Dell PowerEdge R830 Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.70.70.70 Quick Sta - Page 19

Retire or repurpose the server By using the Retire or Repurpose feature, you can delete server-related data such as system configuration, logs, PERC NV cache (if available), and so on. However, an iDRAC license cannot be deleted by using this feature. Use LC-Remote Services to delete information about the following: • BIOS • iDRAC • LC Data • Diagnostics • Driver Pack The user information is permanently deleted and you cannot retrieve the information. However, BIOS and iDRAC remain functional, whereas diagnostics and driver pack can be re-installed. Managing the web server certificate By default, a self-signed certificate is available on iDRAC. You can generate a certificate signing request (CSR) and use the CSR to create a Certificate Authority (CA) signed certificate. To use this feature, the following methods are introduced in the iDRACCard profile: • GenerateSSLCSR • ExportSSLCertificate • ImportSSLCertificate • DeleteSSLCertificate The method to support export and import operations are: • Web Server Certificate • CA certificate for Directory Service • Custom Signing Certificate To use the new certificate, restart the iDRAC. A new method iDRACReset is added for this purpose. For more information about managing the web server certificate, see the iDRAC Card Profile document available at www.delltechcenter.com/systemsmanagement. Viewing the managed computer system using the Physical Computer System View Physical Computer System View (PCSV) provides the view of a managed system such as current state and configuration. You can directly access PCSV using PowerShell commands. Using PCSV you can: • Receive information about the managed elements. • Directly enumerate the CIM_PhysicalComputerSystem from the console without any prior knowledge of a particular class. • Use a registered profile to enumerate the implemented features. • Invoke certain method based on implemented features. For more information about viewing the managed computer system using PCSV, see the Physical Computer System View Profile document available at www.delltechcenter.com/systemsmanagement. Job management Lifecycle Controller allows you to create, schedule, track, and manage system management tasks that are referred to as jobs. A single job or array of jobs can be run immediately or scheduled to run later. Multiple jobs are listed in the order of job execution sequence. If a system must reboot at the scheduled start time, a reboot job must be added to the job list. Remote Services provides the following functions to manage Lifecycle Controller jobs: • Creating Jobs - Create specific types of jobs to apply configurations. • Scheduling Jobs and Job Queues - Run multiple jobs in a single restart of the system using the SetupJobQueue() method. If a job is created without setting the start time, use the SetupJobQueue() method to set the schedule and order of execution. The job is set up for execution at the time that was specified. • Deleting Jobs - Delete a specified existing job or all jobs at once. Remote Services Features 19