Dell Lifecycle Controller 1.2 User Manual

Dell™ Lifecycle ControllerVersion 1.2User GuideLC1_2.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:42 AM

10 Overview600 to 900StandardEmbedded BMC with iDRAC6 Express cardUSC-LCEBMC with iDRAC6 Express -Operating System Deployment, Diagnostics, Settings,

USC and USC - LCE 11Unified Server Configurator and Unified Server Configurator - Lifecycle Controller EnabledUnified Server Configurator (USC) and Un

12 USC and USC - LCELaunching the ProductTo launch either USC or USC - LCE, boot the system and press the <F10> key within 10 seconds of the Del

USC and USC - LCE 13The first time you launch USC or USC - LCE, it displays USC Settings wizard that allows you to configure your preferred language a

14 USC and USC - LCELaunching a Wizard USC and USC - LCE display the available wizards in the left pane. Click the wizard you want to launch, and then

USC and USC - LCE 15Accessing Help Each USC or USC - LCE screen has a Help button in the upper-right corner. Click Help to display help for the curr

16 USC and USC - LCECanceling a Request to Enter System ServicesIf USC or USC - LCE causes the system to repeatedly reboot, you can cancel a request t

USC and USC - LCE 173Click Network Settings in the right pane.aUse the NIC Card drop-down menu to select the NIC card you want to configure on your sy

18 USC and USC - LCEsuch as Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® versions 4.7, 4.8, 5.2, and 5.3 and SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server version 10 SP2, you must manu

USC and USC - LCE 19Select the Operating System Driver Source Location (for USC only)Use this screen to select the driver required for operating syste

Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potenti

20 USC and USC - LCE•Proxy Type — The type of proxy server NOTE: HTTP and SOCKS 4 proxy types are supported by USC.•Proxy User Name — The user name r

USC and USC - LCE 21To configure RAID:• Select Configure RAID Now and click Next. This option launches theRAID Configuration wizard. After RAID config

22 USC and USC - LCE NOTE: When installing the Microsoft Windows operating system, the extracted drivers are automatically installed during the opera

USC and USC - LCE 23Reboot the System Use the following steps to reboot the system:1Click Finish to reboot the system and continue with the operating

24 USC and USC - LCEUpdate Drivers for Linux Systems Only On the following operating systems, Dell recommends that you update your system with the ext

USC and USC - LCE 253Select the unpartitioned space again, and then press <c> to create a primary hard-disk partition. NOTE: The partition wil

26 USC and USC - LCEUpdating the Hardware Diagnostics Utility For Systems Supporting USCDownload the required Dell Update Package (DUP) from Dell Supp

USC and USC - LCE 275Click Next, and then click OK to confirm the upload. Allow the process to complete before you continue to "step 6." 6Re

28 USC and USC - LCE3Reconnect the system and peripherals to their power sources.iDRAC automatically starts. Wait one minute, before switching on the

USC and USC - LCE 293Reconnect the system and peripherals to their power sources.4Switch on the system, and then press <F10> to enter USC.Unifie

Contents 3Contents1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Remote Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Unified Serv

30 USC and USC - LCELaunch the Platform Update Wizard1Boot your system and press the <F10> key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo being displaye

USC and USC - LCE 31•Proxy User Name — The user name required for authentication on the proxy server•Proxy Password — The password required for authen

32 USC and USC - LCE2Click Apply. NOTE: The system reboots after the update process is complete. When applying more than one update, the system may

USC and USC - LCE 33Select and Apply RollbacksThe Platform Rollback screen displays a list of available rollback components.1Select the check box of e

34 USC and USC - LCEHardware ConfigurationUSC - LCE provides two different methods for configuring your hardware, both of which are available from the

USC and USC - LCE 35System Date/Time ConfigurationUse the System Date/Time Configuration Wizard to set the date and time for the system. To launch the

36 USC and USC - LCEe"IPv6 Configuration"f"Virtual Media Configuration"g"LAN User Configuration"h"Confirmation"

USC and USC - LCE 37–Shared with failover - LOM 2 — Select this option to share the network interface with the host operating system. The remote acces

38 USC and USC - LCE•VLAN Priority — Sets the VLAN ID priority value. Legal values fall in the range of 0 to 7, as defined by IEEE 801.11g specificati

USC and USC - LCE 39•Domain Name — Enables you to view or edit the iDRAC domain name to be used if it is not acquired from DHCP. You can specify a dom

4 ContentsHow to Upgrade to an iDRAC6 Express Card . . . . . . 27Installing the iDRAC6 Express Card. . . . . . . . . 27Transferring an iDRAC6 Exp

40 USC and USC - LCE•Default Gateway — Enables you to specify or edit the static IPv4 default gateway for the iDRAC NIC. Requests that cannot be resol

USC and USC - LCE 41•Ethernet IP Address — Enables you to specify or edit the static IPv6 address for the iDRAC NIC when not provided by DHCP. This fi

42 USC and USC - LCE•Get DNS Servers from DHCP — If set to Yes, the iDRAC NIC acquires the Domain Name System (DNS) server information from the DHCP s

USC and USC - LCE 43•Virtual Flash — Enable or disable the use of flash memory that resides in the iDRAC file system. This memory can be used for pers

44 USC and USC - LCE•Account Privilege — Assigns the user's maximum privilege on the IPMI LAN channel to one of the following user groups: Admin,

USC and USC - LCE 45ConfirmationConfirm the changes you made by viewing the Summary screen. You can apply the changes, or cancel all changes and exit

46 USC and USC - LCEView Current ConfigurationThe View Current Configuration screen displays the attributes of any virtual disks already configured on

USC and USC - LCE 47You have two options: Ignore Foreign Configuration and Clear Foreign Configuration.• If the foreign configuration contains data th

48 USC and USC - LCESelect Basic SettingsSelect the RAID type for the virtual disk from the RAID Level drop-down menu: •RAID 0 — Stripes data across t

USC and USC - LCE 49 NOTE: The virtual disk size is automatically calculated and displayed in the Size field. You cannot change the virtual disk size

Contents 5Remote Operating System Deployment . . . . . . . . . 63Remote Operating System Deployment Main Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Remot

50 USC and USC - LCE• Select the protocol for the disk pool from the Protocol drop-down menu: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial ATA (SATA). SAS dri

USC and USC - LCE 51• Select the read policy from the Read Policy drop-down menu.–Read Ahead — The controller reads sequential sectors of the virtual

52 USC and USC - LCE• To assign a hot spare to the virtual disk, select the Assign a Hot Spare Disk check box. A hot spare is an unused backup physica

USC and USC - LCE 53USC - LCE Hardware Configuration allows you to configure other devices through Human Interface Infrastructure (HII). HII is a UEFI

54 USC and USC - LCE• Intel (Dual Port) 10/100/1000 BASET• Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet• Broadcom 5709C NetXtreme II GigE• Broadcom 5709C NetXt

USC and USC - LCE 55Creating the Local FTP Server Using Dell Server Updates DVD1Download the Dell Server Updates ISO to your system from Dell Support

56 USC and USC - LCECreating the Local USB Repository Using Dell Server Updates DVDTo create a repository on a local USB device using Dell Server Upda

Remote Service Features 57Remote Service FeaturesThe Dell™ Lifecycle Controller Remote Services are a set of features focused on enabling automated sy

58 Remote Service FeaturesStandard DMTF• Base Server — defines CIM classes for representing the host server.• Base Metrics — defines CIM classes for p

Remote Service Features 59• Profile Registration — defines CIM classes for advertising the profile implementations. • Simple Identity Management — def

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60 Remote Service FeaturesThe Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services WS-MAN implementation uses SSL on port 443 for transport security, and supports b

Remote Service Features 61Configuring DHCP/DNSBefore adding your Dell system to the network and using the Auto-Discovery feature, ensure that Dynamic

62 Remote Service Features5Select Disabled.6Navigate to LAN Parameters.7Select Domain Name from DHCP.8Select On.9Select DNS Server from DHCP.10Select

Remote Service Features 635The management console provides creates user credentials with admin privileges and sends the login credentials to iDRAC.6iD

64 Remote Service Features• After determining which operating system the drivers are needed for, one the following methods can be invoked via WS-MAN t

Remote Service Features 65 NOTE: The drivers unpacked and attached are removed after the time specified in ExposeDuration parameter. If no time is sp

66 Remote Service Features•All the DCIM_OSDeploymentService methods described in this document return error codes indicating whether the method succes

Remote Service Features 67WorkflowThe following is a typical workflow for remote operating system deployment:• Create the custom pre-operating system/

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Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 69Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsThis section describes the error messages commonly gene

Overview 7OverviewIn order to provide new and robust server management capabilities, the Unified Server Configurator/Unified Server Configurator - Lif

70 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsThe inserted OS media is invalidThe operating system media is damaged or corrupted, or the optical de

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 71Please enter a valid Default Gateway AddressEnter a valid default gateway address that is between 0.0

72 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsTable A-2. USC Error Messages and ResolutionsError Message ResolutionUnable to find a device capable

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 73Table A-3. USC - LCE Error Messages and ResolutionsError Message ResolutionDrivers pack not foundOREr

74 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsFile seek of catalog archive failedThe catalog downloaded to compare currently installed versions wit

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 75Please enter the IPv6 Default Gateway addressEnter the IPv6 default gateway address. See "IPv6 C

76 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsRAID configuration failedUSC - LCE failed when creating the RAID configuration. To resolve this issue

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 77An error occurred. One or more settings may not be saved.An error occurred when changing Hardware Adv

78 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsCannot access Driver Pack partition in Lifecycle Controller.Driver Pack partition in Lifecycle Contro

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 79Mount network share failed - incorrect IP address or share name.Unable to mount the network share usi

8 Overviewsimplifies the tasks involved in operating system and driver installation. For more information on the features supported by the remote serv

80 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsUnable to continue with DetachISOImage - another command is in the process of exposing ISO Image and

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 81Invalid value for ExposeDuration - must be 60-65535 secondsThe value specified for ExposeDuration is

82 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsFrequently Asked QuestionsWhen USC - LCE downloads updates, where are the files stored?The files are

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 83Can I update the drivers used by an installed operating system through USC or USC - LCE?No. USC or US

84 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsWithin Hardware Configuration, what is the difference between the Configuration Wizards and Advanced

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 85What should I do if my system crashes while using USC or USC - LCE?If your system crashes while using

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Glossary 87GlossaryBitLockerA full disk encryption feature included with the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 operating system that encrypts entire vol

88 GlossaryRAIDRedundant Array of Independent DisksSASSerial Attached SCSI SATASerial ATA SBUUSystems Build and Update Utility. An integrated tool for

Glossary 89stripe sizeThe total disk space consumed by a stripe, not including a parity disk. stripingDisk striping writes data across all physical di

Overview 9Table 1-1. Product ClassificationDell System SeriesOptionsAvailable Remote System Management DeviceUSC or USC-LCEAvailable Features100 No Op

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Index 91IndexAauto-discovery, 60disable, 62enable, 61BBIOSconfiguring with HII, 53rolling back, 32BitLocker, 33CCLI, 7Ddeployment interfaces, 60DHCP/D

92 IndexLLANadvanced configuration, 37Linuxdriver location, 21, 24read-only file system, 23updating drivers, 24Ooperating systemadding custom drivers,

Index 93UUEFI, 53, 83USCdeleting, 83disabling, 15repair package, 26storing update files, 82updating, 15wizards, 13VvFlash, 82virtual diskconfiguring a

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