Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1.00.00 Instrukcja Użytkownika

Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Remote ServicesVersion 1.00.00 User's Guide

• Get and set NIC/CNA and RAID configuration• Get and set BIOS configuration and BIOS passwords• Export lifecycle log• Export current and factory ship

You can set only one attribute through the SetAttribute() method. To set two or more attributes in one method invocation, use the SetAttributes() meth

19SchemaThis section displays a typical schema for lifecycle log.Lifecycle Log Schema<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>&

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20Easy-to-use System Component NamesThe following table lists the Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD) of the system components and the equivalent

FQDD of System Component Name Easy-to-use NameFloppy.iDRACVirtual.1-1 Virtually connected floppy driveDisk.iDRACVirtual.1-1 Virtually connected diskFl

Web Services for ManagementWS-Management is a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based protocol designed for systems management. It is published by

• SMASH Collections Profile — Defines the collections that support Systems Management - Command Line Protocol (SM-CLP) target addressing.• Dell RAID P

• The Systems Management Overview Guide provides brief information about the various software available to perform systems management tasks.• The Inte

3. If you are not a U.S. customer, select your country code at the bottom of the support.dell.com page, or select All to see more choices.4. Select th

2Using Remote ServicesThis section describes some of the prerequisites that helps you get started with the Remote Services functionality and use the n

OpenWSMan ClientThe OpenWSMan client is the WS-Management CLI that is part of the open-source project Openwsman. To download, build, install, and use

3Auto-discovery and HandshakeThe Auto-discovery feature in iDRAC allows newly installed servers to automatically discover the remote management consol

The Remote Enablement page is displayed.9. Under Enable Auto-Discovery, select Auto-Discovery.NOTE: You must disable administrator account to activate

1. Connect the system to the network.2. Turn on the managed system.The system performs the following operations:– iDRAC starts, acquires the Provision

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

• Whether Auto-discovery runs immediately or after the next AC power cycle. This is a required input.• Provisioning Server IP address or host name. Th

4Managing LicensesYou can manage the licenses to enable or disable the various systems management features. Using Remote Services, you can:• Get a lis

– Invoke the ImportLicense() method.5. Install using ImportLicenseFromNetworkShare() method:– Use the network share parameters and the licensable devi

• ExportLicenseByDevice() — This method exports all licenses installed on a licensable device. The licenses are an output parameter of the method and

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5Managing CertificatesUse the certificate management feature to transfer custom-defined certificates to iDRAC7 and create a unique certificate based o

Custom Client Certificate DeletionUse the DeleteAutoDiscoveryClientCerts() method on the DCIM_LCService class to delete a client certificate and priva

Table 2. Step Number and LocationStep Number Location in Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide (Windows or Linux)- 12.10 — Set iDRAC Certi

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6Deploying the Operating SystemThe operating system deployment capabilities enable deployment of an operating system remotely using WS-Management web

ContentsNotes, Cautions, and Warnings...21 Introductio

3. Depending on where the operating system image is hosted, use one of the following methods to attach the ISO to the local server and reboot to it im

Step Number Location in Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide (Windows or Linux)• DCIM_LCRegisteredProfile.mofCopying OS Drivers to Networ

Table 6. Step Number and LocationStep Number Location in Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide (Windows or Linux)step 1 11.3.18 - Connect

Step Number Location in Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide (Windows or Linux)11.3.15 — Disconnect Network ISO Imagestep 2 11.3.17 — Get

Steps BootToNetworkISO BootToISOFromVFlash ConnectNetworkISOImageConnectRFSISONOTE: Subsequent host reboot does not automatically boot to the ISO Imag

failed. If a job failure occurs, the job instance also contains an error message property that provides detailed information on the nature of the fail

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7Managing JobsRemote Services provides the following functionalities to manage Lifecycle Controller jobs:• Creating Jobs — Create specific types of jo

User Created JobsThe following are the user created jobs:• CreateTargetedConfigJob — This method is used while configuring RAID, NIC, BIOS, iDRAC, and

1. Configuring Integrated NIC 1: Set the NIC attributes for Integrated NIC 1 and create a targeted configuration job for Integrated NIC 1 with a sched

Replacing a License...

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8Managing RAID ConfigurationUse the RAID configuration feature to get the properties of the RAID controller, physical disks, and the enclosures attach

• Storage controller — PERC• Physical disks (SEDs) — 4• Size of each physical disk — 1 TBCreate the following RAID configuration:• Size of each virtua

Parameter ValueNOTE: Alternatively, set the Starting LBA to "0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF", then the starting location of the slice is automatically c

RAID Setup-Post Configuration Scenario1. Get the job status using the job ID generated earlier.2. To check if the RAID configuration and the local key

Converting a SATA Drive from RAID Mode to a Non-RAID StateTo successfully perform remote operations on the server, make sure that the following prereq

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9Managing Network DevicesUse the network management feature to get a detailed list of the following network devices in the system and set their attrib

NOTE: The system must reboot to execute the task of setting the attribute or attributes.8. Query the status of the job ID output using the job control

Changing the Personality and Bandwidth of a Partition for a CNATo successfully perform remote operations on the server, make sure that the prerequisit

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10. You can query the status of the job ID output using the job control profile methods.11. Repeat step 4 to confirm successful execution of the metho

References For Virtual Address AttributesNOTE: The sections referenced in this table contain only generic examples.Table 14. Step Number and LocationS

• To configure FCoE boot target, set appropriate values for each of the following:– MTUParams– ConnectFirstFCoETarget– FirstFCoEWWPNTarget– FirstFCoEB

10Inventory and LogsUse the inventory and log features to:• Retrieve and export current and factory-shipped inventory• Retrieve and export lifecycle l

NOTE: Lifecycle log is available even if the OS is not installed on the system and is independent of the power state of the system.Exporting Lifecycle

11Remote UpdatesUse remote update and firmware inventory feature to perform operating system agnostic update and retrieve firmware inventory.Using Rem

• DiagnosticsRemote Update From URITo perform remote update using URI:1. Use the appropriate WS-Management client to send a method invocation request

Rolling Back to Previous VersionsUse the InstallFromSoftwareIdentity() method to reinstall from previous versions of firmware that is stored in the Li

1. Enumerate the class DCIM_SoftwareIdentity to retrieve the inventory of the system.The inventories are collected as Installed and Available CIM inst

Setting the Scheduling Reboot BehaviorThe CreateRebootJob() method takes one of the following reboot types as an input parameter and a reboot job ID i

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Invoke the SetAttribute() method on the DCIM_LCService class to set the attributes. The SetAttribute() method takes as input parameters the property n

12Backup and RestoreUse the export and import feature to backup, export, or restore a server profile.Exporting Server Profile to iDRAC vFlash Card or

• If you do not use the ScheduledStartTime parameter, it returns a job ID, but is not scheduled. To schedule the job, invoke the SetupJobQueue() metho

References For Exporting Server ProfileNOTE: The sections referenced in this table contain only generic examples.Table 15. Step Number and LocationSte

• After operating system deployment using Lifecycle controller, the OEMDRV is open for 18 hours. If you need to perform the operations such as update,

System or Feature Behavior For Post-Restore Scenario• During import, Lifecycle Controller is not available.• Import restores everything that was backe

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13Managing vFlash SD CardvFlash service is a licensed feature. The vFlash SD card is a Secure Digital (SD) card that plugs into the vFlash SD card slo

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14iDRAC ConfigurationsUse the feature to configure iDRAC attributes.Getting and Setting iDRAC AttributesTo successfully perform remote operations on t

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Step Number Location in Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide (Windows or Linux)• DCIM_iDRACCardInteger.mof• DCIM_iDRACCardService.mof• DC

Attribute Description ValueConfirm Password Re-enter the iDRAC user's password to confirm.Maximum of 20 charactersAccount Privilege Assigns the u

Attribute Description ValuesYou can edit the name string when Register iDRAC Name is set to No.Domain Name from DHCPiDRAC acquires the domain name fro

Table 23. Step Number and LocationStep Number Location in Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide (Windows or Linux)step 2 5.2.1 Account and

Table 24. Step Number and LocationStep Number Location in Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide (Windows or Linux)- 19.9.1 — Getting the C

15Managing BIOS and Boot ConfigurationUse the BIOS and boot configuration feature to configure BIOS properties and to perform operations such as chang

5. Examine output parameters.6. Before invoking the CreateTargetedConfigJob() method, prepare input parameters (for example, RebootJobType, ScheduledS

References For Setting Modifying and Deleting BIOS PasswordNOTE: The sections referenced in this table contain only generic examples.Table 25. Step Nu

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16Other Use Case ScenariosThis section provides some miscellaneous use cases.Retrieving Remote Service StatusTo successfully perform remote operations

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17Remote Services ProfilesThis section provides high-level information on the individual profiles and their classes and methods.For more information o

Table 28. Lifecycle Controller Management ProfileClass Name Operations MethodsDCIM_LCService Get Enumerate Invoke SetAtttribute()SetAttributes()GetRem

Lifecycle Log Methods• The LCWipe() method is used to wipe all configurations from the Lifecycle controller before the system is retired.• The ExportL

• The CreateTargetedConfigJob() method is used to apply the pending values created by the SetAttribute and SetAttributes methods. After the method is

BIOS and Boot Management MethodsThe BIOS and Boot Management methods are used to apply attributes and change the boot configurations in the system. Ea

• The DeletePartition() method is used to delete a vFlash SD card partition.• The FormatPartition() method is used to format the selected vFlash SD ca

Class Name Functions Operations MethodsDCIM_EnclosureFanSensorUse this class to display the different instance IDs and related properties of the enclo

• The CreateVirtualDisk() method is used to create a virtual disk on the target controller. This method can also be used to do the following:– Create

Class Name Functions Operations MethodsDCIM_PowerSupplyView Use this class to get the instance information of all the power supply units available in

1IntroductionThe Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management. It includes a 1 GB managed and persistent storage that embed

Table 36. Power State Management ProfileClass Name Operations MethodsDCIM_CSPowerManagementServiceGet Enumerate Invoke See Power State Management Prof

Class Name Operations MethodsDCIM_Role Get Enumerate NADCIM_IPMIRole Get Enumerate NADCIM_IPMISOLRole Get Enumerate NADCIM_CLPRole Get Enumerate NADCI

Table 40. Service Processor ProfileClass Name Operations MethodsDCIM_SPComputerSystem Get Enumerate Invoke See Service Processor Profile MethodsDCIM_T

• The ImportLicenseFromNetworkShare() method is use to import the License given in the location of the share.• The DeleteLicense() method is used to d

Class Name Operations MethodsDCIM_Chassis Get Enumerate NABase Server and Physical Asset Profile MethodsThe methods are used to perform basic server m

Class Name Operations MethodsDCIM_SerialIdentity Get Enumerate NADCIM_CLPIdentity Get Enumerate NADCIM_LocalUserAccountManagementServiceGet Enumerate

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18Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked QuestionsError MessagesFor more information on the error message IDs and the recommended actions, see Dell Life

Message 2 ResolutionsNo Service Tag Boot the server. If the problem persists, contact technical support.SSL connection failed no service at IP/portChe

For Lifecycle Controller, press <F10> during startup. In the Lifecycle Controller GUI, click Platform Update and select devices to update. For m