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7. Can I update the drivers used by an already-installed operating system through Lifecycle Controller? No, Lifecycle Controller only provides drivers that are required for operating system installation. To update the drivers used by an installed operating system, see your operating system's Help documentation. 8. Can I add my own drivers and firmware for updating Lifecycle Controller to a local USB drive? No, only drivers and firmware downloaded from the Dell Server Updates DVD are supported. For more information, see Configuring Local USB Drive. 9. Can I delete Lifecycle Controller? No. 10. Can I use a virtual media for the operating system media source during installation? Yes. For more information about iDRAC, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals. 11. Can I use a virtual USB drive to update the repository? Yes. For more information on using a virtual USB drive to update the repository, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals. 12. What is UEFI? With which version of UEFI does Lifecycle Controller comply? Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a model for the interface between the operating systems and firmware on a server. The interface consists of data tables that contain platform-related information, along with boot and runtime calls available to the operating system and operating system loaders. This interface provides a standard environment for booting an operating system and running preboot applications. Lifecycle Controller complies with the UEFI version 2.3. For more information, go to uefi.org. 13. Within Hardware Configuration, what is the difference between the Configuration Wizards and Advanced Configuration? Lifecycle Controller offers two methods to configure hardware: Configuration Wizards and Advanced Configuration. Configuration Wizards guide you through a sequence of tasks to configure your system devices. The Configuration Wizards include iDRAC, RAID, System Date/Time, and Physical Security. For more information, see Configuring System and Advanced Hardware Configuration. Advanced Configuration allows you to configure Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) -enabled devices (for example, NICs and BIOS). For more information Advanced Hardware Configuration. 14. Does Lifecycle Controller support rollback of BIOS and firmware? Yes. For more information, see Firmware Rollback. 15. Which devices support system updates? Currently, Lifecycle Controller supports updates to the BIOS, iDRAC firmware, power supply firmware, and certain RAID and NIC controller firmware. For more information, see Updating Firmware. 16. What should I do if my system stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller?If your system stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller, a black screen with red text is displayed. To resolve this problem, try restarting your system and enabling Lifecycle Controller. If the issue persists, contact your service provider. For more information about recovering Lifecycle Controller from the Lifecycle Controller Update Required mode, see the Recovery from Lifecycle Controller Update Required white paper available at delltechcenter.com/lc. 17. How do I find out the currently installed version details of the Lifecycle Controller product? Click About on the top right corner of the Lifecycle Controller home page. 99

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7.
Can I update the drivers used by an already-installed operating system through Lifecycle
Controller?
No, Lifecycle Controller only provides drivers that are required for operating system installation. To
update the drivers used by an installed operating system, see your operating system’s Help
documentation.
8.
Can I add my own drivers and firmware for updating Lifecycle Controller to a local USB drive?
No, only drivers and firmware downloaded from the
Dell Server Updates
DVD are supported. For
more information, see
Configuring Local USB Drive
.
9.
Can I delete Lifecycle Controller?
No.
10.
Can I use a virtual media for the operating system media source during installation?
Yes. For more information about iDRAC, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
User’s Guide
at
dell.com/esmmanuals
.
11.
Can I use a virtual USB drive to update the repository?
Yes. For more information on using a virtual USB drive to update the repository, see the
Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide
at
dell.com/esmmanuals
.
12.
What is UEFI? With which version of UEFI does Lifecycle Controller comply?
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a model for the interface
between the operating systems and firmware on a server. The interface consists of data tables that
contain platform-related information, along with boot and runtime calls available to the operating
system and operating system loaders. This interface provides a standard environment for booting an
operating system and running preboot applications. Lifecycle Controller complies with the UEFI
version 2.3. For more information, go to
uefi.org
.
13.
Within Hardware Configuration, what is the difference between the Configuration Wizards and
Advanced Configuration?
Lifecycle Controller offers two methods to configure hardware:
Configuration Wizards
and
Advanced Configuration
.
Configuration Wizards guide you through a sequence of tasks to configure your system devices. The
Configuration Wizards include iDRAC, RAID, System Date/Time, and Physical Security. For more
information, see
Configuring System
and
Advanced Hardware Configuration
.
Advanced Configuration allows you to configure Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) –enabled
devices (for example, NICs and BIOS). For more information
Advanced Hardware Configuration
.
14.
Does Lifecycle Controller support rollback of BIOS and firmware?
Yes. For more information, see
Firmware Rollback
.
15.
Which devices support system updates?
Currently, Lifecycle Controller supports updates to the BIOS, iDRAC firmware, power supply
firmware, and certain RAID and NIC controller firmware. For more information, see
Updating
Firmware
.
16.
What should I do if my system stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller?
If your system
stops responding while using Lifecycle Controller, a black screen with red text is displayed. To
resolve this problem, try restarting your system and enabling Lifecycle Controller. If the issue
persists, contact your service provider. For more information about recovering Lifecycle Controller
from the
Lifecycle Controller Update Required
mode, see the
Recovery from Lifecycle Controller
Update Required
white paper available at
delltechcenter.com/lc
.
17.
How do I find out the currently installed version details of the Lifecycle Controller product?
Click
About
on the top right corner of the Lifecycle Controller home page.
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