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Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2 Feature Spotlight

Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2 Feature Spotlight. May 07, 2013. New Features in Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2. Enhancements to system deployment and maintenance to help harried system administrators Firmware Updates via iDRAC UI Update via iDRAC UI or command line

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Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2 Feature Spotlight

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  1. Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2 Feature Spotlight May 07, 2013

  2. New Features in Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2 • Enhancements to system deployment and maintenance to help harried system administrators • Firmware Updates via iDRAC UI • Update via iDRAC UI or command line • Job Status via iDRAC UI • Server Configuration via XML • Human readable end state definition in one file • Significantly reduces setup time for system deployment

  3. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2 Lifecycle Log OS deployment • Establishment of unified log • System events, configuration events, inventory events • Persistent retention for life of the system Run & Manage • Platform preparation • Embedded drivers • Secure PXE alternate Auto-Discovery FW Inventory & Update • Instant FW inventory • OS independent firmware update • Pre-OS and OOB Deploy Service Lifecycle Controller • Secure system announcement • SKU or CFI orderable Part Replacement • Instant FW inventory • OS independent firmware update • Pre-OS and OOB HW Configuration • Local or OOB component configuration • BIOS, NIC, RAID, Boot order Transition HW Inventory • Comprehensive • Always available OOB • Current and As-Shipped

  4. System Firmware Inventory • View firmware versions of installed devices

  5. Firmware Update • Requires Express or Enterprise license. • Download Windows Update packages from http://support.dell.com • Use the browse button to locate and upload a package • Select updates to apply and click Install • Also supported in RACADM (CLI) and WSMAN (API)

  6. Job Queue • View and manage all Lifecycle Controller jobs. • Monitor job status. • Delete completed jobs • Delete jobs scheduled to run at next system boot

  7. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2 Lifecycle Log OS deployment • Establishment of unified log • System events, configuration events, inventory events • Persistent retention for life of the system Run & Manage • Platform preparation • Embedded drivers • Secure PXE alternate Auto-Discovery FW Inventory & Update • Instant FW inventory • OS independent firmware update • Pre-OS and OOB Deploy Service Lifecycle Controller • Secure system announcement • SKU or CFI orderable Part Replacement • Instant FW inventory • OS independent firmware update • Pre-OS and OOB HW Configuration • Local or OOB component configuration • BIOS, NIC, RAID, Boot order Transition HW Inventory • Comprehensive • Always available OOB • Current and As-Shipped

  8. Server Configuration via XML Overview Export Configuration NFS/ CIFS / Local FS Source Server Make modifications to XML, Import onto one or more target servers • Single source for all system configuration • Snapshot of all configurable properties of system in XML format

  9. Server Configuration via XML Overview • Onecommand to remember • Single command to configure one or more aspects of system configuration (BIOS, NIC, iDRAC, RAID, LC, System, FC-HBA) • As small as configuring a single attribute • As large as configuring the entire system • Setup 1 and propagate to N • Commands to export and import XML • Jobs for Export / Import • Status, Percentage and Message updates • Configuration change results written to Lifecycle Controller Log

  10. Sample Metadata RAID BIOS Other components: NIC iDRAC System FC-HBA

  11. Feature Detail • Export / Import can be directed from NFS / CIFS shares or iDRAC local FS (/tmp) • Graceful or Forced shutdown if system reboot is required • Specify Time to Wait for Graceful shutdown • Specify End Power State of the system after configuration • Configuration continues on error • Workflows for complex operations • RAID Stacking • RAID Stacking with BIOS Attributes • Set Hard Drive to boot first • iSCSI boot (Broadcom / QLogic)

  12. Learn More from • Firmware Update Whitepapers • http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20097364.aspx • http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20065936.aspx • http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20101309.aspx • Configuration XML • Whitepapers • http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269586.aspx • http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269601.aspx • Video and Sample scripts • http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269591/download.aspx • http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1984.idrac-with-lifecycle-controller-technology-video-demos.aspx#LC2_Videos

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