Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Read me

Lifecycle Controller 2

Release 1.0

Version 1.0.8

Readme

Lifecycle Controller 2 GUI provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of Integrated Dell(R)
Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) Version 1.20.20. The GUI enables systems management in a one-to-one method.

NOTE:

For detailed information about Lifecycle Controller, see the documentation available at

On the

Manuals

Select the relevant Lifecycle Controller release version and click on the appropriate link to access the documents. The
latest Readme is also available at the same location.

page, click

Software

>

Systems Management

>

Dell Unified Server Configurator

support.dell.com/manuals

and

Lifecycle Controller

What’s New

None

Hardware and Software Requirements

License Requirements

 Software licensing has replaced hardware licensing. For more information, see the iDRAC7 User's Guide.
 The features such as Platform Restore and Part Replacement are licensed. You must install the required license to

use these features. For more information, see Lifecycle Controller User's Guide.

Supported Systems and Operating Systems

 Lifecycle Controller 2 1.0.8 is supported on the following Dell systems:

- Dell PowerEdge M620

- Dell PowerEdge R620

- Dell PowerEdge R720

- Dell PowerEdge R720xd

- Dell PowerEdge T620

- Dell PowerEdge R820

- Dell PowerEdge R420

- Dell PowerEdge R320

- Dell PowerEdge R520

- Dell PowerEdge M520

- Dell PowerEdge M420

- Dell PowerEdge M820

- Dell PowerEdge T420

- Dell PowerEdge T320

 For the list of Dell systems and operating systems that can be deployed on the target systems, see the

Controller – Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems

available at

OpenManage Releases
Matrix

 For more information on supported versions of VMware ESX and ESXi on Dell PowerEdge systems, see the VMware

version-specific

support.dell.com/manuals

Supported Web Browsers

NA

support.dell.com/manuals

. Select the relevant OpenManage release version and click

.

VMware vSphere on Dell PowerEdge and Storage Systems Compatibility Matrix

Lifecycle

section in the

. On the Manuals page, click

.

Dell Systems Software Support Matrix

Software

>

Systems Management

Dell System Software Support

at

>

Dell

.

.

Installation

Prerequisites

iDRAC7 version 1.20.20

Installation and Configuration Notes

NA

Upgrade

Only Lifecycle Controller 2 version 1.0.0 and later can be upgraded.

Rollback

NA

Uninstallation

NA

Notes

The drivers exposed by Lifecycle Controller are present in a read-only drive labeled OEMDRV, and the drive is active for 18
hours. During this period:

 Lifecycle Controller, drivers, or hardware diagnostics cannot be updated using a DUP.

 Lifecycle Controller cannot invoke CSIOR.

However, if an AC power cycle (cold boot) is performed, the OEMDRV drive is automatically deleted.

Limitations

Limitation 1

Description

The following characters are supported for 'User Name' and 'Password':

 Digits (0-9)

 Alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z)

 Hyphen (-)

NOTE:

For 'Domain Name', a period (.) is allowed. For example, 'x123.com'

Versions Affected

All

Limitation 2

Description

While updating iDRAC firmware using a tool other than Lifecycle Controller, Lifecycle Controller must not be open or
running because it results in an unknown behavior. Use Lifecycle Controller after the firmware is successfully updated.

Versions Affected

All