Dell PowerEdge R830 Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 Users Guide - Page 17

Viewing summary of network settings, Accessing help, Viewing release notes

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Table 6. Recommended characters for passwords Characters 0-9 A-Z a-z Length 1-20 NOTE: You may be able to create user names and passwords that include other characters. However, to ensure compatibility with all interfaces, Dell recommends using only the characters listed here. NOTE: The characters allowed in user names and passwords for network shares are determined by the network-share type. iDRAC supports valid characters for network share credentials as defined by the share type, except , and , (comma). NOTE: To improve security, it is recommended to use complex passwords that have eight or more characters and include lowercase alphabets, uppercase alphabets, numbers, and special characters. It is also recommended to regularly change the passwords, if possible. Viewing summary of network settings This page provides a summary of the Lifecycle Controller and iDRAC IP configurations. Verify the configurations and click Finish to save the settings and exit from the Settings wizard. Accessing help Each Lifecycle Controller page has a help associated with it. Press or click Help (in the upper-right corner) to view the help information about the features available on a page. Viewing release notes 1. To view the release notes, click About on any page of Lifecycle Controller. NOTE: The About option is not available from the help pages. 2. Click View Release Notes. Setting up Lifecycle Controller from the home page If you miss to make any changes in the Initial Setup Wizard, or if you want to make any configuration changes later, restart the server, press F10 to launch Lifecycle Controller, and select Settings from the home page. Specifying language and keyboard type 1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller. 2. On the left pane, click Settings. 3. On the Settings pane, click Language and Keyboard. Use the up-and down-arrow keys to select options. • From the Language drop-down menu, select the language. • From the Keyboard Type drop-down menu, select the keyboard type. 4. Click Next to save the new settings. Configuring Lifecycle Controller Network Settings Use this page to configure network settings for a NIC. 1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller. 2. On the left pane, click Settings. 3. On the Settings pane, click Network Settings. 4. From the NIC Card drop-down menu, select the NIC port that you want to configure. Using Lifecycle Controller 17

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Table 6. Recommended characters for passwords
Characters
Length
0-9
A-Z
a-z
' - ! " # $ % & ( ) * , . / : ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ + < = >
1–20
NOTE:
You may be able to create user names and passwords that include other characters. However, to ensure
compatibility with all interfaces, Dell recommends using only the characters listed here.
NOTE:
The characters allowed in user names and passwords for network shares are determined by the network-share
type. iDRAC supports valid characters for network share credentials as defined by the share type, except <, >, and ,
(comma).
NOTE:
To improve security, it is recommended to use complex passwords that have eight or more characters and
include lowercase alphabets, uppercase alphabets, numbers, and special characters. It is also recommended to regularly
change the passwords, if possible.
Viewing summary of network settings
This page provides a summary of the Lifecycle Controller and iDRAC IP configurations. Verify the configurations and click
Finish
to save
the settings and exit from the Settings wizard.
Accessing help
Each Lifecycle Controller page has a help associated with it. Press
<F1>
or click
Help
(in the upper-right corner) to view the help
information about the features available on a page.
Viewing release notes
1.
To view the release notes, click
About
on any page of Lifecycle Controller.
NOTE:
The About option is not available from the help pages.
2.
Click
View Release Notes
.
Setting up Lifecycle Controller from the home page
If you miss to make any changes in the
Initial Setup Wizard
, or if you want to make any configuration changes later, restart the server,
press F10 to launch Lifecycle Controller, and select
Settings
from the home page.
Specifying language and keyboard type
1.
Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see
Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2.
On the left pane, click
Settings
.
3.
On the
Settings
pane, click
Language and Keyboard
. Use the up-and down-arrow keys to select options.
•
From the
Language
drop-down menu, select the language.
•
From the
Keyboard Type
drop-down menu, select the keyboard type.
4.
Click
Next
to save the new settings.
Configuring Lifecycle Controller Network Settings
Use this page to configure network settings for a NIC.
1.
Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see
Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2.
On the left pane, click
Settings
.
3.
On the
Settings
pane, click
Network Settings
.
4.
From the
NIC Card
drop-down menu, select the NIC port that you want to configure.
Using Lifecycle Controller
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