Dell Systems Management - OpenManage Software Support Matrix Version 7.4.1

The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded systems management and is delivered as part of integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications on the Dell’s 11 ^th and 12 ^th generation of PowerEdge servers.

The Lifecycle Controller software components are built on iDRAC and UEFI system firmware. Lifecycle Controller firmware can access and manage the hardware, including component and sub- system management that is beyond the traditional Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) capabilities. The UEFI environment provides the local console interface and the infrastructure for locally managed system components. It simplifies the end-to-end server lifecycle management.

On the Dell’s 11 ^th generation of PowerEdge servers, Lifecycle Controller is known as Unified Server Configurator (USC), Unified Server Configurator - Lifecycle Controller Enabled, and Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services.

On the Dell’s 12 ^th generation of PowerEdge servers, Lifecycle Controller is known as Lifecycle Controller 2 (includes GUI and Remote Services). The functionalities available are based on the generation of the server and the variant of Lifecycle Controller:

• Lifecycle Controller GUI v1.4 — Lifecycle Controller GUI supports systems management tasks such as deploy, configure, update, maintain, and diagnose in a one-to-one method.
• Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services v1.4 — Remote Services (WS-MAN) simplifies end-to-end server lifecycle management using the one-to-many method. It interfaces for remote deployment integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials and partner consoles.

For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller documentation available at www.dell.com/support/manuals.