dell com ossupport Entering System Setup 1 Turm on or restart your system 2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message lt F2 gt System Setup If your operating system begins to load before you press F2 allow the system to finish booting and then restart your system and try again Responding To Error Messages If an error message is displayed while the system is booting make a note of the message For more information see System Error Messages K NOTE After installing a memory upgrade it is normal for your system to display a message the first time you start your system Using The System Setup Navigation Keys Keys Action Up arrow Moves to the previous field Down arrow Moves to the next field lt Enter gt Allows you to type in a value in the selected field if applicable or follow the link in the field Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop down list if applicable lt Tab gt Move
108. t when the backup was performed If you install components such as a RAID Controller NIC CNA FC HBA and Hard Disk Drive in a slot that is different from the slot they were installed before backup the restore operation fails on such components The failures are logged in the Lifecycle Log You can cancel a restore job using iDRAC Settings utility by pressing the F2 key during POST and then clicking Yes under Cancel Lifecycle Controller Actionsor resetting iDRAC7 This initiates the recovery process and restores the system to a previously known state Recovery process may take more than five minutes depending on the system configuration To check if the recovery process is complete view the Lifecycle logs in iDRAC Web interface Related Links Importing Server Profile from a vFlash SD Card Network Share or USB Drive Importing Server Profile After Motherboard Replacement vFlash SD Card Network Share USB Drive Importing Server Profile from a vFlash SD Card Network Share or USB Drive Before importing the server profile make sure that the following prerequisites are met e The service tag of the server is same as when the backup was taken e If you are restoring from a vFlash SD card it must be installed and must contain the backup image in a folder SRVCNF This image must be from the same platform that you are trying to restore e If you are restoring from a network share make sure that the network share where the backup i
109. t Current Inventory About View and Export Factory Shipped Inventory USB Drive Network Share USB Drive To export to a USB drive 1 From the Select Device drop down list select the USB drive 2 Inthe File Location text box enter a valid directory or sub directory path on the device For example 2011 Nov If the path is not provided the file is stored in the root location of the device K NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as 2 lt gt f and in folder names Network Share To export to a Network Share select CIFS or NFS and type the required details Related Links CIFS NFS CIFS For CIFS type the following details e Share Name Type the path to the shared folder to export the file For example type 192 168 20 26 sharename or servername sharename e Domain and User Name Type the domain and user name required to log on to the network share For example loginname myDomain or domain user name If there is no domain type the user name e Password Type the correct password e File Location Type the sub directories if any For example 2011 Nov E NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as lt gt and in folder names NFS For NFS type the following details Share Name Type the path to the shared folder whe
110. tect latch on the vFlash SD card to Off position If set to Enabled the vFlash SD card is configured as a virtual drive that appears in the BIOS boot order allowing you to boot from the vFlash SD card If set to Disabled virtual flash is not accessible To enable or disable vFlash SD card 1 Inthe left pane click Hardware Configuration In the right pane click Configuration Wizards Under System Configuration Wizards click vFlash SD Card Configuration The vFlash SD Card page is displayed From the vFlash Media drop down menu select Enabled or Disabled Click Finish to apply the changes Initializing vFlash 1 Under System Configuration Wizards click vFlash SD Card Configuration The vFlash SD Card page is displayed 2 Click Initialize vFlash to erase all the data present in the vFlash SD card E NOTE The Initialize vFlash option is not available after you disable the vFlash SD card Configuring RAID If your system has one or more supported PERC RAID controllers with PERC 8 firmware or later or SAS RAID controllers use the RAID Configuration wizard to configure a virtual disk drive as the boot device 39 NOTE If there are any internal storage controller cards on the system all other external cards cannot be configured If there are no internal cards then external cards can be configured To configure RAID 1 Inthe left pane click Hardware Configuration 2 Inthe right pane click Configuration Wizards 3 Under
111. tem K NOTE Certain platform configurations may not support the full set of features provided by the Lifecycle Controller For more information about setting up the Lifecycle Controller configuring hardware and firmware and deploying the operating system see the Lifecycle Controller documentation at dell com support manuals 82 IDRAC Settings Utility The iDRAC Settings utility is an interface to setup and configure the iDRAC parameters using UEFI You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters using the iDRAC Settings Utility NOTE Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC Settings Utility requires the iDRAC7 Enterprise License upgrade For more information on using iDRAC see the DRAC7 User s Guide under Software Systems Management Dell Remote Access Controllers at dell com support manuals Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility 1 Turnonorrestart the managed system Press F2 during Power on Self test POST In the System Setup Main Menu page click iDRAC Settings The iDRAC Settings screen is displayed 83
112. tes DVD To copy the repository 1 Download the Ze Server Updates SO to your system from support dell com and burn it to a DVD E NOTE For updating the OS driver packs use the Ze Lifecycle Controller OS Driver PacksDVD 2 Copythe repository folder of the DVD to the root directory of the local FTP server 3 Use this local FTP server for firmware update Using Dell Repository Manager to Create the Repository and Copy itto a Local FTP Server To create and copy the repository 1 Copythe repository created using the Dell Repository Manager to the root directory of the local FTP server NOTE For information about creating a repository for your system see the Dell Repository Manager User Guide at dell com support manuals 2 Use this local FTP server for firmware update 50 Accessing Updates on a Local FTP Server As a user you must know the IP address of the local FTP server to specify the online repository when using the OS Deployment and Firmware Update If you are accessing the local FTP server through a proxy server you require the following information about the proxy server e The host name or IP address of the proxy server e The port number of the proxy server e The user name required for authentication on the proxy server e The password required for authentication on the proxy server e The type of proxy server e To download drivers using a proxy server to access an FTP server you must specify Addre
113. the RAID level virtual disk and controller attributes Delete configuration Deletes the RAID level virtual disk and controller attributes 6 Ifyou have secured the backup image file with a passphrase enter the passphrase entered during backup in the Backup File Passphrase box and then click Finish Related Links System or Feature Behavior During Import Import Server Profile Importing Server Profile After Motherboard Replacement USB Drive To import from a USB drive 1 Inthe left pane select Platform Restore 2 Inthe right pane select Import Server Profile 3 Select USB Drive and click Next 4 From the Select Device drop down list select the attached USB drive 5 In the File Location text box enter the directory or sub directory path where the backup image file is stored on the selected device 6 Selecteither Preserve configuration or Delete Configuration Preserve configuration Preserves the RAID level virtual disk and controller attributes Delete configuration Deletes the RAID level virtual disk and controller attributes 7 If you have secured the backup image file with a passphrase enter the passphrase entered during backup in the Backup File Passphrase box and then click Finish Related Links System or Feature Behavior During Import Import Server Profile Importing Server Profile After Motherboard Replacement System or Feature Behavior During Import
114. tics information on the managed node Security Supports local key encryption Restoring Platform Backup the server profile including RAID configuration and restore the server to a previously known state Lifecycle logs for troubleshooting Hardware inventory Provides information about both the current and factory system configuration Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller Lifecycle Controller features are available based on the type of license Basic Management iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Enterprise that you purchase Only licensed features are available in the Lifecycle Controller Web interface For more information on managing the licenses see DRAC7 User s Guide The following table lists the Lifecycle Controller features available based on the license purchased Feature Base Management iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Express for iDRAC7 Enterprise with IPMI Blades Firmware Update Yes Yes Yes Yes Operating System Yes Yes Yes Yes Deployment Feature Base Management iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Express for iDRAC7 Enterprise with IPMI Blades Device Yes Yes Yes Yes Configuration Diagnostics Yes Yes Yes Yes Server Profile Yes Backup and Export Server Profile Yes Yes Yes Yes Import Part Replacement Yes Yes Yes Local Updates Yes Yes Yes Yes Driver Packs Yes Yes Yes Yes Hardware Yes Yes Yes Yes Inventory Remote Services Yes Yes Yes through WS MAN Other Documents You May
115. to the Select an Operating System page Selecting Operating System You can select an operating system based on its availability and user preference Perform any one of the following actions e Selecting an Operating System Available in the List e Selecting Custom Operating System e Selecting an Operating System Not Available in the List Selecting an Operating System Available in the List To install an operating system that is available in the list 1 Fromthe list select the required operating system and then click Next The drivers are extracted to the OEMDRV directory and Lifecycle Controller prompts you to insert the operating system installation media 2 Lifecycle Controller displays two installation modes UEFI or BIOS Select one of the options and click Next If the selected operating system does not support the UEFI mode the UEFI option is grayed out However if the operating system that is being installed has partial support for UEFl based installation it may fail and you may not be able to boot into the operating system Make sure to see the operating system documentation before installing the operating system in UEFI mode Else set the boot mode to BIOS and install the operating system 3 Insert the standard operating system installation media when prompted and then click Next Lifecycle Controller validates the media 4 Ifthe standard operating system installation media is validated continue the in
116. ts the components that are supported by the Firmware Update feature Table 1 Firmware Update Supported Components Component Name Update Yes or No Rollback Yes or No Reboot Yes or No if Reboot Yes or No if Individual component all components are is selected selected Lifecycle Controller Yes No Yes Yes 0S Driver Pack Yes No No No Diagnostics Yes No No No BIOS Yes Yes Yes No RAID Controller Yes Yes Yes No NIC Yes Yes Yes No iDRAC Yes Yes Yes Yes Power Supply Yes Yes Yes Yes Backplanes Yes Yes Yes No Enclosures Yes Yes Yes No CPLD Yes No Yes Yes FC Cards Yes Yes Yes No The system is restarted to complete the update Related Links Download Methods Version Compatibility Updating Firmware Download Methods The following table lists the various locations or media and methods to perform the updates 27 NOTE If the FTP server or network share is used for updates configure the network card using Settings wizard before accessing the updates Table 2 Firmware Update Methods Location FTP Methods e Non proxy Internal or Service Provider e Proxy Internal or Service Provider Media Local Drive e SUUDVD e USB Drive e Dell Lifecycle Controller OS Driver Packs DVD Methods e Virtual Console Mapped on Client e Attached Locally Location Network Share e CIFS e NFS Version Compatibility The version compatibility feature enables you to update the component firmware versions that are com
117. ttings K NOTE If the system does not enter Lifecycle Controller see Launch Messages Causes and Resolutions Related Links Setting Up Lifecycle Controller Launch Messages Causes and Resolutions The table lists the messages that appear during system startup and their appropriate cause and resolution Message Cause Resolution Lifecycle Controller disabled The system is turned on or Wait for a minute after resetting iDRAC restarted while iDRAC is to restart the system so that iDRAC initializing This occurs if initializes The system is turned on immediately after AC is applied to the system The system is restarted immediately after resetting iDRAC e Lifecycle Controller is manually disabled Lifecycle Controller Update The embedded device that stores the If an operating system is not installed Required product may contain corrupted data on the system run the Lifecycle Controller repair package using iDRAC Update the product using Lifecycle Controller Dell Update Package DUP See the Jell Update Packages User s Guide at dell com support manuals for more information 13 Message Lifecycle Controller not available Lifecycle Controller in Recovery Mode 3 strike policy Cause Another process is currently using iDRAC Ungracefully exit Lifecycle Controller for 3 consecutive times Resolution Wait for 30 minutes for the current process to complete restart the system and th
118. ver if the catalog file is located in a sub directory enter the sub directory name for example subdirectory K NOTE If the catalog file or DUP is downloaded from ftp dell com do not copy them into a sub directory K NOTE Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as lt gt and in folder names For more information contact your system administrator or service provider for the information 31 Using Proxy FTP Server Using Lifecycle Controller you can update the firmware by using ftp dell com or by using an internal FTP server or service provider s FTP server when you are connected to the Internet through a proxy server Before updating make sure the following prerequisites are met e The network settings are configured Settings Network Settings e The updates are downloaded using the Dell Repository Manager and the repository is created on an internal FTP server e The proxy server supports either HTTP or SOCKS4 protocols e Information related to proxy server such as IP address or host name of the proxy server login credentials and the port number are readily available To update the system using Dell FTP server or an internal FTP server or service provider s FTP server in proxy connection environment e Dell FTP Server In the Address box enter Top dell com and under the Proxy Settings section enter the proxy server
119. ware update drop down list select one of the following Disabled Firmware update on replaced parts is not performed Allow version upgrade only Firmware update on replaced parts is performed only if the firmware version of the new part is earlier than the existing part Match firmware of replaced part Firmware on the new part is updated to the version of the original part E NOTE This is the default setting 4 From the part configuration update drop down list 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 configuration is applied if a part is replaced E NOTE This is the default setting Apply only if firmware match The feature is enabled and the current configuration is applied only if the current firmware matches with the firmware of a replaced part Supported Devices You can update the part firmware and configuration for the following devices K NOTE Only part firmware updates are supported on SAS cards and power supply units e NICs e PERC and SAS series 7 and 8 and Fibre Channel cards 60 e Power Supply Units Lifecycle Controller Repair During Power On Self Test POST if the system displays the message Lifecycle Controller update required the embedded device that stores Lifecycle Controller may contain corrupt data To resolve thi
120. y shipped hardware inventory K NOTE For factory shipped inventory the state of few parameters for the installed components displays Unknown 1 Inthe left pane click Hardware Configuration 2 Inthe right pane click Hardware Inventory 3 Click Export Current Inventory or Export Factory Shipped Hardware Inventory 4 Select USB Drive if you are exporting the inventory log to a local USB drive or selectNetwork Share if you are exporting the file to a shared folder on a network 5 Click Test Network Connection to verify if Lifecycle Controller is able to connect to the IP address that you provided By default it pings the Gateway IP DNS server IP and the host IP NOTE Lifecycle Controller cannot ping to the domain name and does not display its IP address if the DNS is not able to resolve the domain name Make sure that the DNS related issue is resolved and then retry 6 Click Finish to export the inventory The Hardwarelnventory servicetag timestamp xml or FactoryShippedHWInventory_ lt servicetag gt xml is copied to the specified location For the current inventory the time stamp is in the format yyyy mm ddthh mm ss and t indicates time K NOTE Lifecycle Controller does not provide the driver version for the RAID controller To view the driver version use iDRAC7 OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Service or any other third party storage management application Related Links 22 About View and Expor
121. ycle Controller esses 24 l itecycle LOG en eee aceto idera eue cvs eren etd oa AA Viewing Lifecycle Log History Exporting Eifecycle Eoque pre eer ene tie eere r a aN nta nando va eheu aee ee e nx neuen nca Adding Work Note to Lifecycle Log 26 Firmware EE 2 Download Methods Version Compatibility Updating Firmwares DIE Selecting Type of Update And Update Source 29 Using Single Component DUPs sss eene tenete tn tnnt tenni neni tenent ren int tenent n enint tenni Selecting and Applying Updates ceci tirer tete rere e de d Re IR da desde ern Re EE ed Firmware Bollback z i rd rea EO a D p a ves D ecd e a hte Re Ri ce deoa Rolling Back to Previous Firmware Versions 860 1 ke 37 System Control Panel Access Optons EEN 37 Controlling Access to Front Panel ENEE 37 Configuring IDRAG cech eh there Po e eee cie dle hide Ede x e eden eed rdiet the xd dave gea 38 Configuring System Time And Date 38 Configuring vFlash SD Card ENEE 39 Enabling or Disabling VFIash soie ee eder thoi ere Pa re ae senio Ron cep aaa ee eet 39 ube BUE RR 39 Configuring RAD rate ete deae edet ete ait bv ide decide eee e cena e betreut eet 39 Viewing Current RAID Configuration EE 40 Foreign Configuration Found a es riesce rore ie deed tne Ue aar aeaa daar a EEN 41 NIE inp ESTEE Selecting Physical UE CEP Setting Virtual Disk Attributes esses eene tenete ttn ttn tnt tnte
122. ys the total L2 cache Displays the total L3 cache Displays the number of cores per processor SATA Settings Screen Menu Item Description Embedded SATA Allows the embedded SATA to be set to Off ATA AHCI or RAID mode By default Embedded SATA is set to AHCI Mode PortA Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port A By default Port A is set to Auto Port B Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port B By default Port B is set to Auto Port C Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port C By default Port C is set to Auto Port D Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port D By default Port D is set to Auto Port E Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port E By default Port E is set to Auto Port F Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port F By default Port F is set to Auto NOTE Ports A B C and D are used for the backplane drives port E for the optical drive CD DVD and port F for the tape drive Boot Settings Screen Menu Item Boot Mode Description Allows you to set the boot mode of the system A CAUTION Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode If the operating system supports UEFI you can set this option to UEFI Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non UEFI operating systems By default

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