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Contents

1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Why Use Remote Services? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Web Services for Management

What’s New in Remote Services 1.4. . . . . . . . . . . 13

Remote Services Features and Support Information

Overview

The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of iDRAC Express card and embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications in the 11 generation Dell servers. It includes a 1GB managed and persistent storage that embeds systems management features in addition to the iDRAC features. You can further upgrade to iDRAC Enterprise and the vFlash SD card reader. A vFlash SD card enables hosting of customized and bootable service images.

The Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services management in a one-to-many method. Web Service for Management (WS-Management) protocol based web services interface for remote server provisioning and management through the iDRAC. The interface is aimed at include remote operating system (OS) deployment, remote update and inventory, and automating the setup and configuration of new Dell systems remotely.

Remote services are accessible over the network using a secured web services interface and can be programmatically utilized by applications and scripts. Remote services enable management consoles to perform one-to-many bare metal server provisioning. The combination of the Auto-discovery feature to identify and authenticate the attached Dell system to the network and integration with one-to-many management consoles reduces the manual steps required for server provisioning.

Remote services enables the Dell Management Console, the Dell Modular Chassis Management Controller, partner consoles, customer home grown consoles and scripts to remotely perform systems management tasks such as:

• Install operating systems and drivers

• Perform BIOS firmware updates

• Perform component firmware updates

• Get hardware inventory information

• Get and set NIC and RAID configuration

Remote Services is available using

simplifying many tasks, some of which

further enable remote systems

Overview 7

• Get and set BIOS configuration

• Export lifecycle log and add user comments

• Export hardware inventory log

• Manage, attach, and boot to vFlash SD card partitions

• Schedule and track the status of the update and configuration jobs

Why Use Remote Services?

Remote services offer the following benefits and features:

• Leverages your existing console for one-to-many server provisioning.

• Does not utilize operating system resources on the managed system.

• Provides a secure communication path for management.

• Reduces manual intervention and improves efficiency while provisioning servers.

• Allows scheduling configuration changes and updates, thereby reducing maintenance shutdown time.

•Enables access.

• Enables integration to consoles through WS-Management interfaces.

• OS-agnostic software update.

PowerShell

and scripting for command line interface (CLI)

Web Services for Management

WS-Management is a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based protocol designed for systems management. It is published by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) and provides an interoperable protocol for devices to share and exchange data across networks. The WS-Management implementation complies with the DMTF WS-Management specification version 1.1.0.

Dell Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services uses WS-Management to convey DMTF Common Information Model (CIM)-based management information; the CIM information defines the semantics and information types that can be manipulated in a managed system. Dell utilizes the WSManagement interface to allow remote access to the hardware lifecycle

8 Overview

operations. The Dell-embedded server platform management interfaces are organized into profiles, where each profile defines the specific interfaces for a particular management domain or area of functionality. Additionally, Dell has defined a number of model and profile extensions that provide interfaces for additional capabilities. The data and methods available through WSManagement are provided by the Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services’ instrumentation interface mapped to the following DMTF profiles and Dell extension profiles:

Standard DMTF

•

Base Server

•

Base Metrics

— Defines CIM classes for representing the host server.

— Defines CIM classes for providing the ability to model

and control metrics captured for managed elements.

•

Host LAN Network Port —

Defines CIM classes for representing a

network port that provides a LAN interface to a host system, its associated

controller, and network interfaces.

•

Service Processor

•

USB Redirection —

— Defines CIM classes for modeling service processors.

Defines CIM classes for describing information about

USB redirections. For keyboard, video, and mouse devices, this profile

should be used if the devices are to be managed as USB devices.

•

Physical Asset

— Defines CIM classes for representing the physical aspect

of the managed elements.

•

SM CLP Admin Domain

— Defines CIM classes for representing

CLP’s configuration.

•

Power State Management

— Defines CIM classes for power

control operations.

•

Command Line Protocol Service

— Defines CIM classes for representing

CLP’s configuration.

•

IP Interface —

Defines CIM classes for representing an IP interface of a

managed system.

•

DHCP Client —

Defines CIM classes for representing a DHCP client and

its associated capabilities and configuration.

•

DNS Client —

Defines CIM classes for representing a DNS client in a

managed system.

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•

Record Log

•

Role Based Authorization

•

SMASH Collections

— Defines CIM classes for representing different type of logs.

— Defines CIM classes for representing roles.

— Defines CIM classes for representing

CLP’s configuration.

•

Profile Registration

— Defines CIM classes for advertising the profile

implementations.

•

Simple Identity Management

— Defines CIM classes for representing

identities.

Dell Extensions

•

Dell Active Directory Client Version 2.0.0

— Defines CIM and Dell extension classes for configuring the Active Directory client and the local privileges for Active Directory groups.

•

Dell Virtual Media

— Defines CIM and Dell extension classes for

configuring Virtual Media. Extends the USB Redirection Profile.

•

Dell Ethernet Port

— Defines CIM and Dell extension classes for configuring NIC Side-Band interface for the NIC. Extends the Ethernet Port Profile.

•

Dell Power Utilization Management

— Defines CIM and Dell extension classes for representing the host server’s power budget and for configuring/monitoring the host server’s power budget.

•

Dell OS Deployment

— Defines CIM and Dell extension classes for

representing the configuration of operating system deployment features.

•

Dell Software Update Profile

— Defines CIM and Dell extensions for representing the service class and methods for updating BIOS, component firmware, Lifecycle Controller firmware, Diagnostics, and Driver Pack.

•

Dell Software Inventory Profile

— Defines CIM and Dell Extensions for representing currently installed BIOS, component firmware, Diagnostics, Unified Server Configurator, and Driver Pack versions. Also provides representation of versions of BIOS and firmware update images available in Lifecycle Controller for rollback and re-installation.

•

Dell Job Control Profile

— Defines CIM and Dell extensions for managing jobs generated by update requests. Jobs can be created, deleted, modified and aggregated into job queues to sequence and perform multiple updates in a single reboot.

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•

Dell Lifecycle Controller Management Profile

— Defines CIM and Dell extensions for getting and setting attributes for managing Auto-Discovery, Part Replacement, managing Lifecycle Log, and hardware inventory export.

• Active Directory Client Profile — Defines the configuration of the Active Directory client service and the groups managed by this service.

• Power Supply Profile

— Defines the power supplies for manageability

and describes the power supplies in a redundant configuration.

• Power Topology Profile

— Defines a hierarchy of power sources; power

supplies and external power domains, and their redundancies.

• SMASH Collections Profile

— Defines the collections that support Systems Management - Command Line Protocol (SM-CLP) target addressing.

•

Virtual Media Profile

— Provides the capability to manage virtual media sessions and devices that utilize the USB redirection services provided by the iDRAC service processor.

•

Dell RAID Profile

— Describes the classes, properties and methods for

the representation and configuration of RAID storage.

•

Dell Simple NIC Profile

— Describes the classes, properties and methods

for the representation and configuration of the NIC network controllers.

•

Dell Persistent Storage Profile

— Describes the classes, properties and methods to represent and manage the partitions on the vFlash SD card on Dell platforms.

•

Dell BIOS and Boot Management Profile

— Describes the classes, properties and methods to represent the configuration of the system BIOS setup and to manage the boot order of the system.

•

Dell CPU Profile

— Describes the properties and interfaces for executing systems management tasks related to the management of processors in a managed system.

•

Dell Fan Profile

— Describes the properties and interfaces for executing systems management tasks related to the management of fans in a managed system.

•

Dell iDRAC Card Profile

— Describes the properties and interfaces for executing systems management tasks related to the management of basic properties of iDRAC card.

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•

Dell Memory Info Profile

executing systems management tasks related to the management of memories (DIMMs) in a system.

•

Dell PCI Device Profile

executing systems management tasks related to the management of PCI devices in a system.

•

Dell Power Supply Profile

executing systems management tasks related to the management of power supplies in a system.

•

Dell System Info Profile

executing systems management tasks related to the management of the host system.

•

Dell Video Profile

systems management tasks related to the management of video controllers in a system.

The Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services WS-Management implementation uses SSL on port 443 for transport security, and supports basic authentication. Web services interfaces can be utilized by leveraging client infrastructure such as Windows WinRM and Powershell CLI, open source utilities like WS-MANCLI, and application programming environments like Microsoft .NET.

— Describes the properties and interfaces for

— Describes the properties and interfaces for executing

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What’s New in Remote Services 1.4

• Auto-Discovery with LCD status

• Certificate management

• Hardware inventory

• NIC configuration

• RAID configuration

• BIOS configuration

• Enhanced job/task control features

• Part replacement with firmware update and configuration recovery

• vFlash SD card management

• Lifecycle log management

Remote Services Features and Support Information

The Remote Services features supported by a Dell server depend on the system configuration. Table 1-1 shows the product classifications for Remote Services. For example, for a Dell system y71x series, y denotes letters such as M, R, or T; and x denotes numbers.

Table 1-1. Product Classification for Lifecycle Controller Remote Services

Dell System Series

y11x No Options Embedded BMC NA

Options

Available Systems Management Device

Available Remote Services Features

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Table 1-1. Product Classification for Lifecycle Controller Remote Services

Dell System Series

y21x to y51x

Options

Standard Embedded BMC NA

Optional

Available Systems Management Device

Embedded BMC + iDRAC6 Express Card

Embedded BMC + iDRAC6 Express card + iDRAC6 Enterprise card

Available Remote Services Features

Platform Update, Hardware Configuration, Driver Repository, Remote OS Deployment, Remote Update, Remote Configuration, View and Export Hardware Inventory, Auto-Discovery, View and Export Lifecycle Log, and Add a Comment to Lifecycle Log.

iDRAC6 Express - adds Platform Update, Hardware Configuration, Driver Repository, Remote OS Deployment, Remote Update, Remote Configuration, View and Export Hardware Inventory, Auto-Discovery, View and Export Lifecycle log, and Add a Comment to Lifecycle Log.

iDRAC6 Enterprise - adds Full Remote Management, Dedicated NIC port, Virtual KVM, Part Replacement, and vFlash SD Card Management.

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Table 1-1. Product Classification for Lifecycle Controller Remote Services

Dell System Series

y61x to y91x

1. For Dell modular systems — BMC, iDRAC6 Express card, and iDRAC6 Enterprise card are included as standard configurations.

Options

Standard

Optional

Available Systems Management Device

Embedded BMC with iDRAC6 Express card

Embedded BMC with iDRAC6

Express card + iDRAC6 Enterprise card

Available Remote Services Features

Hardware Diagnostics, Platform Update, Hardware Configuration, Driver Repository, Remote OS Deployment, Remote Update, Remote Configuration, View and Export Hardware Inventory, Auto-Discovery, View and Export Lifecycle Log, and Add a Comment to Lifecycle Log.

iDRAC6 Express - Hardware Diagnostics, Platform Update, Hardware Configuration, Driver Repository, Remote OS Deployment, Remote Update, Remote Configuration, View and Export Hardware Inventory, AutoDiscovery, View and Export Lifecycle Log, and Add a Comment to Lifecycle Log.

iDRAC6 Enterprise - adds Full Remote Management, Dedicated NIC port, Virtual KVM, Part Replacement, and vFlash SD Card Management.

For information on the supported systems and operating systems, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals.

See the Glossary at support.dell.com/manuals for terms used in this document.

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Getting Started with Remote Services

This section describes some of the prerequisites that will help you get started with the Remote Services functionality and use the new features effectively, for better results.

Prerequisites for Using Remote Services

Web Services Setup

Ensure that the following conditions are met while setting the system:

• Use the following tools to access Remote Services:

• Windows-based client WinRM that is already installed in the

operating system, else you can download it from

support.microsoft.com/kb/968930

• Linux-based clients like the open-source OpenWSMan based CLI.

For more information, see

• Java-based client such as open-source project

information, see

• Ensure that you know the IP address of the systems on your network. You will also need to be able to connect to iDRAC. See the iDRAC documentation at

• Ensure the proper network configuration for client and managed server. Verify the connectivity with the ping utility. Then ensure that the client and network allows HTTP and SSL protocols.

wiseman.dev.java.net

support.dell.com/manuals

openwsman.org

Wiseman

for more information.

. For more

WinRM Client

You will need to install the WinRM Client on your console to be able to use the Remote Services functionality. Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 contain a standard component called WS-Management. This component contains the WinRM client. For Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Server 2003, you can download and install this component from support.microsoft.com/kb/968929. You need local administrator privileges for installation.

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You must configure the client for the connection. For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services Interface Guide.

OpenWSMan Client

The OpenWSMan client is the WS-Management CLI that is part of the open-source project Openwsman. To download, build, install, and use the WS-Management CLI and OpenWSMan packages from sourceforge.net, see openwsman.org for download links.

NOTE: You must configure the client for the connection. For configuration details,

see the

Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services Interface Guide

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Remote Services Operations

This section describes the Remote Services features with high-level descriptions and sample tasks. For more information on the tasks, see the Use

Cases section in the individual profile documents at delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM.Library.

Managing Auto-Discovery

The Auto-Discovery feature allows newly installed servers to automatically discover the remote management console that hosts the Provisioning Server. The Provisioning Server provides custom administrative user credentials to the iDRAC so that the unprovisioned server can be discovered and managed by the management console.

When Auto-Discovery is enabled, the iDRAC6 requests an IP address from DHCP and either acquires the name of the Provisioning Server host and/or subsequently resolves the address through DNS. After acquiring the Provisioning Server host address, the iDRAC6 securely handshakes with the Provisioning Server before acquiring custom administrative account credentials. The iDRAC can now be managed through its newly acquired credentials to perform operations, such as remote operating system deployment.

If you ordered a Dell system with the Auto-Discovery feature Enabled (factory default setting is Disabled), then the iDRAC will be delivered with DHCP-enabled and no enabled user accounts. If the auto-discovery feature is set to Disabled, you can manually enable this feature and disable the default administrative account from the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility when booting your system.

For more information on auto-discovery, see the "Lifecycle Controller Management Profile" on page 56.

Configuring DHCP/DNS

Before adding your Dell system to the network and utilizing the AutoDiscovery feature, ensure that Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server/Domain Name System (DNS) are configured with added

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support for Auto-Discovery. There are several options for enabling the network environment to support discovery of the Provisioning Server host by unprovisioned servers.

One of the following prerequisites must be met for the Auto-Discovery feature to work properly:

• The DHCP server provides a comma separated list of Provisioning Server locations using a vendor scope option of class LifecycleController option 1. These locations can be a hostname or IP address and optionally include a port. The iDRAC will resolve the hostname of the management console to an IP address with a DNS lookup.

• The DNS server specifies a service option

_dcimprovsrv._tcp

that

will resolve to an IP address.

• The DNS server specifies an IP address for a server with the known name

DCIMCredentialServer

For more information on configuring DHCP and DNS, see Lifecycle Controller Auto Discovery Network Setup Specification on the Dell Enterprise Technology Center at delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller.

Auto-Discovery Configuration

To manually enable the Auto-Discovery feature:

Press

<Ctrl><e> when prompted within 5 seconds during system

start-up.

The

iDRAC6 Configuration Utility page

appears.

Enable

Navigate to

Select

Navigate to

NIC

(for modular system only.)

DHCP

LAN Parameters

Domain Name

DNS Server

LAN user configuration

Select

Account Access

from DHCP and select On.

from DHCP select On.

and select

This disables the default administrative account.

Select

Auto-Discovery

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Disabled

Select

Enable

to enable the Auto-Discovery feature.

NOTE: Auto-Discovery feature will not run if the administrator

accounts are enabled.

Save and exit iDRAC6 Configuration Utility.

Restart your system.

Auto-Discovery Workflow

This is the Auto-Discovery workflow once it is configured and enabled:

Plug in your new Dell system to your network.

Plug-in the power cables to turn on the system.

iDRAC starts, acquires the Provisioning Server IP addresses/hostnames from DHCP/DNS and announces itself to the Provisioning Server.

The Provisioning Server validates and accepts the secure handshake session from the iDRAC.

The Provisioning Server provides custom user credentials with administrator privileges to iDRAC.

iDRAC receives and completes the secure handshake.

With enhancements to the Auto-Discovery process you can:

• Configure the provisioning server host address through the iDRAC Configuration utility, Unified Server Configurator (USC), or using WinRM commands instead of using DHCP or DNS.

• Remotely reinitiate Auto-Discovery in new environments.

• Upload custom client and server certificates using WS-Management.

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Viewing the Discovery Status on the System

You can view the status of the Discovery and Handshake on the LCD (running, stopped, suspended, or complete.)

After the system is connected to the network:

Use the Auto-Discovery setup on iDRAC Option ROM (CTRL+E) to set the Auto-Discovery status, save and exit. The LCD displays the status as running.

If the discovery process is running, you can view its progress code that corresponds to how far the last attempt reached (i.e. whether Discovery and Handshake is blocked because the NIC is disabled, or an administrator account is enabled, and so on). You can also view the time left before timeout. For example, a menu item could be added for Auto-Discovery at the same level as iDRAC network setting.

Connecting to Provisioning Server for Initial Credential Deployment

This feature allows you to directly connect to a specified Provisioning Server host for handshake and registration of the new server on the network. You can manually configure USC console, or through a web services request using WS-Management, or iDRAC6 configuration utility, or preset at the factory.

Set Provisioning Server Using a WS-Management Request

The Provisioning Server IP address property is set by invoking the SetAttribute() method on the DCIM_LCService class through WS- Management. See the profile specific chapters in this user guide for command line examples of Microsoft WinRM SetAttribute() invocations or in the Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Interface Guide on the Dell TechCenter wiki at delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller.

The following conditions apply to using a command to set the provisioning server IP address/hostname:

• When issuing the racadm racresetcf or updating iDRAC6, ensure to enable the Preserve Configuration option while resetting the iDRAC6 to defaults. If this option is disabled, the provisioning server IP/hostname is erased.

the provisioning server IP address or host name

through the

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• Auto-Discovery feature does not use the newly set provisioning server IP address/hostname for any handshakes in progress, but is used only during the next handshake process.

• Auto-Discovery feature supports setting multiple IP addresses and/or hostnames using the following format:

• The string is a list of IP addresses and/or hostnames and ports

separated by comma.

• Hostname can be fully qualified.

• IPv4 address – starts with ‘(‘ and ends with ‘)’ when specified at the

same time with a hostname.

• Each IP address or hostname can be optionally followed by a ‘:’ and a

port number.

• Examples of valid strings are - hostname, hostname.domain.com.

Setting Provisioning Server using the USC Console

Press

<F10> System Services

when prompted within 5 seconds during

system startup.

The

Unified Server Configurator Lifecycle Controller Enabled

screen

appears.

Navigate to

iDRAC6 Configuration

Use the

Navigate to the

Enter the IP/hostname string of the Provisioning Server host.

Click

Hardware Configuration

button to navigate to the

Provisioning Server Addresses

and then click

Finish

Exit and Reboot

. Confirm exit.

Apply

Configuration Wizard

LAN User Configuration

screen.

Set Provisioning Server using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

Press

<Ctrl+e>

The

iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

when prompted within 5 seconds during system start-up.

screen appears.

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Navigate to the

Provisioning Server

Type the IP/hostname string of the Provisioning Server host and click

Enter

Save and Exit the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility.

LAN User Configuration

screen and select the

Remotely Reinitiating Auto-Discovery in New Environments

This feature allows you to reinitiate Auto-Discovery through WSManagement, even though Auto-Discovery may have taken place earlier. Use this feature to move a server from one data center to another. The AutoDiscovery settings are persisted along with the credentials used for discovery.

When the server is powered on in the new data center, Auto-Discovery will run according to the settings, and will download the new user credentials for the new data center.

NOTE: The Auto-Discovery uses WS-Management, so the iDRAC administrator or

iDRAC user with Execute Server Command privilege is required.

The supported WS-Management interface to reinitiate Auto-Discovery includes these options:

• Whether Auto-Discovery will run immediately or at the next AC power cycle. This is a required input.

• Provisioning Server IP address/hostname. This is optional.

Regardless of the options you specify, the following operations are performed as part of the Auto-Discovery initiation:

• Enable NIC (modular servers)

•Enable IPv4

•DHCP enable

• Disable all administrator accounts

• Disable Active Directory

• Get DNS server address from DHCP

• Get DNS domain name from DHCP

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The described interfaces are specified in the Dell Lifecycle Controller Management Profile available at delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM+Extensions+Library. Managed Object Format (MOF) files for related class and method definitions are also available in the Dell TechCenter DCIM Extensions Library area. The interfaces are:

ReinitiateDHS(ProvisioningServer, ResetToFactoryDefaults, PerformAutoDiscovery)

•

ProvisioningServer

information. This could be an IP address or a hostname.

•

ResetToFactoryDefaults

indicate whether the current configuration data needs to be deleted prior to the next cycle of Auto-Discovery. Only specifying value is not supported. then set iDRAC for Auto-Discovery. iDRAC will not be available until the Auto-Discovery provisioning process is complete and the iDRAC receives the new credentials.

•

PerformAutoDiscovery:

Auto-Discovery cycle should be performed: immediately or at the next boot. Select to run it the next time you boot your system.

SetAttribute(ProvisioningServer)

•

ProvisioningServer:

address/host name.

•

ClearProvisioningServer():

property. No input parameters are required.

FALSE

: optional parameter to indicate the Provisioning Server

: required parameter (

will cause an error message indicating the parameter

TRUE

will reset iDRAC to the default values and

required parameter to indicate when the next

Now

to run the Auto-Discovery cycle immediately; select

parameter to indicate the Provisioning Server IP

Method to clear the Provisioning Server

TRUE

will be accepted;

FALSE

) to

Using Custom Certificates

You can now transfer custom-defined certificates to the iDRAC6, and create a unique certificate based on the service tag of your system to ensure enhanced security. You can also have the factory preset the system with the certificate of your choice using the Custom Factory Install (CFI) process available from Dell.

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Creating Custom Trusted Root Client Certificates for the Provisioning Server

The DownloadClientCerts() method on the DCIM_LCService class can be called to generate a custom signed Auto-Discovery client certificate. The method takes as input a Certificate Authority generated key certificate and related hash and password parameters. The key certificate provided is used to sign a certificate containing the system service tag as the Common Name(CN). The method returns a job ID that can be used to check the success of the download, generation, and installation of the Auto-Discovery client certificate. For examples of command line invocations using WinRM and WSMANCLI see the Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services Interface Guide.

Providing Custom Server Certificates using WS-Management

The DownloadServerPublicKey() method on the DCIM_LCService class can be called to transfer a Provisioning Server public key certificate. The Provisioning Server public key can be used as part of mutual authentication between the Auto-Discovery client and the provisioning server. The method takes as input a Provisioning Server public key certificate and related hash and hash type parameters. The method returns a job ID that can be used to check the success of the processing and installation of the Provisioning Server public key. For examples of command line invocations using see the Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services Interface Guide. DCIM Profile specification and related MOF files are available at Dell TechCenter wiki in the DCIM Extension Library area (delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM.Library.)

Deleting the Custom Certificates Using WS-Management

You can delete the custom certificate that is part of the managed server supplied from the factory. Using this feature, you can wipe all the custom signed certificates from the server, whenever required.

NOTE: This feature does not delete the factory certificates.

Custom Server Public Key Deletion using WS-Management

Use the DeleteAutoDiscoveryServerPublicKey() method on the DCIM_LCService class to delete the CA certificate that is used to validate or authenticate server certificates.

Custom Client Certificate Deletion using WS-Management

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Use the DeleteAutoDiscoveryClientCerts() method on the DCIM_LCService class to delete a client certificate and private key.

Changing the Web Server/WS-Management Encryption Certificate and Private Key from PKCS #12

Generate a CSR and private key. The CSR needs to be signed by a CA.

Combine the certificate with the private key then encrypt it into a PKCS#12 file.

BASE64 encode the PKCS#12 file to convert it from binary to text so you can pass it as a WS-Management parameter.

Copy the contents of the active certificate to a XML file.

Deploying the Operating System

The operating system deployment capabilities enable deployment of an operating system remotely using WS-Management web services protocols and CIFS and NFS network file sharing protocols.

Operating System Deployment Features

These are the capabilities of remote operating system deployment:

• Remote activation of local exposure of embedded drivers as a USB device.

• Remote acquisition of embedded drivers per selected operating system.

• Boot to an ISO image located on a network share.

• Download ISO to vFlash SD card and boot from the card.

For more information on operating system deployment profile, see the "Operating System Deployment Profile" on page 55.

Remote Operating System Deployment Interface

Dell Operating System Deployment web services interface provides the capability to support operating system deployment using the features provided by the iDRAC service processor. Detailed interface specifications and class definition (.mof) files can be found at the Lifecycle Controller area on the Dell Enterprise Technology Center at extension classes using the web services protocols WS-Management, Dell Operating System Deployment feature provides the following capabilities:

delltechcenter.com

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. Using CIM and Dell

• Get the driver pack (a package of all supported operating system drivers for all supported operating systems for the platform) version:

Remote management consoles, applications, and scripts request driver pack version and list of supported operating systems from iDRAC through WS-Management.

The

GetDriverPackInfo()

method on the

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

class returns the driver pack version and the list of operating systems supported by the driver pack.

• After determining which operating system the drivers support, one of the following methods can be invoked through WS-Management to unpack the appropriate drivers and expose them locally or acquire them remotely.

The

UnpackAndAttach()

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

method on the

class extracts the drivers for the requested operating system and places them on an internal USB device labeled

OEMDRV

. The

OEMDRV

appears as a locally attached USB device to the system. The method takes the operating system name and an expose duration time as input parameters and returns a job identification that can be subsequently checked for the status of the unpack and attach activity.

The

UnpackAndShare()

method on the

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

class extracts the drivers for the requested operating system and copies them to a network share. The method takes the operating system name and network share information as input parameters and returns a job identification that can be subsequently checked for the status of the unpack and share activity. Network share information includes the IP address of the share, the share name, share type, and username, password and workgroup data for secure shares.

Important

• The drivers unpacked and attached are removed after the time specified in

ExposeDuration

parameter or if no time is specified in the method invocation then by default the OEMDRV USB device will be removed after 18 hours.

• Ensure that network based ISO images attached during the process are detached before you use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) System Service.

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• When installing Red Hat Linux 5.3 using remote enablement commands, the installation will fail whenever there is an OEM drive (for driver source) attached. To avoid failure, do not attach the OEM drive when using remote enablement commands to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.

• The following methods can be used to boot the system from an ISO image on a network share or to initiate PXE boot mechanisms:

The

BootToNetworkISO()

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

method on the

class will boot the system using an ISO image that has been made available on a CIFS or NFS network share. The method takes the ISO image name, network share information, and exposure duration as input parameters and returns a job identification that can be subsequently checked for the status of the unpack and share activity. Network share information includes the IP address of the share, the share name, share type, and username, password and workgroup data for secure shares. For additional security a hash value can be calculated using well known hash algorithms and this value along with the type of the hash used can be provided as input parameters.

The

BootToPXE()

method on the

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

class initiates a Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) boot of the system. The method requires no input parameters.

Important

• The drivers unpacked and attached are removed after the time specified in

ExposeDuration

parameter. If no time is specified in the method invocation, then by default the OEMDRV USB device will be removed after 18 hours.

• Ensure that network based ISO images attached during the process are detached before you use UEFI System Service.

• The following methods are used to directly detach the local OEMDRV device or the network ISO image. These can be used before the previously set exposure durations time out:

The

DetachDrivers()

class detaches and removes the previously attached by an invocation of the

method on the

OEMDRV

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

device that had been

UnpackAndAttach()

method.

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The

DetachISOImage()

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

method on the

class detaches and removes the network share based ISO image that had been previously attached by an invocation of the

BootToNetworkISO()

method.

• Several methods described in this document return job identifiers as output parameters. The jobs provide a means of keeping track of a requested action that cannot be performed immediately and, because of underlying technology constraints, will take longer than standard web service request response timeouts. The returned job identifier can subsequently be used in WS-MAN Enumerate or Get requests to retrieve job object instances. Job object instances contain a job status property that can be checked to see what state the job is in and whether it completed successfully or encountered a problem and failed. If a job failure occurs, the job instance also contains an error message property that provides detailed information on the nature of the failure. Other properties contain other error identification information that can be used to localize the error message to the supported languages and get more detailed error descriptions and recommended response action descriptions.

•The

GetHostMACInfo()

method on the

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

class returns an array of physical network port MAC addresses representing all the LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ports in the system. The method requires no input parameters.

• All the

DCIM_OSDeploymentService

methods described in this document return error codes indicating whether the method successfully executed, an error occurred, or a job was created. Job creation occurs if the action being performed in the method cannot be completed immediately. Additionally, if an error occurs, the methods will also return output parameters that include an error message (in English) and other error identifiers that can be used to localize the error to the supported languages. The error identifiers can be used to index into and process Dell Message Registry XML files. The Dell Message Registry files are available in the six supported languages, one file per language. In addition to translated error messages, the Message Registry files contain additional detailed error descriptions and recommended response actions for each error returned by the Lifecycle Controller Remote Services web service interface. To download the Dell Message Registry XML files, see

delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller

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Operating System Deployment Typical Use Case Scenario

This section contains a typical scenario for deploying an operating system remotely.

Prerequisites and Dependencies

The following are the prerequisites and dependencies for remotely deploying the operating system:

• Boot disk is available to install operating system, or the operating system ISO image on the network share.

• It is recommended that the latest driver pack is installed so that they are available for newer operating systems.

• Provisioning console, application or appropriate scripts that are capable of sending WS-Management Web services requests and method invocations.

Workflow

The following is a typical workflow for remote operating system deployment:

• Create the custom pre-operating system/operating system image and share it on the network, or create the required operating system media ISO image.

• Get the list of supported operating system and driver pack version information.

• Stage the operating system drivers by unpacking and attaching drivers for operating system deployment. These drivers will be installed during the operating system deployment process.

• Remotely boot to the custom pre-operating system/operating system image to initiate the operating system deployment process.

• Run detach commands to detach the ISO media and driver device.

For more information on the Lifecycle Controller Remote Operating Systems Deployment feature including the Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services Interface Guideline, white papers, the Dell OS Deployment Profile data model specification, class definition (.mof) files, sample code and scripts, see the Lifecycle Controller area on the Dell Enterprise Technology Center at delltechcenter.com.

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Staging and Booting to Operating System Image on vFlash

This feature allows you to download an ISO image to the vFlash SD card on the target system and booting the system to this ISO image.

Prerequisite

This feature is available only if you have Dell-licensed vFlash present on your system.

WS-Management Methods

Important

If the supported SD card is installed and not formatted, executing the download ISO command will first format the SD card and then download to ISO image.

The WS-Management methods under the operating system deployment profile for vFlash are:

•

DownloadISOToVFlash

available for CIFS, TFTP and NFS.

•

BootToISOFromVFlash

the vFlash. You cannot perform this action if you are using the iDRAC GUI or RACADM commands to communicate with the vFlash. This command will also reboot or power on your system if it is in an once executed.

•

DetachISOFromVFlash

cannot access it anymore.

•

DeleteISOFromVFlash

partition. This command will execute only if the ISO is detached.

You will need to perform the following steps to complete the process:

Download the ISO image to the vFlash.

Get the concrete job ID and poll for the completion of this job.

Run the

BootToISOFromVFlash command image as a CD ROM, boot to the attached image and then continue with the operating system installation.

Get the concrete job ID and poll for the completion of this job.

- Downloads the image to the vFlash. Support is

- Boots to the ISO image that has been staged on

Off

state

- Detaches the partition so that the console

- Deletes the ISO image from the vFlash

. This will attach the

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Detach the partition on the vFlash SD card.

Delete the ISO image from the partition.

Using Remote Update

Remote update, also known as out-of-band update or operating systemindependent platform update, allows you to update the system independent of the state of the operating system. You can initiate the firmware update regardless of the system power on or off state.

Benefits of Remote Update

With Operating System independent platform update, an operating system need not be running on the system. Multiple updates can be scheduled together along with a graceful or power-cycle reboot into UEFI system services to perform the updates. Although the updates may involve intermediate BIOS restarts, Lifecycle Controller will automatically handle them until the updates are complete.

This feature supports two methods to perform updates:

•

Install from Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)

WS-Management request to install or update software on a host platform using a URI. The URI consists of a string of characters used to identify or name a resource on the network. The URI is used to specify the location of the Dell Update Package image on the network that can be downloaded to the Lifecycle Controller and then installed.

•

Install from Software Identity

to a version that is already available on the Lifecycle Controller.

You can use a WS-Management capable application, script or command line utility to perform a remote update. The application or script performs WSManagement invoke method request using one of the remote update interface methods. The iDRAC then downloads the firmware from the network share (local network share, CIFS, NFS, FTP, TFTP, http) URI and stages the updates to be performed at the specified time and utilizing the specified graceful, power cycle or none system reboot types.

— This method allows update or rollback

— This method allows a

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Important

When you perform a remote update on the Driver Pack for the system it will replace the current driver pack. The replaced driver pack will no longer be available.

Supported Devices

Remote Update is supported for the following devices and components:

•iDRAC6

• RAID Series 6 and 7

•NICs and LOMs (Broadcom)

•Power supplies

•BIOS

•OS Driver Pack

•USC

•Diagnostics

Workflow for Remote Update from URI

Use the appropriate WS-Management client to send a method invocation request to the iDRAC IP address. The WS-Management command includes the DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService, and the location from where iDRAC should download the Dell Update Package (DUP). The download protocols that are supported are FTP, HTTP, CIFS, NFS, and TFTP.

When the WS-Management command is invoked successfully, a Job ID will be returned back.

Additional using WS-Management to create other update jobs.

A reboot job can be created by invoking the on the DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService and specifying the desired reboot type. The reboot type can be graceful, power cycle or graceful with power cycle after 10 minutes.

InstallFromURI()

method on the

method invocation requests can be sent

CreateRebootJob()

method

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Using the update and reboot Job IDs, you can use the Dell Job Control Profile profile to schedule these jobs to run immediately or at future date and time. You can also use the Job ID to query the status of a job or to cancel a job.

All jobs will be marked successful or, if an error occurred during downloading or updating, failed. For failed jobs, the error message and error message ID for the failure are available in the job information.

Important

• After successfully downloading the DUP and extracting it, the downloader will update the status of the job as "Downloaded" and the job can then be scheduled. If the signature is invalid or if download/extraction fails then the Job status is set to "Failed" with an appropriate error code.

• Updated firmware can be viewed by requesting firmware inventory after firmware update jobs have completed.

Scheduling Remote Update

The remote update scheduling capability provides the ability to schedule or stage firmware updates now or in the future. Updates for Diagnostics and USC can be performed directly and do not require any staging. These updates will be applied as soon as they are downloaded and do not need the Job Scheduler. All other remote updates are staged updates, and require scheduling, using different scheduling options. The DUPs are downloaded to the Lifecycle Controller and staged, and the actual update is performed by rebooting the system into UEFI System Services.

There are multiple options for scheduling updates:

• Run updates on the desired components at a desired time.

• Run the reboot command to get a reboot job ID.

• Check on the status of any of the jobs by enumerating DCIM_SoftUpdateConcreteJob instances and checking the JobStatus property value.

• Schedule the job using the DCIM_JobService.

SetupJobQueue

() method on the

NOTE: For Remote Services version 1.3 remote updates, you can only use the

SetupJobQueue() method.

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• Delete existing jobs using the

DeleteJobQueue()

method on the

DCIM_JobService.

Important

USC, Diagnostics and Driver Pack updates cannot be rolled back.

Rolling Back to Previous Versions

Use the InstallFromSoftwareIdentity() method to reinstall from previous versions of firmware for a component that are stored in the Lifecycle Controller. Instead of downloading the DUP, the InstallFromSoftwareIdentity() creates a job and returns the job ID.

Remote Scheduling Types

Immediate Update

To immediately update component firmware, schedule the update and reboot jobs with start time as TIME_NOW. Scheduling a reboot or update is not required for updates to the Lifecycle Controller components like USC and Diagnostics. The updates are immediate for these components.

Scheduled Update

Specifying a scheduled start time for one or more jobs using the SetupJobQueue() method involves specifying a date and time value for the StartTimeInterval parameter. Optionally, a date and time value can be also be specified for the UntilTime parameter.

Specifying an UntilTime defines a maintenance window to run the updates within a time-bound slot. If the time window expires and the updates have not completed, any update jobs that are currently running will complete, but any unprocessed jobs whose scheduled start time has begun will be failed.

Setting the Scheduling Reboot Behavior

The DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService.CreateRebootJob() method takes one of the following reboot types as an input parameter and a reboot job ID is returned as an output parameter. The reboot Job ID is used as the first Job ID in the JobArray parameter of the DCIM_JobService.SetupJobQueue() method along with other update Job IDs.

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•

Reboot 1 - Power cycle

that will power down the system and power it back up. This is not a graceful reboot. The system will power off the system without sending a shutdown request to an operating system running on the system. Only reboot type 1 will power on the system if the system is in an Off state, but A/C power is still applied.

•

Reboot 2 - Graceful reboot without forced shutdown

Graceful Shutdown of the managed server and if the system is powered off within the PowerCycle Wait Time, it powers the system back up and marks the reboot job as within the PowerCycle WaitTime, the reboot job is marked as failed.

•

Reboot 3

Graceful reboot with forced shutdown

— Performs the PowerCycle of the managed server

— Performs the

Reboot Completed

. If the system is not powered off

— Performs the

. If the system is not powered off

Managing Part Replacement

The Part Replacement feature provides an automatic update of firmware, or configuration, or both of a newly replaced component, such as a PowerEdge RAID controller, NIC or power supply, to match that of the original part. This feature is disabled by default and may be enabled if required. It is a licensed feature and requires the Dell vFlash SD card. When a component is replaced and the Part Replacement feature is enabled, the actions taken by the Lifecycle Controller are displayed locally on the system monitor.

The presence of the vFlash SD card and configuration of Part Replacement related properties can be accomplished remotely through the Web services interface using the WS-Management protocol. For examples of command line invocations using WinRM see the Lifecycle Controller 1.3 Web Services Interface Guide. DCIM Profile specification and related MOF files are available at Dell TechCenter wiki in the DCIM Extension Library area (delltechcenter.com).

Important

• For a SAS card, only firmware update is supported. Configuration update is not supported because the attributes are not configurable on a SAS card.

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• Part replacement is supported on modular systems with the following Broadcom and Intel devices:

• Broadcom NetXExtreme II 5709 Quad Port Ethernet Mezzanine Card

for M-Series

• Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711 Dual Port 10 Gb Ethernet Mezzanine

Card with TOE and iSCSI Offload for M-Series

• Broadcom 57710 10 Gb Ethernet card

• Intel Ethernet X520 10 GBE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz

For more information on the supported cards, see

USC/USC-LCE 1.4 User’s Guide

Validating vFlash presence Using WS-Management

Dell Lifecycle Controller

To ensure that the system is equipped with a Dell-licensed vFlash card follow these steps:

Using an application, script or command line shell that can process WSManagement based web services requests, send a get instance request for the DCIM_LCEnumeration class instance with the InstanceID of "DCIM_LCEnumeration:CCR1".

If the vFlash is present, the output will have the following attribute values:

• AttributeName = Licensed

• CurrentValue = Yes

If the vFlash is not present on the system, or if it is not Dell-licensed, the output will have the following attribute values:

• AttributeName = Licensed

• CurrentValue = No

Using WS-Management to get/set Part Firmware and Configuration Update Attributes

To get the current Part Firmware Update and Collect System Inventory On Restart property values using WS-Management, an enumerate command

request may be sent to get instances of the class DCIM_LCEnumeration. A DCIM_LCEnumeration instance object is returned per attribute where the AttributeName string property on the object will contain the name of the Part Replacement related property, such as Part Firmware Update. The

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CurrentValue property contains the current setting of the property. See the Dell Lifecycle Controller Management Profile specification for specific attribute names and values. Some of them are:

• AttributeName = Part Configuration Update

• PossibleValues = Disabled, Apply always, Apply only if firmware match

• AttributeName = Part Firmware Update

• PossibleValues = Disable, Allow version upgrade only, Match firmware of replaced part

To configure a Part Replacement related property value, set and apply actions are requested using the WS-Management Web services protocol.

The set action is performed by invoking the SetAttribute() method on the DCIM_LCService class. The SetAttribute() method takes as input parameters the property names and values. Table 3-1 lists the values of the part firmware and configuration update:

Table 3-1. Part Firmware and Configuration Updates

Options Values

Part Firmware Update

Allow version upgrade only

Match firmware of replaced part

Disable If the input is Disable, the firmware upgrade actions will not occur.

Part Configuration Update

Apply always The current configuration is applied if a part is replaced.

Apply only if firmware match

Disabled The current configuration is not applied if a part is replaced.

If the input for the CurrentValue is Allow version upgrade only, firmware update on replaced parts will be performed if the firmware version of the new part is lower than the original part.

If the input for the CurrentValue is Match firmware of replaced part, firmware on the new part will be updated to the version of the original part.

The current configuration is applied only if the current firmware matches with the firmware of a replaced part.

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The apply action is performed by invoking the CreateConfigJob() method on the DCIM_LCService class. The CreateConfigJob() method takes as parameters the scheduled start time (which can be TIME_NOW) and a reboot if required flag. A job ID is returned as a parameter and can be used to check on the job completion status.

Using Remote Firmware Inventory

Remote firmware inventory enables a WS-Management client to use the Web services interface provided by iDRAC to instantly retrieve the firmware and embedded software inventory of the system.

The firmware inventory feature will return an inventory of the installed firmware on devices on the system and the inventory of available BIOS/firmware on the iDRAC6 express card Lifecycle Controller. It also returns the inventory of both the currently installed version of BIOS /Firmware on the iDRAC6 Express card and the versions available for rollback (N and N-1 versions) that can be installed using the remote update Web services interface.

Instant Firmware Inventory

Instant firmware inventory allows you to run an inventory independent of whether the system is turned on or off. Traditionally, the system firmware inventory was performed by downloading an inventory collector onto the operating system, executing it locally, and then gathering the results. Instant firmware inventory allows you to inventory the host platform remotely from a WS-Management client, even if the host is not running an operating system. iDRAC user credentials used for the WS-Management request authentication requires Execute Server Command privileges to request firmware and embedded software inventory; it is not restricted to administrators. You can get a list of firmware for devices that are installed, and also the firmware that is available for rollback and reinstallation.

Supported Devices

Remote instant firmware inventory is supported for these devices and components:

•iDRAC6

• Storage controllers (RAID Series 6 and 7)

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• Broadcom NICs and LOMs

• Power supplies

•BIOS

•OS Driver Pack

•USC

•Diagnostics

The instant firmware inventory class provides firmware inventory information on:

• The firmware installed on the supported devices

• The firmware versions available for installation for each device

Firmware Inventory Using WS-Management

The Dell Software Inventory profile defines the Dell CIM data model extensions that represent installed and available to be installed versions of firmware and embedded software on the server. The firmware inventory can be accessed using the WS-Management web services protocol.

To request for firmware inventory using Windows WS-Management:

Request inventory of the system using the WS-Management enumeration command for class

Users that have administrator or Execute Server Command privileges can retrieve the firmware and embedded software inventory of the system.

Inventory instances are pulled up from the system in both system-off and system-on conditions.

The enumeration request will generate a WS-Management error when the UEFI system services are set to

Requested inventories are collected as "Installed" and "Available" CIM instances.

The software currently installed on the component is listed as the "Installed Software Instance". The key property value of this instance, InstanceID represented as DCIM: INSTALLED :< COMPONENTTYPE> :< COMPONENTID> :< Version> and the status value of this instance is represented as "Installed"

DCIM_SoftwareIdentity

Disabled

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The available software in the persistent storage is listed as the Available Software Instance. The key property value of the instance, InstanceID represented as DCIM: AVAILABLE :< COMPONENTTYPE> :< COMPONENTID> :< Version> and the status value of this instance is represented as “Available”. Current installed software instances are also represented as available software instances.

Inventory instances provide input values for the update and rollback operations. To perform the update operation, pick the InstanceID value from the Installed Instance, DCIM: INSTALLED :< comptype> :< compid> :< version>. For the rollback operation pick the InstanceID Value from the Available instance, DCIM:AVAILABLE:<comptype>:<compid>:<version>. You will not be able to edit InstanceID values.

NOTE: If the "version string" property value of "Available Software Instance" is

equal to the "Installed Software Instance," then the InstanceID value of that Available Software Instance should not be used for the rollback operation.

Important

• If Unified Server Configurator (USC) is being run on the system during the inventory operation, only "Installed Instances" are returned.

• There may be was previously installed and then removed still listed in the inventory as "available."

DCIM_SoftwareIdentity

instances for hardware that

Retrieving Hardware Inventory

Remote hardware configuration and inventory enables a WS-Management client to use the Web services interface provided by iDRAC to instantly retrieve the hardware inventory of a system. The inventory feature provides an inventory of the installed hardware devices on the system. The Inventory and configuration includes BIOS and UEFI attributes.

In addition, you can perform several hardware inventory tasks. Hardware related information is cached on the Lifecycle Controller persistent storage and is available to iDRAC and UEFI applications.

Enumerate the view classes of different system hardware like fans, power supplies, iDRAC, video controllers, CPU, DIMMs and PCI/PCIe to view their properties.

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For more information on different hardware profiles, see the "Hardware Inventory Profiles" on page 65.

For more information on the easy-to-use names of the hardware components, see Table C-1.

Exporting Hardware Inventory

• To export the hardware inventory to an XML file, invoke the

ExportHWInventory()

• To store a copy of the factory defaults of a managed node, invoke the

ExportFactoryConfiguration()

For more information on the schema, see the "Lifecycle Log Schema" on page 83.

NOTE: Store the XML file on an USB device or network share, or both the

locations.

method on the DCIM_LCService class.

Viewing and Exporting Hardware Inventory after Resetting Lifecycle Controller

Incorrect inventory data is displayed or exported (into an XML file) after performing Delete Configuration & Reset Defaults. To view or export the correct hardware inventory data after resetting the Lifecycle Controller:

NOTE: After performing Delete Configuration & Reset Defaults, manually shut

down the system.

Power on the system and wait for a couple of minutes for iDRAC to start functioning.

Since CSIOR is not enabled upon reset, press <F10> to launch USC so that the system inventory is collected. After USC launches, exit the wizard and wait for the system to reboot.

Disconnect the power cord and wait for 30 seconds. Reconnect the power cord and boot the system and invoke the on DCIM_LCService class.

ExportHWInventory()

method

Lifecycle Log

Lifecycle log shows the following information:

• Firmware update history based on device, version, and date.

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• BIOS and NIC configuration changes.

• RAID configuration changes.

• Error message IDs. For more information, see error message registry at

support.dell.com/manuals

• Events (update and configuration only) based on severity, category, and date.

NOTE: The details of the configuration changes are not shown.

• Customer comments based on date.

NOTE: Lifecycle log is available even if the OS is not installed on the system

and is independent of the power state of the system.

Exporting Lifecycle Log

Use this feature to export the Lifecycle Log information to an XML file. Store the XML file on an USB Device or network share, or both the locations.

To export the lifecycle log, invoke the ExportLifecycleLog() method on the DCIM_LCService

class.

For more information on the schema, see "Schema" on

page 83.

Deleting Configuration and Resetting to Defaults

Use this feature to delete any sensitive data and configuration related information when you need to retire a managed node, reuse a managed node for a different application, or move a managed node to a non-secure location.

CAUTION: This feature resets the iDRAC to factory defaults, and deletes all

iDRAC user credentials and IP address configuration settings. It also deletes lifecycle logs that contain the history of all the change events, firmware upgrades, and user comments, certificates, ExportFactoryConfiguration information, and firmware rollback files. It is recommended that you export the Lifecycle Log in a safe location before using this feature. After the operation, manually shut down and power on the system.

NOTE: Backup the lifecycle log and the ExportedFactoryConfiguration before

deleting the configuration.

To delete configuration and reset to factory default, invoke the LCWipe() method on the

DCIM_LCService

class.

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Managing NICs

Use this feature to get a detailed list of all the NICs embedded in the system and set the different attributes of a specific NIC.

For more information on the Simple NIC profile, see the "Simple NIC Profile" on page 58.

Displaying the NIC Inventory

• Perform the Enumerate operation on the display the instance properties of all (Broadcom and Intel) the NICs embedded in

• Perform the Get operation on the class using the correct instance IDs of the required NIC to display the related properties.

the system.

Displaying the NIC Attributes

• Perform the Enumerate operation on one of the classes (

DCIM_NICString

of all the NICs

• Perform the Get operation on the one of the to display the NIC attributes. For specific sub-class attribute information, use the correct instance ID along with the attribute name listed in the subclass.

DCIM_NICEnumeration, DCIM_NICInteger

) to display all available attributes and possible values

embedded in

the system.

DCIM_NICView

DCIM_NICAttribute

class to

, and

classes

Setting the NIC Attributes

To set the attributes:

Identify the applicable instance ID.

Confirm the IsReadOnly field is set to false.

Before invoking the instance information that you got in step 1 and prepare the input parameters.

Invoke the

Run the Get command on the attribute to see updated value in the pending field.

SetAttribute()

SetAttributes()

method.

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method, note the

Before invoking the

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

method, construct the input parameters (for example, Target, RebootType, ScheduledStartTime, UntilTime, and so on) and use the correct Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD) of the NIC for Target.

NOTE: See the Simple NIC Profile document at

delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM.Library to see the list of all the supported input parameters.

Invoke the

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

method to apply the pending values. If this method is successful, the system must return a job ID for the configuration task you created.

NOTE: The system must reboot to execute the task of setting the attribute or

attributes.

You can query the status of the jobID output using the job control profile methods.

Repeat step 1 to confirm successful execution of the method.

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Deleting the Pending Values

To delete the pending values:

Before invoking the DCIM_JobService class, construct input parameters and use the correct Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD) of the NIC.

NOTE: You can only delete pending data before creating a target job. After the

target job is created, you cannot run this method. If required, you can invoke the DeleteJobQueue() method to delete the job and clear the pending values.

Invoke the

You can confirm the deletion based on the method return code value that is returned.

DeletePendingConfiguration()

method.

method in

Managing vFlash SD Card

vFlash is the Non-volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) flash located on a SD card that is inserted into the SD card reader controlled by the iDRAC service processor. The card is used as a feature enabling license key for several Lifecycle Controller features including Part Replacement. Additionally, the vFlash SD card is the storage location for partitions that you can define and configure to be available to the system as a USB device. You can create a bootable USB device that is displayed as an option under the BIOS boot menu.

For more information on the vFlash SD card, see the "Persistent Storage Profile" on page 61.

Displaying the Inventory of vFlash SD Card

Perform the Enumerate operation on the DCIM_VFlashView class to display all the properties of the vFlash SD card; such as Available size, Capacity, Licensed, and Health, Enable/Disable state, Initialized state, and Write protected state.

Displaying the Partitions on vFlash SD Card

Perform the Enumerate operation on the DCIM_OpaqueManagementData class to display all the partitions and their properties; such as partition ID, its size and data format.

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Creating and Modifying a Partitions on vFlash SD Card

Perform the enumerate operation on the

DCIM_OpaqueManagementData

partitions.

Before you invoke the DCIM_PersistentStorageService class, construct the input parameters.

Invoke the CreatePartition() method. For example, if a job is created successfully, code 4096 is returned.

Invoke the creates a bootable partition from image stored on server shares like NFS, CIFS, and FTP.

Query the status of the jobID output using the job control profile methods.

Repeat step 1 to confirm successful execution of the method.

Set the created bootable partition as an option under the BIOS boot menu and boot to the image stored on the partition.

Invoke the partitions.

Invoke the type and the format type of the created partitions.

CreatePartition()

AttachPartition()

Accesstype()

CreatePartition()

and

class to get the list of current

method in

method to form a bootable image. This

method, to view and modify the contents of

FormatType()

methods, to change the access

Managing RAID Configuration

Use the RAID configuration feature to get the properties of the RAID controller, physical disks, and the enclosures attached to the system. You can configure different attributes of the physical and virtual disks using the available methods.

For more information on the RAID profile, see the "RAID Profile" on page 63.

Displaying the RAID Controllers

• Perform the Enumerate operation on the display the instance properties of all the RAID controllers attached to the system.

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DCIM_ControllerView

class to

• Perform the Get operation on the DCIM_ControllerView class using the correct instance ID of the required RAID controller to display the related properties.

Creating a Virtual Disk

To create the virtual disk:

Find out the RAID configurations in the system using the

GetRAIDLevels()

Select the physical disk(s) on which you need to create the virtual disk based on the IDs gathered using the DCIM_RAIDService class.

Check the available sizes and default virtual disk parameters for the required RAID level and physical disk using the method in DCIM_RAIDService class.

NOTE: The CheckVDValues() method does not show the Span details

correctly for RAID-10.

Construct the input parameters before you invoke the

CreateVirtualDisk()

Invoke the

Check the output parameters (return code values) for the selected method. The InstanceID of the pending virtual disk is an output parameter and the return code value is returned if the method is successful. For example, if the method is successful, code 0 is returned.

Before invoking the input parameters and use the correct Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD) for the controller.

Invoke the values.

Query the status of the jobID output using the job control profile methods.

The system is rebooted based on the time specified.

Enumerate the created earlier.

method in DCIM_RAIDService class.

GetAvailableDisks()

method.

CreateVirtualDisk()

method.

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

method to apply the pending

DCIM_VirtualDiskView

method in

CheckVDValues()

method, construct the

class to view the virtual disk

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Managing BIOS and Boot Configuration

Use the BIOS and boot configuration feature to configure BIOS properties and to perform operations such as changing the boot source and boot order. For more information, see the "BIOS and Boot Management Profile" on page 59.

Displaying the Inventory of BIOS Attributes

Perform the Enumerate operation on the DCIM_BIOSEnumeration class to view all available instances of the BIOS attributes in a system.

Setting the BIOS Attributes

To set the attributes:

Identify the applicable instance ID.

Confirm the IsReadOnly field is set to false.

Before invoking the instance information that you got in step 1 and prepare the input parameters.

Invoke the

Examine output parameters.

Before invoking the parameters (for example, RebootJobType, ScheduledStartTime, UntilTime, Job, and so on) and use the correct BIOS FQDD.

Invoke the

SetAttribute()

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

SetAttribute()

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

SetAttributes()

method.

method, note the

method, prepare input

NOTE: The system must reboot to execute the task of setting the attribute or

attributes.

Query the status of the jobID output using the job control profile methods.

Repeat step 1 to confirm successful execution of the method.

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One Time Boot

Use the boot management methods to perform one time boot to a BIOS boot device. If you try to one time boot to a vFlash partition that is not attached, Remote Services automatically attaches it and returns a job ID. You can query the job using this ID.

To set one time boot:

Perform the enumerate operation on the DCIM_BootConfigSetting class and identify the ElementName field containing BootSeq and corresponding InstanceID.

Perform the Enumerate operation on the DCIM_BootSourceSetting class and identify the boot source InstanceID. The CurrentEnabledStatus attribute of each instance identifies whether it is enabled or disabled.

Before invoking the instance information you got in step 1 and step 2 and prepare the input parameters.

Invoke the

Examine output parameters.

Before invoking the

ChangeBootOrderByInstanceID()

parameters (for example, RebootJobType, ScheduledStartTime, UntilTime, Job, and so on) and use the correct BIOS FQDD.

Invoke the

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

ChangeBootOrderByInstanceID()

method.

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

method, prepare input

method.

method, note the

NOTE: The system must reboot to execute the task of setting the attribute or

attributes.

Query the status of the jobID output using the job control profile methods.

Repeat step 2 to confirm successful execution of the method.

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Using Job Control

Use this feature to do the following:

• Reporting all Jobs - Enumerate the the jobs.

• Reporting scheduled Jobs - Enumerate the a selection filter of JobStatus=Scheduled to generate a report of all the scheduled jobs.

• Scheduling Jobs and Job Queues - You can run multiple jobs in a single reboot of the system using the DCIM_JobService class. If you create a job using the

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

the

SetupJobQueue()

If the start time was set in the cannot be bundled with the other jobs, and the job is setup for execution at the time that was specified.

• Deleting Jobs - Delete a specified existing job using the

DeleteJobQueue()

For more information on job control, see the "Job Control Profile" on page 67.

method to set the schedule and order of execution.

method on the DCIM_JobService class.

Scheduling Separate Jobs for Multiple Actions

To schedule separate jobs for multiple actions (in the following example, BIOS and NIC update and NIC configuration):

Invoke the update packages.

The method downloads the BIOS and NIC updates and creates a job ID for each device update job.

InstallFromURI()

DCIM_ConcreteJob

SetupJobQueue()

method without setting the start time, use

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

method for the BIOS and NIC firmware

class to report all

class with

method on the

method, it

Set the NIC attributes for a NIC (for example, Embedded NIC 1) and create a targeted job for this set. The method returns a job ID.

Take these job IDs and use the SetupJobQueue() method to schedule these jobs so that they are executed in the order specified at the specified start time.

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NOTE: To have the iDRAC reboot the system automatically at the scheduled

time, create a reboot job (specifying type of reboot, graceful or power cycle) and include the reboot job ID in the list of jobs specified in the SetupJobQueue() method invocation. If a reboot job is not included in the Job Queue setup, the jobs are ready to run at the scheduled start time but rely on an external actor to restart the system and get the job execution started.

Running Multiple Target Jobs

To run multiple target jobs (for example, setting NIC attributes on multiple NICs) at one time:

Configuring Embedded NIC 1:

Set the NIC attributes for Embedded NIC 1.

Create a targeted config job for Embedded NIC 1 with a scheduled start time of TIME_NOW, but ensure not to schedule a reboot.

Configuring Embedded NIC 2:

Set NIC attributes for Embedded NIC 2

Create a targeted config job for Embedded NIC 2 with a scheduled start time of TIME_NOW, but ensure not to schedule a reboot.

Set NIC attributes for Embedded NIC 3, create targeted job for Embedded NIC 3 with a scheduled start time of TIME_NOW and also specify a reboot type.

The iDRAC restarts the system according to the method defined by the reboot type, and all the jobs are executed at one time.

Specifying the Start time and Until time

The CreateTargetedConfigJob() and SetupJobQueue() methods accept the start times ScheduledStartTime and StartTimeInterval and until parameter. The parameter data type is CIM date-time. If the StartTime parameter is null, the action is not started. The date-time data type is defined in the format as follows:

YYYYMMDDhhmmss

Where:

• YYYY is the year

• MM is the month

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•DD is the day

• hh is the hour

• mm is the minute

•ss is the second

For example, 20090930112030 — You must type the date and time in this format for all the Lifecycle Controller updates, set attributes and CreateTargetedConfigJob() methods on different service classes. TIME_NOW is a special value that represents "running the tasks immediately".

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Remote Services Profiles

This section provides high-level information on the individual profiles.

For more information on the profiles and the related MOFs, see

delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM.Library

For examples of WinRM and WS-Management command line invocations, see:

• delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller

•The

Operating System Deployment Profile

Table 4-1 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the Operating System Deployment profile.

Table 4-1. Operating System Deployment Profile

Class Name Operations Methods

DCIM_OSDeploymentService Get

CIM_ConcreteJob Get

Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services Interface Guide

See "Operating System Enumerate Invoke

Enumerate

Deployment Methods" on page 55

Operating System Deployment Methods

•The

GetDriverPackInfo()

that you can install on the server using the embedded device drivers available in the Dell Lifecycle Controller.

UnpackAndAttach()

operating system to a USB device that is attached locally to the server for the specified time interval.

DetachDrivers()

drivers from the host server.

method returns the list of operating systems

method extracts the drivers for the selected

method detaches the USB device containing the

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•The

UnpackAndShare()

method extracts the drivers for the selected

operating system, and copies them to the specified network share.

•The

BootToNetworkISO()

method is used to boot the system to an ISO

image located on a CIFS or NFS network share.

•The

DetachISOImage()

method detaches the ISO Image from the host

server.

•The

BootToPXE()

method is used to boot the server using the Preboot

Execution Environment (PXE) mechanism.

•The

DownloadISOToVFlash()

method is used to download the pre-OS

ISO Image to the vFlash SD card.

•The

BootToISOFromVFlash()

method is used to boot to the vFlash pre-

OS image that was already downloaded.

•The

DetachISOFromVFlash()

detaches the ISO Image from the host

server.

•The

DeleteISOFromVFlash()

method deletes the ISO Image from vFlash

SD card.

Lifecycle Controller Management Profile

Table 4-2 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the Lifecycle Controller management profile.

Table 4-2. Lifecycle Controller Management Profile

Class Name Operations Methods

DCIM_LCService Get

Enumerate Invoke

DCIM_LCString Get

Enumerate

DCIM_LCEnumeration Get

Enumerate

See "Auto-Discovery Methods" on page 57, "Lifecycle Log Methods" on page 57, and "Hardware Inventory Methods" on page 58

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Auto-Discovery Methods

•The

SetAttribute()

SetAttributes()

attributes.

CreateConfigJob()

the

SetAttribute()

ReInitiateDHS()

discovery and handshake.

ClearProvisioningServer()

server values.

DownloadServerPublicKey()

public key to the Lifecycle Controller (LC).

DownloadClientCerts()

private certificate, password, and root certificate to LC.

DeleteAutoDiscoveryClientCerts()

auto-discovery client certificates and private keys previously downloaded.

SetCertificateAndPrivateKey()

certificate and private key pairs using the contents of a PKCS#12 file.

SetPublicCertificate()

Certificate on the iDRAC.

DeleteAutoDiscoveryServerPublicKey()

auto-discovery server public keys previously downloaded.

method is used to set the value of a single attribute.

method is used to set the values of multiple

method is used to apply the pending values set by

and

SetAttributes()

method is used to reinitiate the provisioning server

method is used to clear the provisioning

method is used to download the client

method is used to update a public SSL

methods.

method is used to download the server

method is used to delete the

method is used to update iDRAC

method is used to delete the

Lifecycle Log Methods

•The

LCWipe()

Lifecycle controller before the system is retired.

ExportLifecycleLog()

Lifecycle Controller to a file on a remote share.

InsertCommentInLCLog()

comments into the Lifecycle Controller log.

method is used to wipe all configurations from the

method is used to export the log from the

method is used to insert additional user

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Hardware Inventory Methods

•The

ExportHWInventory()

method is used to export the hardware

inventory from the Lifecycle Controller to a file on a remote share.

ExportFactoryConfiguration()

method is used to export the factory

configuration from the Lifecycle Controller to a file on a remote share.

Simple NIC Profile

Table 4-3 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the Simple NIC profile.

Table 4-3. Simple NIC Profile

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

DCIM_NICService This is the central class. It is called

to modify the NIC attributes.

DCIM_NICView Use this class to display the

instanceIDs and other properties of the LOMs and add-in NICs in the system.

DCIM_NICAttribute — This class displays the output for the following BIOS subclasses:

• DCIM_NICEnumer ation

• DCIM_NICInteger

• DCIM_NICString

Use this sub-class to display the properties of NIC enumeration instances.

Use this sub-class to display the properties of NIC integer instances.

Use this sub-class to display the properties of NIC string instances.

Get Enumerate Invoke

Get Enumerate

See "Simple NIC Methods"

SetAttributt e()

SetAttribute s()

SetAttributt e()

SetAttribute s()

SetAttributt e()

SetAttribute s()

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Simple NIC Methods

These methods are used to apply attributes to LAN on motherboards and add-in NICs in the system. Each of the methods have their own set of input and output parameters. The methods have specific return code values. There are four different methods under the NIC service class:

•The

SetAttribute()

method is used to set or change the value of a NIC

attribute.

SetAttributes()

method is used to set or change the values of a group

of attributes.

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

method is used to apply the pending values created by the SetAttribute and SetAttributes methods. The successful execution of this method creates a job for application of pending attribute values.

NOTE: Subsequent calls to the CreateTargetedConfigJob() method after the

first CreateTargetedConfigJob() method results in an error until the first job is completed. If you invoke the CreateTargetedConfigJob() method multiple times, older requests are overwritten or lost.

DeletePendingConfiguration()

method cancels the pending configuration (created using the SetAttribute and SetAttributes methods) changes made before the configuration job is created with

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

BIOS and Boot Management Profile

Table 4-4 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the BIOS and Boot Management profile.

Table 4-4. BIOS and Boot Management Profile

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

BIOS Management

DCIM_BIOSService Use this central class to modify

the BIOS attributes.

Get Enumerate Invoke

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See "BIOS and Boot Management Methods" on page 60

Table 4-4. BIOS and Boot Management Profile

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

DCIM_BIOSEnume ration

DCIM_BIOSInteger Use this sub-class to display

DCIM_BIOSString Use this sub-class to display

Boot Management

DCIM_BootConfigS etting

DCIM_BootSourceS etting

Use this sub-class to display the properties of BIOS enumeration instances.

the properties of BIOS string instances.

the properties of BIOS integer instances.

This class has the following boot list instances:

•IPL

•BCV

•UEFI

• vFlash

•OneTime

Use this class to change the boot source and the boot order of the related devices.

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Get Enumerate

Get Enumerate Invoke

Get Enumerate

SetAttribute() SetAttributes()

SetAttributte() SetAttributes()

ChangeBootSour ceState() ChangeBootOrd erByInstanceID()

BIOS and Boot Management Methods

The methods are used to apply attributes and change the boot configurations in the system. Each of the methods have their own set of input and output parameters. The methods have specific return code values. The following methods are used under BIOS and boot management:

•The

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SetAttribute()

attribute.

SetAttributes()

of attributes.

method is used to set or change the value of a BIOS

method is used to set or change the values of a group

•The

ChangeBootSourceState()

method is used to change the EnabledState of a boot source from either disable to enable and enable to disable.

•The

ChangeBootOrderByInstanceID()

method is used to change the boot order of the boot sources from the boot list instances (IPL, BCV, UEFI). This method expects boot source instances from one list only, so to change the boot order of multiple instances, call this method multiple times with instances from different boot lists.

•The

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

values created by the

SetAttribute()

method is used to apply the pending

and

SetAttributes()

methods. The successful execution of this method creates a job for application of pending attribute values. This method is also used to set the boot order, source state, and one time boot device.

NOTE: Subsequent calls to the CreateTargetedConfigJob() method after the

first CreateTargetedConfigJob() method results in an error until the first job is completed. However, the you can delete the current job and create a new job using CreateTargetedConfigJob().

•The

DeletePendingConfiguration()

method cancels the pending configuration (created using the SetAttribute and SetAttributes methods) changes made before the configuration job is created with

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

Persistent Storage Profile

Table 4-5 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the persistent storage profile.

Table 4-5. Persistent Storage Profile

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

DCIM_PersistentSto rageService

DCIM_VFlashView Use this class to display the

Use this central class to define the extrinsic methods.

different instance IDs and related properties of all the vFlash SD cards attached to a system.

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Get Enumerate Invoke

Get Enumerate

See "vFlash SD Card Methods"

Table 4-5. Persistent Storage Profile

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

DCIM_OpaqueMan agementData

vFlash SD Card Methods

•The

InitializeMedia()

VFlashStateChange()

Use this sub-class to display the available partitions on a specific vFlash SD card.

Get Enumerate

method is used to format the vFlash SD card.

method is used to enable or disable the vFlash

SD card.

•The

CreatePartition()

method is used to create a new partition on a

vFlash SD card.

•The

CreatePartitionUsingImage()

method is used to create a new

partition using an image file (available in the .img or .iso format.)

•The

DeletePartition()

method is used to delete a vFlash SD card

partition.

•The

FormatPartition()

method is used to format the selected vFlash SD

card partition.

•The

ModifyPartition()

method is used to modify the partitions on the

vFlash. This depends on the type of partition - Floppy, Hard Disk, or CD.

•The

AttachPartition()

method is used to attach one or more partitions as a

virtual USB mass storage device.

•The

DetachPartition()

method is used to detach one or more partitions

that are being used a virtual USB mass storage device.

•The

ExportDataFromPartition()

method is used to copy or export the contents of a vFlash SD card partition to a local or remote location as an image file in the .img or .iso format.

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RAID Profile

Table 4-6 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the RAID profile.

Table 4-6. RAID Profile

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

DCIM_RAIDService This is the central class. It defines the

extrinsic methods.

DCIM_ControllerViewUse this class to display the different

instance IDs and related properties of the controllers attached to a system.

DCIM_PhysicalDisk View

DCIM_VirtualDiskV iew

DCIM_EnclosureViewUse this class to display the different

DCIM_Attribute

•DCIM_EnumAttrib ute

• DCIM_IntegerAttri bute

•DCIM_StringAttrib ute

Use this class to display the different instance IDs and related properties of the physical disks attached to a system.

Use this class to display the different instance IDs and related properties of the virtual disks created.

instance IDs and related properties of the enclosures attached to a system.

Use this sub-class to display the properties of RAID enumeration instances.

Use this sub-class to display the properties of RAID integer instances.

Use this sub-class to display the properties of RAID string instances.

Get Enumerate Invoke

Get Enumerate

See "RAID Methods "

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RAID Methods

The RAID methods are used to apply attributes to different RAID components. Each of the methods have their own set of input and output parameters. The methods have specific return code values. The different methods under the RAID service class are:

•The

AssignSpare()

method is used to assign a physical disk as a dedicated

hot spare for a virtual disk, or as a global hot spare.

ResetConfig()

method is used to delete all virtual disks and un-assign

all hot spare physical disks. All data on the existing virtual disks are lost.

NOTE: The virtual disks that are not imported on the foreign physical disks,

are not deleted.

ClearForeignConfig()

method is used to prepare any foreign physical

disks for inclusion in the local configuration.

NOTE: All the data on the foreign physical disks are lost.

DeleteVirtualDisk()

method is used to delete a single virtual disk from the targeted controller. The successful execution of this method results in the marking of this virtual disk for deletion.

CreateVirtualDisk()

method is used to create a single virtual disk on the targeted controller. The successful execution of this method results in a pending but not yet created virtual disk.

GetDHSDisks()

method is used to find out the possible choice of

drives to be a dedicated hot-spare for the identified virtual disk.

GetRAIDLevels()

method is used to find out the possible choice of RAID Levels to create virtual disks. If the list of physical disks is not provided, this method operates on all connected disks.

GetAvailableDisks()

method is used to find out the possible choice of

drives to create virtual disks.

CheckVDValues()

method is used to find out the size of the virtual

disks and the default settings for a given RAID level and set of disks.

SetControllerKey()

method sets the key on controllers that support

encryption of the drives.

LockVirtualDisk()

method encrypts the identified virtual disk. The virtual disk must reside on physical disks that support encryption while the encryption is enabled on them.

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•The

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

method is used to apply the pending values created by other methods. The successful execution of this method creates a job for application of pending attribute values.

NOTE: Subsequent calls to the CreateTargetedConfigJob() method after the

first CreateTargetedConfigJob() method results in an error until the first job is completed.

•The

DeletePendingConfiguration()

method cancels the pending configuration (created using the other methods) changes made before the configuration job is created with

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

Hardware Inventory Profiles

Table 4-7 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods for different hardware on the managed node.

Table 4-7. Hardware Inventory Profiles

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

CPU Profile

DCIM_CPUView Use this class to get the instance

information of all the CPUs and associated cache available in the system.

Fan Profile

DCIM_FanView Use this class to get the instance

information of all the fans available in the system.

iDRAC Profile

DCIM_IDRACCard View

Memory Profile

DCIM_MemoryView Use this class to get the instance

PCI Profile

Use this class to get the instance information of all iDRAC cards available in the system.‘

information of all memory modules available in the system.

Get Enumerate

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Table 4-7. Hardware Inventory Profiles

Class Name Functions Operations Methods

DCIM_PCIDeviceViewUse this class to get the instance

information of all PCI devices available in the system.

Video Profile

DCIM_VideoView Use this class to get the instance

information of all the video controllers available in the system.

Power Supply Profile

DCIM_PowerSupply View

System View Profile

DCIM_SystemView Use this class to get the general details

Use this class to get the instance information of all the power supply units available in the system.

about the system like System Manufacturer, Model, Service Tag, Total Memory, BIOS Version, System ID, Asset Tag, Power State, and so on.

(continued)

Get Enumerate

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Job Control Profile

Table 4-8 lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the Job Control Profile.

Table 4-8. Job Control Profile

Class Name Operations Methods

DCIM_JobControlService Get

Enumerate

DCIM_ConcreteJob Get

Enumerate

Job Control Methods

The methods are used to setup job queue and deleting the jobs from the job queue.

•The

SetupJobQueue()

method is used for creating a job queue containing

one or more jobs that are executed in a specific order within the queue.

DeleteJobQueue()

method is used for deleting jobs from the job

queue.

See "Job Control Methods"

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Troubleshooting

This section describes some of the error messages commonly generated by Remote Services, and provides suggestions for resolving the errors.

For more information on the error message IDs and the recommended actions, see Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Error Messages and Tr ou bl es ho ot in g L is t on support.dell.com/manuals. To view the error message and related information, select the error message ID from the Error Message ID drop-down list. Additionally, you can download the detailed error message registry from delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller.

Error Messages

Table 5-1 describes the error messages commonly generated by Remote Services, and provides suggestions for resolving the errors.

Table 5-1. Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services Error Messages and Resolutions

Error Message Resolution

General failure An error has occurred. No other details are available

at this time.

Run the command again.

Reset iDRAC and run the command.

Lifecycle Controller is being used by another process

Lifecycle Controller is currently locked by another process. Ensure that the process is completed before attempting to run another command.

Run the command again after sometime.

Ensure that USC or DUP is not running.

Reset iDRAC and run the command

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Table 5-1. Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services Error Messages and Resolutions

Error Message Resolution

Cannot access Driver Pack partition in Lifecycle Controller.

Driver Pack not found in Lifecycle Controller

Cannot allocate memory Unable to dynamically allocate memory to

Driver Pack does not have drivers for the selected operating system.

Cannot create USB device to copy drivers for the selected operating system.

Cannot mount USB device to copy drivers for the selected operating system.

Unable to expose USB device containing operating system drivers to host system.

Mount network share failed - incorrect username or password.

Driver Pack partition in Lifecycle Controller is not accessible. The Lifecycle Controller might be corrupted.

Reset iDRAC and run the command.

No Driver Pack in Lifecycle Controller.

Update the Driver Pack manually using USC or DUP and then run the command again.

perform the task.

Reset iDRAC and run the command.

Lifecycle Controller does not have any drivers for the selected operating system. The installation will have to use the native drivers present on the operating system media.

Unable to create USB device to copy drivers for selected operating system. iDRAC may not be operating normally

Reset iDRAC and run the command again.

Unable to access the newly created USB device to copy drivers for selected operating system. IDRAC may not be operating normally

Reset iDRAC and run the command again

Unable to expose the newly created USB device (with drivers for selected operating system) to the host server. IDRAC may not be operating normally.

Reset iDRAC and run the command again.

Unable to mount the network share using the credentials specified in the command. Either username or password is incorrect.

Run the command again with correct username and password.

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Table 5-1. Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services Error Messages and Resolutions

Error Message Resolution

Mount network share failed - incorrect IP address or share name.

Unable to mount the network share using the credentials specified in the command. Either IP address or share name is incorrect.

Run the command again with correct IP address and share name.

Exposing ISO image as internal device to the host system failed.

Unable to expose the ISO image as internal CD device to the host system. The ISO file is no longer present, network errors are preventing access to the ISO file, or IDRAC may not be operating normally.

Reset iDRAC and run the command again.

Unable to locate the ISO image on the network share point.

Unable to find the ISO file specified in the network share. Ensure that you have specified the correct path to the ISO file in the command and all other user credentials are correct.

Run the command again with correct path to ISO file.

The fork() command for a child process to do the task failed

Unable to get size or label from Driver Pack for selected operating system.

Failed to execute fork() system call to perform the task in a child process. IDRAC may not be operating normally.

Reset iDRAC and run the command

Unable to get the size or label for selected operating system from the Driver Pack present in Lifecycle Controller. The driver pack may be corrupt.

Update the driver pack using USC or DUP and run the command again

Unable to boot to ISO image

Booting to ISO has failed. Either BIOS was unable to boot to the ISO image or provider did not get a response in 5 minutes from BIOS on successful boot to ISO image.

Ensure there is no POST error that resulted in user interaction (Press F1 to continue or F2 to run setup).

Reset iDRAC and run the command

Unable to detach ISO image from the host

Unable to detach ISO image from the host. Either the image may have already detached or IDRAC may not be operating normally.

Reset iDRAC to automatically detach the ISO image.

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Table 5-1. Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services Error Messages and Resolutions

Error Message Resolution

Unable to continue with DetachISOImage another command is in the process of exposing ISO Image and booting to it.

Unable to continue with DetachDrivers -

Cannot continue with DetachISOImage because another command is in the process of exposing ISO image and booting to it.

See ConcreteJob status to ensure that the current running process is complete and then run DetachISOImage.

Wait until UnpackAndAttach finishes and then run

DetachDrivers. UnPackAndAttach is in progress

Unable to detach USB device containing operating system drivers.

Detaching the USB device (that contains drivers for the

operating system installation) from the host has failed.

The device may have been detached already or

IDRAC may not be operating normally.

Reset iDRAC to detach this device automatically.

Unable to continue with BootToPXE - another command is running.

Unable to continue with BootToPXE command because

another process is using Lifecycle Controller.

See ConcreteJob status to ensure that the current running process is complete and then run BootToPXE.

Copying drivers for selected operating system failed.

The Driver Pack may be corrupt.

Update the Driver Pack either remotely using WSManagement or locally using USC or DUP and then run the command again.

Hash verification on the ISO image failed.

Hash verification on the ISO image has failed. The hash

value specified in the command is either not correct or the

ISO image has been changed.

Verify that the hash value specified in the command is correct.

Ensure that the ISO has not been changed - replace the ISO image on the share and run the command again.

Driver Pack config file not found in Lifecycle Controller. Driver Pack

Update the Driver Pack

Management or locally

command again.

either remotely using WS-

using USC or DUP and then run the

might be corrupt.

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Table 5-1. Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services Error Messages and Resolutions

Error Message Resolution

Invalid value for ExposeDuration - must be 60-65535 seconds

Copying operating system drivers to network share failed

Unable to detach ISO image from the system

Installed BIOS version does not support this method.

Unable to continue with BootToPXE - ISO image is attached to the system.

Lifecycle Controller is disabled

The value specified for ExposeDuration is out of range. It must be 60-65535 seconds

Run the command again with ExposeDuration value 60 to 65535 seconds.

The share may be read-only or the driver pack present in Lifecycle Controller may be corrupt.

Ensure that the network share has write permission, or update the Driver Pack either remotely using WSManagement or locally using USC or DUP and then run the command again.

Cannot continue with DetachISOImage because system does not have attached ISO image.

Do not run DetachISOImage command.

The system has an older version of BIOS that does not support this method. Install the latest version of BIOS to use this method.

Update the BIOS to version 1.2 or later and then run the command again.

Unable to continue with BootToPXE command because system has an ISO image attached. Detach the ISO image before continuing with BootToPXE.

Run DetachISOImage command and then run BootToPXE.

Lifecycle Controller is disabled on the system, so none of the remote enablement OSD commands will work. Ensure Lifecycle Controller is enabled before running any command

Reboot the system and enable System Services using CTLR+E option in the POST

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Table 5-1. Lifecycle Controller - Remote Services Error Messages and Resolutions

Error Message Resolution

Boot to ISO Image has been cancelled by user using CTLR+E option on the server

User has cancelled system services by using CTLR+E

option during POST. This has effectively cancelled the

WSMAN request to boot to ISO

Do not cancel system services using CTLR+E during POST when system is rebooting to the ISO

Auto-Discovery LCD Messages

Table 5-2 lists the LCD messages that are displayed while performing AutoDiscovery operations.

Table 5-2. Auto-Discovery Messages

Message 1 Message 2

Stopped NA

Running see Table 5-3

Suspended see Table 5-3

Complete NA

Table 5-3 lists the LCD messages and resolutions. These messages are shown in combination with the messages listed in Table 5-2. For example, when a Auto-Discovery operation is running and an administrative account is enabled, the messages Running and Blocked and Admin Account Enabled are shown on the LCD screen.

Table 5-3. Auto-Discovery Messages

Message 2 Resolutions

Stopped (default) N/A

Started N/A

Auto Discovery disabled Enable auto-discovery.

Blocked Admin Account Enabled Disable all the administrative accounts.

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Table 5-3. Auto-Discovery Messages

Message 2 Resolutions

Blocked Active Directory Enabled Disable the active directory.

Blocked IPv6 Enabled Disable IPv6.

Blocked No IP on NIC Enable the NIC.

No Provisioning Server Found Check the value of psinfo in the BIOS.

If the psinfo is not configured in the BIOS, check if the DHCP option is enabled and/or DNS server configuration is valid.

Blocked Provisioning Server Unreachable/Invalid address

No Service Tag Boot the server. If the problem persists, contact

SSL connection failed no service at IP/port

SSL Connection refused Check the value of psinfo in the BIOS, or vendor

SSL connection failed (server authentication)

SSL connection failed (client authentication)

SSL connection failed other Enable a root account through the BIOS to

SOAP failure The provisioning server does not support the

Check the value of psinfo in the BIOS.

technical support.

Check the value of psinfo in the BIOS, or vendor option on the DHCP server.

option on the DHCP server.

The server certificate is invalid or not signed by the trusted server CA certificate installed on iDRAC. Either replace the provisioning server certificate or upload a new server certificated on the iDRAC.

iDRAC client certificate was not signed by a CA trusted by the provisioning server. Either add the iDRAC CA to the trusted list or generate a new certificate on the iDRAC.

retrieve the iDRAC tracelog. If the problem persists, contact technical support.

getCredentials() SOAP call. Verify that the provisioning server supports auto-discovery and the provisioning server information is set correctly in the DHCP vendor option, DNS SRV record, or BIOS.

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Table 5-3. Auto-Discovery Messages

Message 2 Resolutions

No credentials returned Check that the service tag is in the list of known

servers on the provisioning server.

Failed to create account Ensure that all the 16 iDRAC accounts are not

already used.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This section answers questions that are frequently asked by Remote Services users.

What is lifecycle controller?

Lifecycle Controller (LC) is an embedded systems management solution to help customers perform diagnostics, operating system (OS) Deployment, firmware Update, and Configurations.

What is Unified Server Configurator?

Unified Server Configurator (USC) is an essential component of Lifecycle Controller to deploy, update, and configure systems under the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) environment. One major advantage of UEFI is that it is OS-Agnostic.

What tools does the LC replace?

The Lifecycle Controller is intended to replace the use of the

Build and Update Utility

updates). Lifecycle Controller also provides Remote Services, a web services based network accessible interface for managing system hardware.

What is Remote Services or Remote Enablement?

Remote Services is a general term that refers to the capability of enabling users to remotely connect to the target servers and perform systems management operations.

DVD (software, drivers, BIOS, and other

Dell Systems

How to set the network configuration to use Remote Services?

Use the ping utility to verify the connection between the client and managed server. Ensure that the client and network allows HTTP and SSL protocols.

What are the firewall ports that need be to enabled to ensure proper communication?

Use port 443 for HTTPS communication.

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What is Part Replacement and how does it work?

Part Replacement is a feature that allows the system to automatically update the firmware, or configuration, or both for a hardware component that is installed or replaced.

What is CSIOR and when to enable it?

CSIOR stands for Collect System Inventory on Reboot. It enables automatic firmware and hardware inventory refresh during system startup. The system is shipped from the factory with CSIOR disabled. Ensure that CSIOR is enabled before using any of the features like part replacement or setting attributes.

How do I keep the System Inventory Information up-to-date when local changes are made to any HII attribute?

Either manually press <F10> during system startup or set the CSIOR attribute to enabled, to collect the system inventory and configuration attribute information on every system startup.

Enumerate the DCIM_SystemView class to view the value under

LastUpdateTime

component.

How to update the managed node using USC or Remote Services?

For USC, press <F10> during startup. Select 'Platform Update' and select 'devices to update'. For more information on Remote Services, see the

Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services Interface Guide

property that gives the time of update for a specific

What do I do when a fatal error occurs followed by a red screen?

Perform a cold reboot of the system when the red screen appears.

Do I need to install an operating system (OS) to access USC or Remote Services?

OS is not required to access USC or remote service.

Which UEFI version is supported? 32 bit or 64 bit?

UEFI supports 64 bit.

Why is the NIC inventory not returning anything even though the system is using Broadcom or INTEL NICs?

The NICs that are installed on the system are not supported by Dell.

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Can I remotely reboot the system using WS-Management functions?

Yes, the system can be rebooted using the

RequestStateChange()

on the ComputerbSystem class. A reboot can be scheduled by creating a reboot job using the

CreateRebootJob()

method on the SoftwarebInstallationbService class and then scheduling the reboot job using the

How do I cancel a system service when in use?

SetupJobQueue()

method on the Job control Service.

Use the iDRAC configuration utility (CTLR+E option during startup) or remove the power cable to reset the iDRAC.

How do I reset the system to factory defaults?

Use the iDRAC configuration utility (CTLR+E option during boot), 'Reset to Default' -> 'yes' to continue.

What are the Dell licensed features that require a Dell vFlash SD card?

The part replacement feature is a licensed feature that requires the presence of the Dell vFlash SD card. All vFlash SD Card management capabilities require a Dell vFlash branded SD Card.

Why does the "LastUpdateTime" not change when I replace a DIMM?

If a DIMM is removed and reinstalled in the same slot then "LastUpdateTime" does not change in the view.

Are there ways to improve response time for getting PCIDeviceView using WinRM?

Yes. Setting the WinRM configuration by executing the following command reduces the time taken by PCIDeviceView enumeration.

method

#winrm set winrm/config @{MaxBatchItems="100"}

How to clear jobs?

Enumerate

DCIM_LifecycleJobs

to list all the jobs in Lifecycle

Controller.

Use

DeleteJobqueue()

method to delete particular jobs.

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What happens when the DeleteJobQueue() method is invoked with a JobID of JID_CLEARALL from the WSMAN client?

All jobs are cleared. Some services and processes on the iDARC are restarted and there is a delay of one to three minutes before Remote Enablement WSMAN commands are available again.

When do we see the changes reflected through the WS-Management if the changes are made locally in HII?

After exiting from USC, the WS-Management interface updates the available information in approximately 2 minutes.

What should be state of the system for the CreateTargetedConfigJob() method invocation to be successful?

The System must either be powered off, or past BIOS POST (for example, BIOS or UEFI boot manager), or must have booted into the OS for the

CreateTargetedConfigJob()

What is different about the ProcCore setting for Quad core processors?

For quad port processors, setting the attribute ProcCore value to 4 sets the current value to "All".

Why are the NIC Blink LED attributes always set to NULL after the job is completed?

A blink LED NIC attribute is a one time setting that you are able to set, but once SSIB task is complete, it will set the current value back to null. The purpose of this attribute is to blink the NIC LEDs for a certain amount of time (seconds).

method to be successful.

How many attributes can I set through the SetAttribute() method.

You can set only one attribute through the two or more attributes in one method invocation, use the method on the services for the component being configured.

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SetAttribute()

method. To set

SetAttributes()

Why do I see some other attributes being set when a different attribute is set?

There are few attributes in BIOS and NIC that have dependencies. When you set a specific attribute, all the dependent attributes are modified based on their dependency. This is an expected behavior.

BIOS Dependencies — TPM, Power Management, AC power recovery, and Embedded NIC.

NIC Dependencies — VLAN Mode and WakeONLAN attributes.

Can I set VLanMode and VLanID in the same Task?

You cannot set the VLanMode and VLanID attributes involving dependencies in the same task. You must set the parent attribute (VLanMode) as the first set operation, the child attribute (VLanID) as a second set operation and then commit the job.

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Schema

This section displays a typical schema for lifecycle log.

Lifecycle Log Schema

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:dm= "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" targetNamespace= "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">

<xs:element name="Description" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:element name="MessageID" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:element name="Arg" type="xs:string"/>

<xs:element name="MessageArguments">

<xs:complexType>

<xs:sequence minOccurs="0">

<xs:element ref="dm:Arg" minOccurs="0"/>

</xs:sequence>

</xs:complexType>

</xs:element>

<xs:element name="Event">

<xs:complexType>

<xs:sequence minOccurs="0">

<xs:element ref="dm:Description" minOccurs="0"/>

<xs:element ref="dm:MessageID" minOccurs="0"/>

<xs:element ref="dm:MessageArguments" minOccurs="0"/>

</xs:sequence>

<xs:attribute name="TimeStamp" type="xs:string" use= "required"/>

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<xs:attribute name="AgentID" type="xs:integer" use= "required"/>

<xs:attribute name="Severity" type="xs:integer" use="required"/>

<xs:attribute name="s" type="xs:string" use="required"/>

</xs:complexType>

</xs:element>

<xs:element name="Events">

<xs:complexType>

<xs:sequence minOccurs="0">

<xs:element ref="dm:Event" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs= "unbounded"/>

</xs:sequence>

<xs:attribute name="lang" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>

<xs:attribute name="schemaVersion" type="xs:string" use= "optional"/>

<xs:attribute name="timeStamp" type="xs:dateTime" use= "optional"/>

</xs:complexType>

</xs:element>

</xs:schema>

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Easy-to-use System Component Names

Table C-1. Easy-to-use Names of System Components

System Component Name Easy-to-use Name

RAID.Integrated.1 Integrated RAID Controller 1

Integrated RAID Controller 2

RAID.Slot.1-1 RAID Controller in Slot 1

NIC.Mezzanine.1B-1

NIC.Mezzanine.1C-1

NIC.Mezzanine.1C-2

NIC.Mezzanine.3C-2

NonRAID.Integrated.1-1 Integrated Storage Controller 1

NonRAID.Slot.1-1 Storage Controller in Slot 1

NonRAID.Mezzanine.2C-1 Storage Controller in Mezzanine 1 (Fabric C)

NIC.Embedded.1

NIC.Embedded.2

NIC.Embedded.1-1 Embedded NIC 1 Port 1

NIC.Embedded.1-1-1 Embedded NIC 1 Port 1 Partition 1

NIC.Slot.1-1

NIC.Slot.1-2

Video.Embedded.1-1 Embedded Video Controller

HostBridge.Embedded.1-1 Embedded Host Bridge 1

ISABridge.Embedded.1-1 Embedded ISA Bridge 2

P2PBridge.Embedded.1-1 Embedded P2P Bridge 3

NIC in Mezzanine 1 (Fabric B)

Integrated Storage Controller 2

Embedded NIC 1

Embedded NIC 2

NIC in Slot 1 Port 1

NIC in Slot 1 Port 2

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Table C-1. Easy-to-use Names of System Components

System Component Name Easy-to-use Name

P2PBridge.Mezzanine.2B-1 Embedded Host Bridge in Mezzanine 1 (Fabric B)

USBUHCI.Embedded.1-1 Embedded USB UHCI 1

USBOHCI.Embedded.1-1 Embedded USB OHCI 1

USBEHCI.Embedded.1-1 Embedded USB EHCI 1

Disk.SATAEmbeded.A-1 Disk on Embedded SATA Port A

Optical.SATAEmbeded.B-1 Optical Drive on Embedded SATA Port B

TBU.SATAExternal.C-1 Tape Back-up on External SATA Port C

Disk.USBFront.1-1 Disk connected to front USB 1

Floppy.USBBack.2-1 Floppy-drive connected to back USB 2

Optical.USBFront.1-1 Optical drive connected to front USB 1

Disk.USBInternal.1 Disk connected to Internal USB 1

Optical.iDRACVirtual.1-1 Virtually connected optical drive

Floppy.iDRACVirtual.1-1 Virtually connected floppy drive

Disk.iDRACVirtual.1-1 Virtually connected disk

Floppy.vFlash.<string> vFlash SD Card Partition 2

Disk.vFlash.<string> vFlash SD Card Partition 3

iDRAC.Embedded.1-1 iDRAC

System.Embedded.1-1 System

HardDisk.List.1-1 Hard Drive C:

BIOS.Embedded.1-1 System BIOS

BIOS.Setup.1-1 System BIOS Setup

PSU.Slot.1 Power Supply 1

Fan.Embedded.1 Fan 1

Fan 2

System.Chassis.1 Blade Chassis

LCD.Chassis.1 LCD

(continued)

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Table C-1. Easy-to-use Names of System Components

System Component Name Easy-to-use Name

Fan.Slot. 1

Fan.Slot. 2

…

Fan.Slot. 9

MC.Chassis.1

MC.Chassis.2

KVM.Chassis.1 KVM

IOM.Slot.1

…

IOM.Slot.6

PSU.Slot.1

…

PSU.Slot.6

CPU.Socket.1 CPU 1

System.Modular.2 Blade 2

DIMM.Socket.A1 DIMM A1

Fan 1

Fan 2

…

Fan 9

Chassis Management Controller 1

Chassis Management Controller 2

IO Module 1

…

IO Module 6

Power Supply 1

...

Power Supply 6

(continued)

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Index

auto-discovery

enable, 20

Certificates

managing, 25

Deleting Configuration, 44

deployment interfaces, 12

DHCP/DNS

configure, 19

Job Control, 52

Log

export hardware inventory, 43 export lifecycle log, 44

Profile

BIOS and boot, 59 LC management, 56 NIC configuration, 58 OS deployment, 55 other Hardware, 65 persistent storage, 61 RAID configuration, 63

RAID configuration, 48

Remote Operating System

Deployment, 27

remote operating system

deployment, 27 deployment interface, 27 main features, 27 prerequisites and

dependencies, 31 use case, 31 workflow, 31

remote services, 7

Remote Update, 33

Remotely reinitiating discovery

and handshake, 24

Index 89

Scheduling Remote Update, 35

Staging and Booting to OS image

on vFlash, 32

troubleshooting, 69

Types of remote scheduling, 36

vFlash SD Card, 47

web services for management, 8

WS-MAN, 8

90 Index

Dell Lifecycle Controller 1.4 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Overview

Why Use Remote Services?

Web Services for Management

Standard DMTF

Dell Extensions

What’s New in Remote Services 1.4

Remote Services Features and Support Information

Other Documents You May Need

Getting Started with Remote Services

Prerequisites for Using Remote Services

Web Services Setup

WinRM Client

OpenWSMan Client

Remote Services Operations

Managing Auto-Discovery

Configuring DHCP/DNS

Auto-Discovery Configuration

Auto-Discovery Workflow

Viewing the Discovery Status on the System

Connecting to Provisioning Server for Initial Credential Deployment

Set Provisioning Server Using a WS-Management Request

Setting Provisioning Server using the USC Console

Set Provisioning Server using iDRAC6 Configuration Utility

Remotely Reinitiating Auto-Discovery in New Environments

Managing Certificates

Using Custom Certificates

Creating Custom Trusted Root Client Certificates for the Provisioning Server

Providing Custom Server Certificates using WS-Management

Deleting the Custom Certificates Using WS-Management

Changing the Web Server/WS-Management Encryption Certificate and Private Key from PKCS #12

Deploying the Operating System

Operating System Deployment Features

Remote Operating System Deployment Interface

Operating System Deployment Typical Use Case Scenario

Prerequisites and Dependencies

Workflow

Staging and Booting to Operating System Image on vFlash

Prerequisite

WS-Management Methods

Using Remote Update

Benefits of Remote Update

Supported Devices

Workflow for Remote Update from URI

Scheduling Remote Update

Rolling Back to Previous Versions

Remote Scheduling Types

Immediate Update

Scheduled Update

Managing Part Replacement

Important

Validating vFlash presence Using WS-Management

Using WS-Management to get/set Part Firmware and Configuration Update Attributes

Using Remote Firmware Inventory

Instant Firmware Inventory

Supported Devices

Firmware Inventory Using WS-Management

Important

Retrieving Hardware Inventory

Exporting Hardware Inventory

Viewing and Exporting Hardware Inventory after Resetting Lifecycle Controller

Lifecycle Log

Exporting Lifecycle Log

Deleting Configuration and Resetting to Defaults

Managing NICs

Displaying the NIC Inventory

Displaying the NIC Attributes

Setting the NIC Attributes

Deleting the Pending Values

Managing vFlash SD Card

Displaying the Inventory of vFlash SD Card

Displaying the Partitions on vFlash SD Card

Creating and Modifying a Partitions on vFlash SD Card

Managing RAID Configuration

Displaying the RAID Controllers

Creating a Virtual Disk

Managing BIOS and Boot Configuration