Dell PowerEdge R830 Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.30.30.30 Users Guide - Page 31

Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller, Lifecycle Controller log

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Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting Lifecycle Controller NOTE: The system automatically turns off after you select the Repurpose or Retire System option. To view or export the current hardware inventory data after resetting Lifecycle Controller: 1. Turn on the system and wait for a few minutes for iDRAC to start functioning. 2. Press during POST to start Lifecycle Controller and the system inventory is collected as Collect System Inventory On Restart (CSIOR) is enabled by default. 3. After Lifecycle Controller starts, click Hardware Configuration → View Current Hardware Inventory or Export Current Hardware Inventory to view or export current hardware inventory respectively. If the following message is displayed, click No, reboot the system, and then retry. Hardware change is detected on the system. The current hardware inventory does not contain the latest updates as the hardware inventory update is in progress. To view or export the latest hardware inventory, relaunch Lifecycle Controller and retry. Do you want to continue with the old current hardware inventory information? Related Links Viewing hardware inventory - current or factory shipped Exporting hardware inventory - current or factory shipped Lifecycle Controller log Lifecycle Controller Log provides a record of past activities on a managed system. Using the Lifecycle Log wizard, you can view and export life cycle log, and add a work note to a log history. The log contains the following: • Firmware update history based on device, version, and date and time. • Events based on category, severity, and date and time. • User comments history based on date and time. NOTE: On PowerEdge FM120x4 servers, the Lifecycle Log may display CPU not detected after the system profile is changed. Related Links Viewing Lifecycle Log history Exporting Lifecycle Log Adding a work note to the Lifecycle Log Viewing Lifecycle Log history Use the Lifecycle Log feature to view: • System event logs • History of firmware updates NOTE: The details of the configuration changes are not displayed. • User work notes 31

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Viewing or exporting current inventory after resetting
Lifecycle Controller
NOTE:
The system automatically turns off after you select the
Repurpose or Retire System
option.
To view or export the current hardware inventory data after resetting Lifecycle Controller:
1.
Turn on the system and wait for a few minutes for iDRAC to start functioning.
2.
Press
<F10>
during POST to start Lifecycle Controller and the system inventory is collected as Collect
System Inventory On Restart (CSIOR) is enabled by default.
3.
After Lifecycle Controller starts, click
Hardware Configuration
→
View Current Hardware Inventory
or
Export Current Hardware Inventory
to view or export current hardware inventory respectively. If
the following message is displayed, click
No
, reboot the system, and then retry.
Hardware change is detected on the system. The current hardware inventory
does not contain the latest updates as the hardware inventory update is in
progress. To view or export the latest hardware inventory, relaunch
Lifecycle Controller and retry. Do you want to continue with the old current
hardware inventory information?
Related Links
Viewing hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
Exporting hardware inventory — current or factory shipped
Lifecycle Controller log
Lifecycle Controller Log provides a record of past activities on a managed system. Using the
Lifecycle
Log
wizard, you can view and export life cycle log, and add a work note to a log history. The log contains
the following:
•
Firmware update history based on device, version, and date and time.
•
Events based on category, severity, and date and time.
•
User comments history based on date and time.
NOTE:
On PowerEdge FM120x4 servers, the Lifecycle Log may display CPU not detected after the
system profile is changed.
Related Links
Viewing Lifecycle Log history
Exporting Lifecycle Log
Adding a work note to the Lifecycle Log
Viewing Lifecycle Log history
Use the
Lifecycle Log
feature to view:
•
System event logs
•
History of firmware updates
NOTE:
The details of the configuration changes are not displayed.
•
User work notes
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