Recovery from ‘Lifecycle Controller
update required’
This Dell Technical White Paper provides steps to recover from
‘Lifecycle controller update required’ message, which the user might
see during POST, on the 12th generation servers of Dell.
Aruna Jayaprakash
Bala Gupta
Vinod P S
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March 2013 | Rev 1.0
Executive Summary
This whitepaper proposes the solutions to recover from the ‘Lifecycle Controller Update required’
state, which a user might encounter while using Lifecycle Controller on the 12th generation
servers of Dell.
Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................... 5
Recovery from LC Update required ............................................................ 6
Solution 1 .......................................................................................... 6
Solution 2 ......................................................................................... 11
Introduction
While using Lifecycle Controller on the 12th generation servers of Dell (during POST), a user might
observe the message Lifecycle Controller update required, instead of F10 – Lifecycle
Controller, thus preventing the user from entering Lifecycle Controller.
Figure 1: “Lifecycle Controller update required” message displayed at POST
Recovery from LC Update required
This error can occur due to various reasons, some of which are:
1. While working on Lifecycle Controller, <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del> was pressed three or more times.
2. After pressing the <F10> key and launching Lifecycle Controller, <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del> was
pressed three or more times in subsequent attempts.
The solutions to resolve this issue are:
Solution 1
1. During POST, press the <F2> key, and then select iDRAC Settings.
Figure 2. POST Screen
2. On the iDRAC Settings page, select Lifecycle Controller.
Figure 3. iDRAC Settings
3. On the iDRAC Settings page, click the Enabled option corresponding to the Lifecycle Controller.
Figure 4. iDRAC settings – Lifecycle Controller settings
4. Click the Back button.
Figure 5. iDRAC Settings
5. Click the Finish button.
6. Read through the message that is displayed, click Yes, and then press Enter to restart the system.
Figure 6. iDRAC Settings saving changes
Solution 2
1. Get the latest “Lifecycle Controller repair package” from support.dell.com.
2. By using the Web Interface, log in to iDRAC of the server.
Figure 7. IDRAC Web Interface Login page
3. Go to Overview -> iDRAC Settings -> Update and Rollback.
Figure 8. IDRAC Web Interface – Firmware Update page
4. Click the Browse button, browse through to the repair package file, and then click Install.
Figure 9. Repair package update
After the update operation is completed, restart the system.
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