Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded
systems management to perform systems management tasks such as deploy,
configure, update, maintain, and diagnose using a graphical user interface
(GUI). It is delivered as part of integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
(iDRAC) out-of-band solution and embedded Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI) applications in the latest Dell servers. iDRAC works
with the UEFI firmware to access and manage every aspect of the hardware,
including component and subsystem management that is beyond the traditional
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) capabilities.
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NOTE: The UEFI environment
provides the local console interface and the infrastructure for locally
managed system components.
Lifecycle Controller has the following components:
- GUI:
- Is an embedded configuration utility that resides
on an embedded flash memory card.
- Is similar to the BIOS utility that is started during
the boot sequence, and can function in a pre-operating system environment.
- Enables server and storage management tasks from an
embedded environment throughout the life cycle of the server.
- Remote Services (WS-Man) simplify end-to-end server
life cycle management using the one-to-many method. It interfaces
for remote deployment integrated with Dell OpenManage Essentials and
partner consoles. For more information about remote services features,
see
Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide at
dell.com/support/home.