Dell DL1300 Appliance Owners Manual - Page 47

Dell Lifecycle Controller, Embedded system management

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Entering the iDRAC Settings utility 1. Turn on or restart the managed system. 2. Press F2 during Power-on Self-test (POST). 3. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings. The iDRAC Settings screen is displayed. Changing the thermal settings The iDRAC settings utility enables you to select and customize the thermal control settings for your system. 1. Click iDRAC Settings → Thermal. 2. Under SYSTEM THERMAL PROFILE → Thermal Profile, select one of the following options: • Default Thermal Profile Settings • Maximum Performance (Performance Optimized) • Minimum Power (Performance per Watt Optimized) 3. Under USER COOLING OPTIONS, set the Fan Speed Offset, Minimum Fan Speed, and Custom Minimum Fan Speed. 4. Click Back → Finish → Yes. Dell Lifecycle Controller Dell Lifecycle Controller (LC) provides advanced embedded systems management capabilities including system deployment, configuration, update, maintenance, and diagnosis. LC is delivered as part of the iDRAC out-of-band solution and Dell system embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications. Embedded system management The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management throughout the system's lifecycle. The Dell Lifecycle Controller can be started during the boot sequence and can function independently of the operating system. NOTE: Certain platform configurations may not support the full set of features provided by the Dell Lifecycle Controller. For more information about setting up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at Dell.com/ idracmanuals. 47

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Entering the iDRAC Settings utility
1.
Turn on or restart the managed system.
2.
Press F2 during Power-on Self-test (POST).
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
page, click
iDRAC Settings
.
The
iDRAC Settings
screen is displayed.
Changing the thermal settings
The iDRAC settings utility enables you to select and customize the thermal control settings for your
system.
1.
Click
iDRAC Settings
Thermal
.
2.
Under
SYSTEM THERMAL PROFILE
Thermal Profile
, select one of the following options:
Default Thermal Profile Settings
Maximum Performance (Performance Optimized)
Minimum Power (Performance per Watt Optimized)
3.
Under
USER COOLING OPTIONS
, set the
Fan Speed Offset
,
Minimum Fan Speed
, and
Custom
Minimum Fan Speed
.
4.
Click
Back
Finish
Yes
.
Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller (LC) provides advanced embedded systems management capabilities including
system deployment, configuration, update, maintenance, and diagnosis. LC is delivered as part of the
iDRAC out-of-band solution and Dell system embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
applications.
Embedded system management
The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management throughout the
system’s lifecycle. The Dell Lifecycle Controller can be started during the boot sequence and can
function independently of the operating system.
NOTE:
Certain platform configurations may not support the full set of features provided by the Dell
Lifecycle Controller.
For more information about setting up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, configuring hardware and firmware,
and deploying the operating system, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at
Dell.com/
idracmanuals
.
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