Dell PowerEdge MX840c Lifecycle Controller Version Remote Services Quick Start - Page 6

Enterprise license, so you need not separately license vFlash with Lifecycle Controller 2.0 and later. The 12th, 13th, and 14th generation of PowerEdge servers use only Express or Enterprise licensing. The Lifecycle Controller management capabilities are partitioned into distinct areas and represented by the Dell Common Information Model (DCIM) profile specifications that provide comprehensive details about each manageability feature or capability. These features may be free, partially licensed, or fully licensed. Also, the accessibility of a feature is defined by the credentials provided with the WSMAN request and maps to the user-assigned privilege credentials, such as administrator- or read-only access. New in this release The updates that are supported in this release are: • Added support for Storage drive SMARTlogs data to the SupportAssist collection validation. • Added support for Enterprise Key Management in iDARC. • Added support for Extend System Lockdown to 3rd party I/O devices. • Added support for Telemetry streaming from iDRAC. • Added support for multi-level filtering for LC Log viewing. • Added support for enabling 'No Config' on LCUI Network setting page. • Updates for Dell.com made easier. • Added support for file browsing for LCUI update function from USB device. About iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish and Web Service API Web Services-Management (WSMAN) is a Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) open standard, defining a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) for managing servers, devices, applications, and various Web Services. WSMAN provides a common way for systems to access and exchange management information across the IT infrastructure. DMTF is an industry organization that develops, maintains, and promotes standards for systems management in enterprise IT environments. The DMTF data model is complex and typically requires multiple transactions to accomplish simple operations such as specifying a user name and password, or giving administrator privileges to a user account. To reduce the number of transactions, Lifecycle Controller also offers a Dell data model for management that is based on an attribute model. The Scalable Platforms Management Forum (SPMF) has published the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)'s Redfish API. It is an open industry standard specification and schema which is designed to meet the needs of IT administrators for simple, modern, and secure management of scalable platform hardware. Redfish is a NextGen management standard using a data model representation inside a hypermedia RESTful interface. The data model is defined in terms of a standard and machine-readable schema, with the payload of the messages expressed in JSON and the protocol using OData v4. Redfish is a hypermedia API, and can represent various implementations using a consistent interface. It has mechanisms for discovering and managing data center resources, handling events, and managing tasks. About Lifecycle Controller API Lifecycle Controller Remote Services is a standards-based interface that enables consoles to integrate bare-metal provisioning and oneto-many operating system deployments for remotely located servers. Lifecycle Controller takes advantage of the capabilities of both Lifecycle Controller GUI and Lifecycle Controller Remote Services to deliver significant improvement and simplification of server deployment. 6 Introduction