1. Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2 Feature Spotlight May 07, 2013

2. New Features in Lifecycle Controller 2 v 1.2 Enhancements to system deployment and maintenance to help harried system administrators Firmware Updates via iDRAC UI –Update via iDRAC UI or command line –Job Status via iDRAC UI Server Configuration via XML –Human readable end state definition in one file –Significantly reduces setup time for system deployment 2

3. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2 3 Deploy Transition Run & Manage Service OS deployment Lifecycle Log Lifecycle Controller Establishment of unified log System events, configuration events, inventory events Persistent retention for life of the system Platform preparation Embedded drivers Secure PXE alternate Auto-Discovery FW Inventory & Update Instant FW inventory OS independent firmware update Pre-OS and OOB Part Replacement Instant FW inventory OS independent firmware update Pre-OS and OOB Secure system announcement SKU or CFI orderable HW Inventory Comprehensive Always available OOB Current and As-Shipped HW Configuration Local or OOB component configuration BIOS, NIC, RAID, Boot order

4. System Firmware Inventory 4 View firmware versions of installed devices

5. Firmware Update 5 Requires Express or Enterprise license. Download Windows Update packages from http://support.dell.com http://support.dell.com Use the browse button to locate and upload a package Select updates to apply and click Install Also supported in RACADM (CLI) and WSMAN (API)

6. Job Queue 6 View and manage all Lifecycle Controller jobs. Monitor job status. Delete completed jobs Delete jobs scheduled to run at next system boot

7. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller 2 7 Deploy Transition Run & Manage Service OS deployment Lifecycle Log Lifecycle Controller Establishment of unified log System events, configuration events, inventory events Persistent retention for life of the system Platform preparation Embedded drivers Secure PXE alternate Auto-Discovery FW Inventory & Update Instant FW inventory OS independent firmware update Pre-OS and OOB Part Replacement Instant FW inventory OS independent firmware update Pre-OS and OOB Secure system announcement SKU or CFI orderable HW Inventory Comprehensive Always available OOB Current and As-Shipped HW Configuration Local or OOB component configuration BIOS, NIC, RAID, Boot order

8. Server Configuration via XML Overview 8 Snapshot of all configurable properties of system in XML format Single source for all system configuration Source Server NFS/ CIFS / Local FS Export Configuration Make modifications to XML, Import onto one or more target servers

9. Server Configuration via XML Overview 9 Single command to configure one or more aspects of system configuration (BIOS, NIC, iDRAC, RAID, LC, System, FC-HBA) As small as configuring a single attribute As large as configuring the entire system One command to remember Commands to export and import XML Jobs for Export / Import Status, Percentage and Message updates Configuration change results written to Lifecycle Controller Log Setup 1 and propagate to N Use case comparisonBeforeAfter Retrieve system configuration snapshot At least 9 commands, excluding variations 1 command Simple configuration use case (involving 2 components BIOS / NIC) At least 3 commands and 2 host reboots 1 command, 1 host reboot

10. Sample 10 Metadata RAID BIOS NIC iDRAC System FC-HBA Other components:

11. –Export / Import can be directed from NFS / CIFS shares or iDRAC local FS (/tmp) –Graceful or Forced shutdown if system reboot is required –Specify Time to Wait for Graceful shutdown –Specify End Power State of the system after configuration –Configuration continues on error Workflows for complex operations –RAID Stacking –RAID Stacking with BIOS Attributes –Set Hard Drive to boot first –iSCSI boot (Broadcom / QLogic) 11 Feature Detail

12. Learn More from 12 Firmware Update Whitepapers ›http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20097364.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20097364.aspx ›http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20065936.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20065936.aspx ›http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20101309.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20101309.aspx Configuration XML –Whitepapers ›http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269586.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269586.aspx ›http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269601.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269601.aspx –Video and Sample scripts ›http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269591/download.a spxhttp://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20269591/download.a spx ›http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1984.idrac-with- lifecycle-controller-technology-video-demos.aspx#LC2_Videoshttp://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1984.idrac-with- lifecycle-controller-technology-video-demos.aspx#LC2_Videos