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Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.30.30.30 Quick Start Guide

Lifecycle Controller-related profiles

  • NOTE: To view the profile documents, on the Dell TechCenter ( delltechcenter.com/LC) page, under Reference Specifications, click Profiles. Alternatively, go to en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1906.aspx.
Table 1. Profiles
Profile Name Description
Active Directory The Active Directory Client Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of Active Directory client service and the groups managed by the service.
Base Metrics The DMTF Common Interface Model (DCIM) Base Metrics Profile extends the DMTF Base Metrics Profile to add Dell-specific implementation requirements for power-related metrics. The profile standardizes the units and description for the metrics, and provides static methodology for the clients to query the metrics without substantial traversal of the model.
Base Server and Physical Asset The Base Server Profile is the autonomous profile that defines the classes used to describe basic server hardware and its related software.
BIOS and Boot Management The BIOS and Boot Management Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of the system BIOS setup and to manage the boot of the system.
CPU The DCIM CPU Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of processors within a system.
Ethernet Port The Ethernet Port Profile extends the management capability of referencing profiles by adding the ability to represent an Ethernet port, its associated controller, and Ethernet interfaces.
Event Filter The Dell Event Filter Profile provides the management capabilities to view the event filters and set actions and notifications for the events.
Fan The DCIM Fan Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of fans within a system.
Fibre Channel The Fibre Channel Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of Fibre Channel host bus adapters (FC HBA).
iDRAC Card

The DCIM iDRAC Card Profile describes the properties and interfaces for performing system management tasks related to the management of basic properties of iDRAC card.

DCIM_iDRACCardEnumeration class has attributes PTMode and AdminState to support configuration of iDRAC Network Bridge in LOM-P2P or USB-P2P modes.

VNC server configuration is possible by setting attributes of Port, Timeout, Password, Enable and LowerEncryptionBitLength.

DCIM_iDRACCardInteger has new attribute SMTPPort for SMTP configuration and AlertPort and DiscoveryPort for SNMP configuration.

DCIM_iDRACCardEnumeration class has attributes PTMode and AdminState to support configuration of iDRAC Network Bridge in LOM-P2P or USB-P2P modes.

Basic OMSA Equivalency: Some features (such as WatchdogResetTime andLCLReplication) currently provided by OMSA is available on iDRAC service module (iSM).

Job Control The Job Control Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to create, schedule, track, and manage jobs that represent platform management operations.
LC Management

The Lifecycle Controller (LC) Management Profile describes the management of the Dell Lifecycle Controller and its configuration attributes.

The ExportCertificate() method is used to export unique generated SSL Certificates from the Lifecycle Controller to a file in remote share location.

The DCIM_LCService. ExportHealthReport() method is used to collect the EHR. That is, hardware, operating system and application data, compress the zip file, and then to save in to the respective remote share path (cifs/nfs).

The DCIM_LCService.ImportSystemConfigurationPreview() method is used to preview the results of the application of the XML template ahead of the actual application without any restart. It also gives the information about the failure. The successful invocation of this method returns a job.

The methods DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService: SetUpdateSchedule(), DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService: GetUpdateSchedule(), and DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService: ClearUpdateSchedule() allow for automatic firmware updates at scheduled intervals.

The DCIM_LCEnumeration class supports an attribute "BIOS Reset To Defaults Requested" to reset BIOS to its default property.

The methods DCIM_LCService.SetBackupSchedule(), DCIM_LCService.GetBackupSchedule(), and DCIM_LCService.ClearBackupSchedule() allow for scheduling automated backup of server profiles.

The DCIM_LCService.ExportCompleteLCLog() method allows you to export full lifecycle log.

The DCIM_LCService.ImportSystemConfigurationPreview method allows for previewing before applying an XML template.

DCIM_LCService provider adds the following methods: RunePSADiagnostics () and ExportePSADiagnosticsResult() for the automatic diagnostics.

DHCP-based configuration: Along with getting the IP address from the DHCP server, when the server comes up, user can set any configuration attribute of iDRAC using an OEM field

License Management The License Management Profile is an autonomous profile for modeling the Dell Product License Manager (License Manager). It extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the devices and Licenses managed by the Dell Product Licensing Manager.
Memory The DCIM Memory Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of memories (DIMMs) within a system.
OS Deployment OS deployment profile describes how to remotely download, setup, and monitor an operating system on a bare metal machine.
PCI The DCIM PCI Device Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of PCI devices within a system.
Persistent Storage The Persistent Storage Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent and manage the partitions on the Virtual flash media on Dell platforms.
Physical Computer System View This profile includes a specification of the physical computer system view, extrinsic methods for management operations, and its associated relationships.
Power State Management The Power State Management Profile describes the classes, associations, properties, and methods used to manage the power of a system.
Power Supply The DCIM Power Supply Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of power supplies within a system.
Profile Registration The DCIM Profile Registration Profile defines the classes used to describe the DCIM and DMTF profile registration and the version information of the profiles advertised as implemented for a managed system and components of the system.
RAID

The RAID Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of RAID storage.

PERC9 support features provide the following features:

  • RAID10–UnevenSpan support: This is a new feature that supports uneven spans (spans with different span length) for RAID 10 virtual disk (VD). This is required to support creation of RAID 10 VD with all possible number of physical disk drives. With this feature the RAID firmware automatically handles the creation of spans and therefore span information is hidden from end end users.
  • PERC 12 GBPS speed: PERC 9 controllers are of 12 gbps speed and hence can support 12 gbps physical disk drives.
  • Auto Import of foreign config: PERC9 controllers supports enhanced auto import of foreign config without requiring user interactions. This is ideal in a headless server environment. This feature enables PERC controller to auto import foreign config, when there is an existing configuration.
  • ControllerBootMode: PERC9 controllers supports setting controller boot mode. This is ideal in a headless server environment. This feature enables PERC controller to either wait for user interaction on error, or to continue boot on error, or headless mode continue boot on error or boot to headless safe mode. In each boot mode, the PERC either ignores or takes default action and continues on error.
  • 4K sector drives: PERC 9 is introducing support for hard-disk drives with 4k sector size. The purpose of this feature is to allow customers to use new 4k sector HDDs, which allow faster data transfer using fewer commands.
  • RAID real-time configuration support: Configuration jobs are run in real-time, host reboot is not required.
  • Changes the controller mode from RAID to HBA or HBA to RAID.
Record Log The DCIM Record Log Profile provides the management capabilities to represent logs of a managed system element.
Role Based Authorization The DCIM Role Based Authorization Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the authorization.
Sensors The DCIM Sensors Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of sensors within a system.
Simple ID Management The DCIM Simple Identity Management Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of accounts and identities.
Simple Raid The profile extends the management capabilities to represent the configuration of RAID storage. The RAID storage is modeled as collections of attributes for the storage adaptors, physical disks, logical disks, end enclosures, and parent-child relationships between the collections.
Service Processor The DCIM Service Processor Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of the service processor and iDRAC.
Simple NIC

The Simple NIC Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of NIC network controllers.

Virtual Address Management is supported by setting attributes of VirtMacAddr, VirtIscsiMacAddr, VirtFIPMacAddr, VirtWWN, VirtWWPN, and VirtualizationMode.

Software Inventory The Dell Software Inventory Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to represent the software inventory of system.
Software Update

The Software Update Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by adding the capability to update platform firmware or software.

DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService: installfromRepository and DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService: GetRepoBasedUpdateList allows updates from update repository.

Solid-state Drive (SSD) wear-level odometer: Ability to provide lifetime/wear out of SSD drives attached to PERC controller.

DIF drive reporting: PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 (PERC 9) is adding support for PI (Protection Information) drives. These protection fields are known as DIF (Data Integrity Fields) and drives supporting PI are also known as DIF drives. The data integrity field provides additional data robustness by providing CRC such as data validation at every level in the RAID stack.

System Info The DCIM System Info Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of the host system.
System QuickSync The DCIM System QuickSync profile document describes the properties and interfaces used for system management tasks related to the management of QuickSync or NFC devices within a system.
USB device The DCIM USB Device profile describes the properties and interfaces for the system management tasks related to the USB devices within a system.
Video The DCIM Video Profile describes the properties and interfaces for running system management tasks related to the management of video controllers within a system.
Virtual Media The DCIM Virtual Media Profile describes the properties for running system management tasks related to managing the Virtual Media functionality.

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