Dell DSS 1510 Lifecycle Controller v2.40.40.40 Users Guide - Page 3

Contents 1 Introduction...7 Why use Lifecycle Controller?...7 Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller...7 What's new in this release?...8 Key features...8 Feature matrix...9 Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller...10 Viewing iDRAC license information...11 Other documents you may need...11 Social Media Reference...12 Accessing documents from Dell support site...12 Contacting Dell...12 2 Using Lifecycle Controller 14 Starting Lifecycle Controller...14 Start messages during POST, causes, and resolutions 14 Enabling Lifecycle Controller...15 Disabling Lifecycle Controller...15 Canceling Lifecycle Controller actions...15 Using Lifecycle Controller for the first time...16 Setting up Lifecycle Controller using Initial Setup Wizard 16 Setting up Lifecycle Controller from the home page 18 Lifecycle Controller features...19 3 Operating system deployment 21 Installing an operating system...21 Using the optional RAID configuration...22 Configuring RAID using the operating system deployment wizard 23 Unattended installation...23 UEFI Secure Boot...23 Driver access...24 Installing an operating system on iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN 24 Post reboot scenarios...24 4 Monitor...26 Hardware inventory view and export...26 About view and export current inventory...26 About view and export factory-shipped inventory...26 Viewing hardware inventory - current or factory shipped 26 Exporting hardware inventory - current or factory shipped 27 Exporting hardware inventory to a USB drive...28 Exporting hardware inventory to a network share...28 3