Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Release 1.1 Remote Services Quick Start Manual
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1. Early notification of potential or actual failures that help prevent a server failure or reduce recovery time after failure e Improved Productivity and Lower Total 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 about iDRAC7 see ntegrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide available at dell com support manuals Key Features You can perform the following systems management tasks using Lifecycle Controller Remote services e Install operating systems and drivers e Manage Licensing e Perform BIOS firmware updates e Part Replacement e Perform component firmware updates e Get hardware inventory information e Get and set NIC CNA and RAID configuration e Get and set BIOS configuration and BIOS passwords e Export lifecycle log and add work notes e Export current and factor2. en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066176 aspx e Linux WSMAN shell script examples en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066181 aspx Best Practices Guide The Best Practices Guide provides the work flows that group smaller WSMAN operations to achieve a particular task To access the Best Practices Guide from the Dell TechCenter delltechcenter com LC page under the Web Services Integration Tools click Best Practices Guide Alternatively go to en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066173 aspx Sample scripts corresponding to all sections in the document are also provided using WinRM on Windows and wsmancli on Linux The Best Practice Guide contains the detailed instructions of common work flows to perform various tasks utilizing WinRM or WSMAN The PYTHON scripting language is used to provide a software development kit SDK for the Lifecycle Controller API methods The following primary objectives are addressed through the SDK e Work flows documented in the Best Practices Guide provide guidance to established known and working API methodologies e The corresponding PYTHON sample scripts are separately provided After invoking these scripts the output log can be used to provide approximate timing on a particular system configuration as well as raw WinRM or WSMAN input and output E NOTE The scripts are located here en community dell com techcenter extras m whit
3. Fan iDRAC Card Job Control LC Management License Management Memory OS Deployment PCI Persistent Storage Power State Management Power Supply Profile Registration Profile Registration RAID Record Log Description The Ethernet Port Profile extends the management capability of referencing profiles by adding the ability to represent an Ethernet port its associated controller and Ethernet interfaces The Dell Event Filter Profile provides the management capabilities to view the event filters and set actions and notifications for the events The DCIM Fan Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of fans within a system The DCIM iDRAC Card Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of basic properties of iDRAC card The Job Control Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to create schedule track and manage jobs that represent platform management operations The Lifecycle Controller LC Management Profile describes the management of the Dell Lifecycle Controller and its configuration attributes The License Management Profile is an autonomous profile for modeling the Dell Product License Manager License Manager lt extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to representt
4. NIC configuration feature is used to set up or modify configuration settings for supported NIC cards for example Intel Ologic and Broadcom These configuration settings can be set or updated both locally and remotely using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services The NICs supported by Lifecycle Controller provide an array of networking features converged into a single controller e Traditional NIC capabilities e Internet Small Computer System Interface over Ethernet iSCSI capabilities e Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE capabilities You can configure various device capabilities such as e Personalities FCoE ISOE Layer 2 NIC e NIC partition bandwidth allocation e Boot versus Offload e 1 0 Identity Operating System Deployment The operating system deployment feature is used to remotely deploy and manage an operating system using WSMAN Web services protocols that use CIFS and NFS network file sharing protocols Remote activation of local exposure of embedded drivers as a USB drive eliminates the need for physical media You can perform the following operations e Get installed Driver Pack version and list of supported operating systems e Remote activation of local exposure of embedded drivers for the selected operating system as an emulated USB device to the server that is automatically installed during installation e Remote acquisition for embedded drivers for the selected operating system to a CIFS or NFS network share tha
5. Specification encompasses all the license and privilege information that is required to utilize the WSMAN API provided by the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller 2 0 The Lifecycle Controller manageability capabilities are partitioned into distinct areas and represented by the Dell Common Information Model DCIM profile specifications that provide comprehensive details about each manageability feature or capability These features may be free partially licensed or fully licensed Furthermore the accessibility of a feature is defined by the credentials provided with the WSMAN request and maps to the user assigned privilege credential such as administrator or read only access What is the Web Service API Web Services Management WSMAN is a Distributed Management Task Force DMTF open standard defining a Simple Object Access Protocol SOAP based protocol for managing servers devices applications and various Web services WSMAN provides a common way for systems to access and exchange management information across the IT infrastructure DMTF is an industry organization that develops maintains and promotes standards for systems management in enterprise IT environments The DMTF data model is complex and typically requires multiple transactions to accomplish simple operations such as specifying a user name and password or giving administrator privileges to a user account Therefore Lifecycle Contr
6. white papers go to delltechcenter com LC e Converged Network Adapters with NIC iSCSI and FCoE Support e iDRAC Cloning Script e FCoE Boot Configuration Setup on Intel Card e Remote NIC Configuration Management e How to Build Inventory Reports e Programmatic Scripting with WSMAN e Lifecycle Controller Platform Update in Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers e Scripting WSMAN to Deploy OS using Remote ISO Image to Stage and Boot e Scripting WSMAN to Deploy OS Drivers e Scripting WSMAN to Deploy OS using vFlash to Stage and Boot to ISO e Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers e Hardware Inventory Viewing Script e Import and Export Server Profiles e vFlash Overview e Managing vFlash via USCGUI e vFlash Partition Management e Remote Firmware Update e iDRAC7 Network and Virtual Media Performance e Configuring DRAC6 for Directory Services e Public Key Infrastructure in DRAC e Using Dell vFlash e Dell Systems Management for Server Deployment 20 Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API This section outlines the resources required to integrate the Lifecycle Controller API into an application API Clients Lists the API clients that are available to support WinRM or WSMAN The API clients enable a you to create an application in a variety of programming languages Best Practices Guide Provides information about the common work flows where in ready to use Python scripts are provided for all the common work
7. AC7 User s Guide For more information about Lifecycle Controller Remote Services licensing see Licensing How is One to many Management Achieved A management station sends WSMAN commands over a network and the WSMAN commands can traverse the network safely from outside the firewall and still be secure E n i Contacting Dell To obtain the most up to date information regarding Lifecycle Controller and WSMAN see the Social Media Reference section in this document 2 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Features Using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services you can perform the following operations e Deploy and Configuration e Monitor e Maintain e Jobs Deployment and Configuration Using various Lifecycle Controller Remote Services capabilities you can perform different configurations on a system throughout its lifecycle You can perform operations such as Operating System Deployment and BIOS iDRAC RAID and NIC configurations on the system BIOS Configuration The BIOS and boot configuration feature is used to get and set any of the configurable BIOS attributes that are exposed in BIOS UEFI HII You can perform the following operations e Retrieve current configuration of BIOS inventory e Retrieve current boot configuration settings Manage the boot order configuration e Change the BIOS boot mode or UEFI boot mode e Manage BIOS Passwords e Change the boot order e Enable or disable boot sources DRAC
8. Configuration The iDRAC configuration feature is used to manage the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of basic properties of iDRAC The remote access controller properties and attributes are divided into views to provide a simple methodology for the clients to query the iDRAC views and set the iDRAC attributes You can perform the following operations e Retrieve current card configuration and iDRAC inventory e Get and set any configurable attribute Manage iDRAC local user accounts RAID Configuration The RAID configuration feature is used to manage the properties and capabilities of the RAID storage The RAID storage is modeled as a collection of attributes where there are collections for the storage adaptors physical disks logical disks enclosures and parent child relationships between the collections Additionally there is a configuration service that contains all the methods used to configure the RAID storage You can perform the following operations e Retrieve current configuration of RAID inventory e Delete all virtual disks and unassign all the hot spare physical disk drives e Prepare any foreign physical disks for inclusion in the local configuration e Manage hot spares e Manage Keys for self encrypting drives e Manage virtual disks e Set controller attributes e Change RAID ready states of the physical disk drives NIC Configuration Network Interface Controller
9. Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Remote Services Release 1 1 Quick Start 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 trad
10. Remote Services Firmware Update You can perform firmware updates from a network source to either update or rollback component firmware A rollback operation is used to install the previous version of a component firmware NOTE There are some components for which the updates are immediately applied after the firmware is downloaded after which the system automatically restarts The firmware update operations or firmware rollback operations are performed in the following order 1 Initiate and download the image 2 Create a reboot job 3 Schedule the update job 4 Monitor the job until finished Part Replacement The Part Replacement feature is used to automatically update a firmware configuration or both for a newly replaced component such as a RAID controller NIC or power supply to match with the original part It is a licensed feature that is disabled by default and can be enabled if required When a component is replaced and the part replacement feature is enabled the actions performed by Lifecycle Controller Remote Services is locally displayed on the system monitor You can remotely configure part replacement related properties through the Web services interface using the WSMAN protocol System Configuration XML Export or Import Lifecycle Controller Remote Services can export or import a System Configuration XML file The export operation collects the configuration information for BIOS iDRAC RAID NIC and Lifecycl
11. e Controller and stores it in a single file that is copied to a network share The import operation imports the file from a network share and applies the previously saved or updated configurations to a system For more information see XML Configuration Workflowwhite paper Server Profile Export or Import Lifecycle Controller Remote Services can export backup or import restore the server profile of the host system These operations are commonly used during motherboard replacement The export feature gathers system information firmware images hardware configuration Lifecycle Controller configuration iDRAC firmware and configuration and stores the information to a single file located on the local vFlash SD card or a remote network share The import feature applies the saved configurations to a system from the local vFlash SD card or from a network share Auto Discovery The Auto Discovery feature in iDRAC allows newly installed servers to automatically discover the remote management console that hosts the Provisioning Server The Provisioning Server provides custom administrative user credentials to iDRAC so that the management console can discover and manage the newly installed managed system If you ordered a Dell system with the Auto Discovery feature Enabled factory default setting is Disabled then iDRAC is delivered with DHCP enabled and user accounts disabled If the auto discovery feature is disabled you can manually enable th
12. e inventory of system The Software Update Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to update platform firmware or software The DCIM System Info Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of the host system The DCIM Video Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of video controllers within a system The DCIM Virtual Media Profile describes the properties for executing system management tasks related to managing the Virtual Media functionality MOF WSDL and XSD API Definitions A complement to the profile documentation is the MOF files that document the class implementation of the Dell specific CIM classes WSDL and XSD files describe the resulting functionality Managed Object File The Common Information Model CIM is an open standard that defines how managed elements in an IT environment are represented as a common set of objects and relationships between them This is intended to allow consistent management of these managed elements independent of their manufacturer or provider Files that contain the normative description for classes properties and methods are contained within the Managed Object File MOF NOTE To access the MOFs on the Dell TechCenter delltechcenter com LC page under Reference Specifications click MOFs Web Se
13. e_papers 20066173 aspx Attribute Registry XML The attribute registry lists all the attributes and properties for the particular component in XML format The attribute registries are located in the following locations e RAID Attribute Registry en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066218 aspx e NIC Attribute Registry en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066216 aspx e iDRAC Attribute Registry en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066215 aspx BIOS Attribute Registry en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066214 aspx Event Message Registry XML The message registry XML describes all messages message IDs and message arguments from all profiles This zipped file contains the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller event and error message data in XML conforming to the DMTF DSP0228 message registry XML schema The zipped file also includes an XSL file provided by Dell that enables content searching and reading easier e The link en community dell com dell groups dtcmedia m mediagallery 20113623 aspx provides the De Event Message Reference document The Event Message Reference document contains the error and event information generated by firmware and other agents that monitor system components These events are logged and displayed to the user on one of the system management consoles or both logged and displayed The link support dell com support edocs sof
14. emark of Oracle Corporation 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 2012 12 Rev A00 Contents Notes Cautions and Warmings EEN 2 Be LUC Ve EE 5 Benefits of using DRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller EEN 5 SA NO 6 Whats New in this Release tii cai da da 6 Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller What isthe Web Service API cocaina id a dd o a eiii 7 Where can the Lifecycle Controller API be used from 7 Who can use the AR eegen a A ii iaa 8 How is One to many Management Acheved EEN 8 Contacting Dellix wei adn A A ali died EE AE 8 2 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Features EEN 9 Deployment and Conftguration ENEE 9 A A EE AEN H IDRAG Configuration Aae ta aiao Riet iere 9 AA Taide TULL ON POP aaa O AEE 9 NIC Configu aE Oie a ae a a aA e a td A a a 10 Operating System Deplovment EE 10 System Configuration XM 11 MONO A a A A A IAE id reen et 11 Hardware Inventory ansaa ainda Beatles 11 Lite cycle gnc a tit a ta dal Abel ES 11 SYStEMEVENELI EE Firmware Inventory EA Ee aaa ee Mat A A a ai Firmware Update ii cons ido ito dde Eattb
15. enl eeHge fk eege ee EE EE EE Ee System Configuration XML Export or Import 13 Server Profile Export or Import 13 Auto Discovery Job Manageme ntin cats he ee EE Eeer ee e ht dw System Stats aria CEET CENTRE AE dee E 3 Getting Started with API Collateral and Dmnks ee 15 Ne WU MOF WSDL and XSD API Detmmgons EE Managed Object Files ii daa Web Service Description Language WSDL XML Schema Description Web Services Interface Guide Best Practices Guides iii a EE AER EE dee nes Attribute Registry ML ee a ad iaa Event Message Registry ML Eege del EEN EE EE eege Ee ed ME Ebene eer tege deer ee deeg Authorization and Licensing Requirements for API Access WHILE VE 4 Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API API Gllente A da diia Best Practices Workflow Heierences EEN Sample Seripts And aia Applications Using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services 22 WinRM and OpenWSMAN Installation and Configuration ssssessssssssrssssrssnerrsresnesrenientnntnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne nnna 22 5 Social Media Retard 23 Lifecycle Controller Technical Learning Series 23 6 Terms and Defni ONS a aa aa aeaea a a eaaa aaiae 25 Introduction The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management It includes a 1GB managed and persistent storage that embeds systems management features in addition to the iDRAC features The Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services further enables remote s
16. flows Sample Scripts and Tools Provides additional working examples and reference Applications Using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Lists several existing applications that are already integrated with the Lifecycle Controller API WinRM and OpenWSMAN Installation and Configuration Identifies resources for configuring WinRM and WSMAN API Clients The links to various API clients WinRM Scripting API MSDN msdn microsoft com en us library aa384469 VS 85 aspx Openwsman CLI openwsman org project wsmancli Windows PowerShell blog blogs msdn com PowerShell Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter microsoft com technet scriptcenter hubs msh mspx Ruby bindings for WSMAN rwsman rubyforge org Recite Interactive WSMAN Scripting Environment en community dell com techcenter systems management w wiki 3757 recite interactive ws man scripting environment aspx Intel WSMAN Java Client Library software intel com en us articles download the latest intel ws management java client library Best Practices Workflow References For more information see Best Practices Guide Sample Scripts and Tools A few sample scripts to use Lifecycle Controller API are available for use with Recite Recite is a Python based tool that provides a simple and fast interface for using the Dell Lifecycle Controller API It has an interactive mode that is useful to run a single command on a server or run batch command
17. he devices and Licenses managed by the Dell Product Licensing Manager The DCIM Memory Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of memories DIMMs within a system OS deployment profile describes how to remotely download setup and monitor an operating system on a bare metal machine The DCIM PCI Device Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of PCI devices within a system The Persistent Storage Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent and manage the partitions on the Virtual flash media on Dell platforms The Power State Management Profile describes the classes associations properties and methods used to manage the power of a system The DCIM Power Supply Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of power supplies within a system The DCIM Profile Registration Profile defines the classes used to describe the DCIM and DMTF profile registration and the version information of the profiles advertised as implemented for a managed system and components of the system The DCIM Profile Registration Profile defines the classes used to describe the DCIM and DMTF profile registration and the version information of the profiles advertised as implemented for a managed syste
18. is feature and disable the default administrative account using the iDRAC7 Settings utility For more information about the iDRAC Settings utility see DRAC7 User s Guide For more information on auto discovery see the Lifecycle Controller Management profile Job Management The Lifecycle controller has the capability to create schedule track and manage system management tasks that are referred to as jobs 13 A single job or array of jobs can be run immediately or scheduled to run at a later time Multiple jobs are listed in the order of job execution sequence If a system must reboot at the scheduled start time a reboot job needs to be added to the list Remote Services provides the following functions to manage Lifecycle Controller jobs e Creating Jobs Create specific types of jobs to apply configurations e Scheduling Jobs and Job Queues Run multiple jobs in a single restart of the system using the SetupJobQueue method If a job is created without setting the start time use the SetupJobQueue method to set the schedule and order of execution The job is setup for execution at the time that was specified e Deleting Jobs Delete a specified existing job or all jobs at once e Reporting all Jobs All jobs are reported using a single command e Reporting scheduled Jobs A selection filter of JobStatus Scheduled can be used to generate a report of all the scheduled jobs Job Types There are two
19. k Application previously SSM the job status is immediately updated in the job store The job is immediately moved to the Completed state after it is complete in the Automated Task Application After the job is completed synchronization occurs in the configDB and refreshes all the required populators When this operation is successful the system is in the Ready state 3 Getting Started with API Collateral and Links Getting started with any feature of Lifecycle Controller begins at the Dell Tech Center Lifecycle Controller home page delltechcenter com LC The home page contains various sections that reference URLs and these referenced URLs are direct links to the corresponding sections You can follow these steps to get started using the Lifecycle Controller API 1 Identify the feature or the required management operation 2 Determine how the API is constructed for the desired management activity 3 Utilize a client to access the API 4 Use the best practices work flows for the client to interact with the API to accomplish the activity Profiles Profiles describe the behavior of each feature and necessary classes properties methods and configurable management attributes that represent the feature They explain what is supported by Lifecycle Controller Remote Services provided within the context of the CIM architecture Profile specifications are organized around different management areas or domains NOTE To acce
20. m and components of the system The RAID Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of RAID storage The DCIM Record Log Profile provides the management capabilities to represent logs of a managed system element Profile Name Role Based Authorization Sensors Simple ID Management Service Processor Simple NIC Software Inventory Software Update System Info Video Virtual Media Description The DCIM Role Based Authorization Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the authorization The DCIM Sensors Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of sensors within a system The DCIM Simple Identity Management Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of accounts and identities The DCIM Service Processor Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of the service processor and iDRAC The Simple NIC Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of NIC network controllers The Dell Software Inventory Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the softwar
21. ms e Windows Server 2008 SP1 e Windows Server 2008 SP2 e Windows Server 2003 SP2 e Windows Vista SP1 e Windows Vista SP2 e Windows XP SP3 For more information on how to install WinRM 2 0 as a part of the Windows Management Framework Core package see article 968929 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base at go microsoft com fwlink Linkld 186253 To install and configure Windows Remote Management see msdn microsoft com en us library windows desktop aa384372 v vs 85 aspx OpenWSMAN CLI is an open source Linux WS MAN client The OpenWSMAN CLI source code and installation information are available at sourceforge net projects openwsman files wsmancii 22 Social Media Reference To obtain the most up to date information go to the Dell Tech Center and search for the required information Lifecycle Controller Technical Learning Series Dell s 12th generation PowerEdge servers content dell com us en corp d corp comm power edge servers are shipped with the second generation of embedded server management iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller en community dell com techcenter b techcenter archive 2012 08 02 idrac7 with lifecycle controller aspx This blog begins with a technical learning series about how Dell s embedded server management solution can help you manage PowerEdge servers in physical virtual local and remote environments operating in band and out of band with or without an agent NOTE To navigate through the series you can use
22. oller also offers a Dell data model for management that is based on an attribute model Where can the Lifecycle Controller API be used from Lifecycle Controller Remote Services is a standards based interface that enables consoles to integrate for example bare metal provisioning and one to many operating system deployments for remotely located servers Dell s Lifecycle Controller takes advantage of the capabilities of both Lifecycle Controller and Lifecycle Controller Remote Services to deliver significant advancement and simplification of server deployment kr a oe EG Am amp En as gt Lifecycle controller also supports local one to one system management tasks through a graphical user interface GUI using the server s KVM or the Virtual Console in iDRAC for operating system installation updates configuration and for running diagnostics on single and local servers This eliminates the need for multiple option ROMs for hardware configuration For more information see Lifecyc e Controller User s Guide immm gt gt os mm ou Who can use the API Lifecycle Controller Remote Services features are available based on the type of license Basic Management iDRAC7 Express iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Enterprise you purchase Only licensed features are available in the iDRAC7 Web interface and Lifecycle Controller Remote Services For more information about managing licenses see IDR
23. rvice Description Language WSDL The Web Services Description Language is an XML based language that is used for describing the functionality offered by a Web service A WSDL description of a web service also referred to as a WSDL file provides a machine readable description of how the service can be called what parameters it expects and what data structures it returns 17 XML Schema Description An XML schema also known as XSD is a description of a type of XML document typically expressed in terms of constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type above and beyond the basic syntactical constraints imposed by XML itself These constraints are generally expressed using some combination of grammatical rules governing the order of elements K NOTE To access the XSD use the link en community dell com dell groups dtcmedia m mediagallery 20074445 aspx Web Services Interface Guide The Web Services Interface Guide WSIG serves as a guideline for utilizing the functionality available from embedded Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Web Services interfaces It provides information and examples for utilizing the Web services for WSMAN protocol using Windows WinRM and open source WSMANCLI command line utilities e Windows Version en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066174 aspx e Windows batch file examples en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20066179 aspx e Linux Version
24. s features and capabilities to existing infrastructure where the respective consoles are installed Benefits of using iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller At the heart of 12th generation server s embedded management is iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller technology that allows you to perform useful tasks such as configure BIOS and hardware settings deploy operating systems update drivers change RAID settings and save hardware profiles Together they provide a robust set of management functions that can be leveraged throughout the entire server lifecycle Dell Lifecycle Controller simplifies server lifecycle management from provisioning deployment patching and updating to servicing and user customization for servers located both locally and remotely It was delivered as a part of the Dell Remote Access Controller or iDRAC Express Enterprise and vFlash starting with Dell PowerEdge 11G servers On 12G servers the vFlash feature is included with the iDRAC7 Enterprise License so you no longer have to separately license vFlash starting with Lifecycle Controller 2 Dell s 12G servers only use Express or Enterprise licensing Lifecycle Controller includes managed and persistent storage that embeds systems management features and Operating System device drivers directly on the server thus eliminating the media based system management tools and utilities traditionally needed for systems management The benefits include e Increased Availability
25. s to automate the sequence of operations Interactive Recite environment en community dell com techcenter systems management w wiki 3757 recite interactive ws man scripting environment aspx Other scripting examples en community dell com techcenter systems management w wiki 1981 scripting the dell lifecycle controller aspx 21 Applications Using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services The following applications use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services e Dell Compellent Fluid Data Network Storage Solution compellent com e Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration v2 0 for System Center Configuration Manager dell com support drivers us en 555 DriverDetails DriverFileFormats Driverld Y6J43 e Virtual Integrated System VIS dell com content topics topic aspx global products landing en virtual integrated system c us amp l en e OpenManage Essentials Systems Management en community dell com techcenter systems management w wiki 1989 openmanage essentials aspx e Chassis Management Controller CMC en community dell com techcenter systems management w wiki 1987 dell chassis management controller aspx WinRM and OpenWSMAN Installation and Configuration It is recommended to use WinRM 2 0 on Windows Management Stations WinRM 2 0 is installed by default as a part of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 It can also be installed as a part of the Windows Management Framework Core package on the following operating syste
26. ss the profiles from the Dell TechCenter delltechcenter com LC page under the Reference Specifications click Profiles Alternatively go to en community dell com techcenter systems management w wiki 1906 aspx Table 2 Profiles Profile Name Description Active Directory The Active Directory Client Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of Active Directory client service and the groups managed by the service Base Metrics The DCIM Base Metrics Profile extends the DMTF Base Metrics Profile to add Dell specific implementation requirements for power related metrics The profile standardizes the units and description for the metrics and provides static methodology for the clients to query the metrics without substantial traversal of the model Base Server and The Base Server Profile is the autonomous profile that defines the classes used to describe Physical Asset basic server hardware and its related software BIOS and Boot The BIOS and Boot Management Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing Management profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of the system BIOS setup and to manage the boot of the system CPU The DCIM CPU Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system management tasks related to the management of processors within a system 15 Profile Name Ethernet Port Event Filter
27. t can be used later for operating system deployment e Bootto an ISO image located on a CIFS or and NFS network share to initiate an operating system installation e Download ISO to vFlash SD card and boot from the card to initiate an operating system installation e Connecting an ISO from CIFS or NFS network share attaching it as virtual USB CD ROM device to the server and booting the server to the ISO every time the server restarts e One time boot to PXE e One time boot to hard disk e Get the list of MAC Addresses of all the NICs present on the server System Configuration XML System configuration XML file contains the component configuration information and this file is used to apply the configuration for BIOS DRAC RAID and NIC by importing the file into a target system For more information see XML Configuration Workflowwhite paper Monitor Using various Lifecycle Controller Remote Services capabilities you can monitor a system throughout its lifecycle Current and factory shipped hardware inventory Lifecycle Log System Event Log Firmware Inventory are some of the features that help you monitor the system Hardware Inventory The hardware inventory information is cached on the Lifecycle Controller persistent storage and is available to DRAC and UEFI applications It is used to export the hardware inventory from Lifecycle Controller to a text file on a remote share You can remotely query the inventory of hard
28. the topics listed in the link provided above as an index that you can refer to whenever the series is updated 23 24 Terms and Definitions The following table lists the terms used in this document and their definitions Term LC Enumerate Get iDRAC USC SCSI SSM CSIOR SSIB UEFI BIOS NIC FODD LCL WSIG Definition Lifecycle Controller Refers to WSMAN ENUMERATE operation as described in Section 8 2 of DSP0226_V1 1 and Section 9 1 of DSP0227_V1 0 Refers to WSMAN GET operation as defined in Section 7 3 of DSP00226_V1 1 and Section 7 1 of DSP0227_V1 0 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller management controller for blades and monolithic servers Unified Server Configurator Internet Small Computer System Interface an Internet Protocol IP based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities System Services Manager Collect System Inventory on Restart System Services Information Block Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Basic Input Output System Network Interface Controller Fully Qualified Device Description Lifecycle Log Web Services Interface Guide 25
29. tware smsom 7 2 en eventmsg provides the overall messages and related details for the events generated by most of Dell s systems management tools in the PDF format XML Schemas The Lifecycle Controller XML Schema Guide provides interpretation of XML used by the Lifecycle Controller to describe various Lifecycle Controller output XML content such as NOTE To access the Lifecycle Controller XML Schema Guide use the link en community dell com dell groups dtcmedia m mediagallery 20074445 aspx e Logs e Configuration results e Hardware Inventory e Attributes Authorization and Licensing Requirements for API Access There are four levels of iDRAC licensing NOTE Use the link en community dell com techcenter extras m white_papers 20067632 aspx to download the WSMAN License and Privilege Specification white paper e Basic e Express Monolithic e Express for blades Modular e Enterprise Table 3 Licensing Feature Base Management with iDRAC7 iDRAC7 Express for iDRAC7 Gees ES SEH Een Firmware Update Firmware Update Operating System Deployment Device Configuration Device Configuration 19 Feature Base Management with iDRAC7 iDRAC7 Express for iDRAC7 IPMI Express Blades Enterprise Diagnostics Yes Yes Yes Yes Server Profile Export and Yes Import Local Updates Yes Yes Yes Yes Driver Packs Yes Yes Yes Yes Remote Services Yes Yes Yes Yes through WSMAN White Papers To access the following
30. types of jobs system created jobs implicit and user created jobs explicit e System created jobs are created when you run specific Remote Services tasks For example Remote Services features such as export hardware inventory export license create persistent storage partition and so on create a job and return the job ID Polling the job status determines the completion status of the task e User created jobs such as CreateTargetedConfigJob CreateRebootJob and InstallFromURI are used to apply user configurations for RAID NIC BIOS and so on They can be scheduled to run immediately or at a scheduled time Table 1 System and User Created Jobs System created Jobs User created Jobs e Export Factory Configuration e RAID configuration e Export Hardware Inventory e BIOS configuration e Export Lifecycle log e NIC configuration e vFlash Initialize e iDRAC configuration e vFlash Create Partition e System configuration e vFlash Format Partition e Software update BIOS NIC RAID and so on e vFlash Attach Partition e Reboot e vFlash Detach Partition e vFlash Export Data from Partition e vFlash Create Partition using Image System Status The feature is used to remotely obtain the overall Remote Services API status that includes both the host system status and as well as the remote services Data Manager status The overall status is displayed in the Status output parameter After the job is complete in Automated Tas
31. vents are also available as a separate log called System Event Log SEL When a system event occurs on a managed system it is recorded in the SEL The same SEL entry is also available in the Lifecycle Log Firmware Inventory Lifecycle Controller Remote Services provides information about each of the component firmware installed on the target system and the available firmware images cached in Lifecycle Controller Additional information contained in the available properties are e Firmware type e Firmware version e Installation Date e Vendor IDs e Revision Number Event Alerts Alerts and actions can be set for certain events that occur on a managed system An event occurs when the status of a system component has changed with respect to the pre defined condition If an event matches an event filter and this filter is configured to generate an alert e mail SNMP trap or IPMI alert an alert is sent to one or more configured destinations If the same event filter is also configured to perform an action such as reboot power cycle or power off the system the action is performed You can set only one action for an event Maintain Using various Lifecycle Controller Remote Services capabilities you can maintain the health of a system throughout its lifecycle You can use features such as remote firmware management part replacement server profile import or export and auto discovery to maintain a system using Lifecycle Controller
32. ware components Each hardware inventory classes contains important attributes about the hardware itself For example the LastSystemInventoryTime attribute identifies when the last time a Collect System Inventory on Restart CSIOR was run It is an important attribute as it indicates how recently the inventory was updated Hardware inventory and configuration information is available for the following components e Power Supply e Fan e Memory e CPU e iDRAC e PCI Device e Video Card e vFlash SD Card e NIC e RAID e BIOS e System e Sensor Lifecycle Log Lifecycle logs contain entries for configuration and firmware updates of BIOS Storage Controllers LOMs and add in NIC cards if supported The Lifecycle Log can be exported to a network share or saved to a USB drive The lifecycle log is accessible through the DRAC7 Web interface RACADM and WSMAN interface Lifecycle log provides the following information e iDRAC configuration changes 11 e Logs of all the remote operations e Firmware update history based on device version and date e BIOS and NIC configuration changes e RAID configuration changes e Error message IDs For more information see De Event Message Reference Guide at dell com support manuals System Event Log The Lifecycle log contains events related to system storage devices network devices firmware updates configuration changes license messages and so on However the system e
33. y shipped hardware inventory log e Manage attach and boot to vFlash SD card partitions e Lock the controllers using the local key e Export and import the server profile e Export and import System Configuration XML e Schedule and track the status of the update and configuration What s New in this Release The highlights of this release of Lifecycle Controller Remote Services are e Import and export System Configuration XML file that contains information about a component configuration e Backplane and enclosure firmware update e Faster iDRAC firmware update e New Shutdown job type e Added support for Fibre Channel FC HBA cards Why Use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services When Dell examined the most common management tasks and the inefficiencies associated with them it discovered that the additional time taken for performing the management tasks was not because of the tools but it was because of how they were delivered The most common tasks such as provisioning deploying and updating required multiple tools multiple forms of media and searching the Web for the latest enablement tools including drivers and firmware This traditional delivery model resulted in inefficient usage of time a potential for error and exposure to security risks Lifecycle Controller Remote Services addresses all these system management issues Licensable Features in Lifecycle Controller The Web Services for Management WSMAN License and Privilege
34. ystems management in a one to many method Remote Services is accessible over the network using the secure Web services interface and can be programmatically utilized by applications and scripts Remote services enable management consoles to perform one to many bare metal server provisioning The combination of the Auto discovery feature to identify and authenticate the attached Dell system to the network and integration with one to many management consoles reduces the manual steps required for server The interface is aimed at simplifying many tasks some of which include remotely deploying an operating system remote update and inventory and remotely automating the setup and configuration of new and already deployed Dell systems Lifecycle Controller reduces the time and number of steps taken to accomplish tasks reduces potential for error enhances server and application uptime and security and results in more efficient IT management Developed on the industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI platform and Web Services for Management WSMAN interfaces Lifecycle Controller provides an open environment for console integration that also allows custom scripting for Lifecycle Controller Leading systems management consoles For example Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager BMC Software BladeLogic Operations Manager Symantec Deployment Solution Dell Management Console have integrated Dell Lifecycle Controller thus offering it
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