Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1.3.0 Replacement Guide

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Model: Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1.3.0

Type: Replacement Guide

Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1.3.0 provides advanced embedded systems management features for Dell PowerEdge servers. It enables proactive and efficient management of server life cycle stages, including deployment, configuration, updates, maintenance, and diagnostics. With Lifecycle Controller, you can:

Deploy and configure servers quickly and easily:

Rapidly provision servers with automated OS installation and configuration tasks

Configure RAID settings, update firmware, and apply BIOS settings

Monitor and maintain servers proactively:

Monitor system health and performance in real-time

Deploy and configure servers quickly and easily:

Rapidly provision servers with automated OS installation and configuration tasks

Configure RAID settings, update firmware, and apply BIOS settings

Monitor and maintain servers proactively:

Monitor system health and performance in real-time

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Part Replacement in Lifecycle

Controller

This Dell Technical White Paper provides information about Part

Replacement and the various settings using Lifecycle Controller on the

12th generation servers of Dell.

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Balaji K

Sathiyadev T

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For more information about Lifecycle Controller, go to dell.com/support/manuals.

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Executive Summary

ThiswhitepaperprovidesinformationaboutthePartReplacementfeatureinLifecycleControlleron

the12thgenerationserversofDell.

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Contents

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Glossary.........................................................................................................................................................5

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................6

Pre‐requisite..................................................................................................................................................6

OverviewofPartReplacement.....................................................................................................................6

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Glossary

Term Meaning

iDRAC IntegratedDellRemoteAccessController

LC Lifecyclecontroller

CSIOR CollectSystemInventoryonRestart

FC/FCoE FiberChannel/FiberChanneloverEthernet

NIC NetworkInterfaceController

SNA SelectNetworkAdapter

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Introduction

ThereareoccasionswhenanITadministratorneedstoreplaceanon‐functionalhardwarecomponentin

theserverandreconfigurethesamefirmwareand/orconfigurationsettingsonthereplacedpart.

Replacingthecardissimpleandstraight‐forward;however,restoringtheconfigurationsettingsand

firmwarecanbeatediousprocessif

donemanually.ThePartReplacementfeatureinLifecycle

Controllerwillrestorefirmwareandconfigurationsettingfromthenon‐functionalparttothereplaced

partinthesameslot.TheLifecycleControllerdetectsthenewreplacedpartinthesystemandapplies

changesaccordingtouserdefinedsettings.

Inthiswhite

paper,youwilllearnabout:

‐ Pre‐requisites

‐ Overviewofpartreplacement

‐ UpdateandconfigurationsettingsinLC

Pre‐requisite

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1. CSIORandLCshouldbeenabled.

2. ExpressorEnterprise‐levellicense.

OverviewAboutPartReplacement

PartReplacementfeatureisusedforrestoringconfiguration settings and/orfir mware.Thisfeatureisa

licensedfeatureandrequiresatleastanExpresslicense.TheactionsdefinedinLifecycleControllerare

appliedonthereplacedcomponentsandthecorrespondingeventsareloggedinLifecycleLog.Part

replacementiscurrentlysupportedon

thefollowingcomponents:

‐ PERCstoragecontroller

‐ Networkdevices(NIC)

‐ Fiberchannel(FC)HBAcards

‐ PSUs

Replaceablecomponentsinthesystemaretargetsforpartreplacementactions.Theseactionsinclude

flashingthenewpartwiththefirmwareversionand/orconfiguringthenewpartwiththesettingsand

configurationoftheoriginalpart.PerformingLifecycleControllerResettoDefaults(LCWipe)hasno

impacttoPartReplacementfeature.IfLifecycleControllerResettoDefaultsactionisperformed,LC

settingsforPartReplacementsettingswillberesettodefaults.Formoreinformationaboutdefault

settings,readthroughthesectionlater

inthiswhitepaper.

BeforeusingPartReplacementfeature,makesurethatthereplacedpartis:

1) InthesamePCIslotwherethenon‐functionalpartwasplaced.

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2) Ofthesamemodelandtypeasoftheun‐functionalpart.PartReplacementfeaturewillnot

workifadifferenttypeormodelcardisreplacedinthesamePCIslot.

ThePartReplacementfeatureismanagedbyconfiguringprimarilybythree settings:

‐ CollectSystemInventoryOn

Restart(CSIOR)–EnablingCSIORoptionavailableunderHardware

Configuration‐>HardwareInventory

‐ PartFirmwareUpdate

‐ PartConfigurationUpdate

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NotethatthePartReplacementattribut esandsettingsareappliedtoallthedevicesthatsupportPart

Replacementfunctionality,andarenotselectiveperdeviceordeviceclass.The

PartReplacement

attributescanbeindependentlysetinallcombinations.

TheattributeswhicharemanageableforPartReplacementinLCare:

CollectSystemInventoryonRestart(CSIOR):CSIORisaLifecycleControllerfeaturewhich

allowscollectingsysteminventoryandstoresincommonstoragespace.EnablingCSIORisthe

prerequisitefor

PartReplacementactiontooccurautomatically.CSIORcanbeenabledby

clickingHardwareConfigurationHardwareInventoryinLifecycleController.

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PossiblevaluesforCSIORsettingare:

o Enable(default)

o Disable

Value Description

Enable

Hardwareinventoryandconfigurationinformationiscollectedduring

everysystem‐restart.Collectingsysteminventorymayaffectstart‐time

dependingonhardwarepresent.

Disable

Hardwareinventoryandconfigurationinformationwillnotbecollected

duringeverysystemrestart.IfCSIORisdisabled,Lifecyclecontrollerwill

notdetectthereplacedpart,firmwareandconfigurationsettingwillnot

berestored.

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CSIORoperationdetectsnewreplacedpartasshownhere.

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NOTE:IfCollectSystemInventoryonRestart(CSIOR)isdisabled,thesystemwillnotautomaticallyenter

UEFIoneverystarttoperforminventorydiscovery,andthePartReplacementwillnotbeinvoked

automatically.Inventorydiscoverycanbemanuallyinitiated

byenteringLifecycleControllerbypressing

<F10>duringstart.PartReplacementwilloccurifeitherUpdateFirmware,orUpdateConfiguration,or

bothareenabled.

 UpdateFirmware:IndicateswhetherornotandhowLifecycleControllerwillapplytheearlier‐

storedfirmwaretothereplacedpart.Possiblevaluesare:

Disable

o Allowversionupgradeonly

o Matchfirmwareofreplacedpart(default)

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Value Description

Disable Firmwareupdateforthereplacedpartisdisabled.

AllowversionUpgradeonly

Firmwareupdateforthereplacedpartisenabled,butonly

upgradefromtheversionthatwasinstalledisallowed.

MatchFirmwareofReplaced

Part

Firmwareupdateforreplacedpartisenabled,and

firmwareinstalledonthereplacedpartwillbeupdatedto

withthepreviouslystoredversionthatisapplicabletothe

replacedpart,eveniftheversionisolderthanorequalto

theversionthatwasinstalledon

theoriginalpart.

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 UpdateConfiguration:IndicateswhetherornotandhowLifecycleControllerwillapplythe

earlier‐storedconfigurationtothereplacedpart.Possiblevaluesare:

o Disable

o Allowonlyiffirmwarematch

o ApplyAlways(default)

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Value Description

Disable ConfigurationUpdateforthereplacedpartisdisabled.

Allowonlyiffirmwarematch

ConfigurationUpdateforthereplacedpartisenabledand

previouslystoredconfigurationsettingsareupdatedonly 

ifthereplacedparthassamefirmwareversionasthe

earliercomponent.

ApplyAlways

ConfigurationUpdateforthereplacedpartwillbe

updatedalwaysirrespectiveoftheinsertedpartfirmware.

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Table1:PARTREPLACEMENT&REPLACEDPARTCONFIGURATIONOPTIONS

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PartFirmwareUpdate PartConfigurationUpdate Component

ConfigurationChange

FirmwareUpdate

Disabled Disabled No Afirmwareoperationwillnot

takeplaceforthereplaced

partduringthesystemstart

ApplyAlways Yes

Allowonlyiffirmwarematch Yes,Ifreplacedparthas

same

firmwareversionasthe

earlier

Allowversionupgrade

only

Disabled No Yes,Ifreplacedparthas

anearlier‐versionfirmware

ApplyAlways Yes

Allowonlyiffirmwarematch Yes,Ifreplacedparthas

same

firmwareversionas

Previous

MatchFirmwareof

replacedpart

Disabled No Yes.Afirmwareoperation

willbesuccessful,

irrespectiveofthefirmware

versionofareplacedpart

ApplyAlways Yes

Allowonlyiffirmwarematch Yes,Ifreplacedparthas

same

firmwareversionas

Previous

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NOTE:

1. ActiondefinedinPartFirmwareupdateandPartConfigurationUpdateisindependentofeach

other.

2. Changingpartreplacementconfigurationattri butescanalsobeachievedfromsettingLifecycle

ControllerattributesusingtheWS‐Manfeatures.

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More Information

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Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1.3.0 Replacement Guide

Brand: Dell

Model: Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1.3.0

Type: Replacement Guide

Deploy and configure servers quickly and easily:

Rapidly provision servers with automated OS installation and configuration tasks

Configure RAID settings, update firmware, and apply BIOS settings

Monitor and maintain servers proactively:

Monitor system health and performance in real-time

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