Dell External OEMR R810 Technical Manual

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DellDell PowerEdge R810 Technical Guide 57DVD. This DVD has an inventory tool for managing updates to firmware, BIOS and drivers foreither Linux or Windows varieties.17.3 94BEmbedded Server ManagementThe PowerEdge R810 implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded Server Management.It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The iDRAC (Integrated DellRemote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface between the host system and itsmanagement software and the periphery devices.iDRAC6 provides features for managing the server remotely or in data center lights-outenvironments.Advanced iDRAC features require the installation of the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.17.4 95BLifecycle Controller and Unified Server ConfiguratorEmbedded management is comprised of several interdependent pieces:• Lifecycle Controller• Unified Server Configurator• iDRAC6• vFlashLifecycle controller powers the embedded management features. It is integrated and tamperproofstorage for system-management tools and enablement utilities (firmware, drivers, etc.). It is flashpartitioned to support multiple, future-use cases.Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is a local 1:1 graphical user interface embedded on LifecycleController that aids in local server provisioning in a pre-OS environment. Lifecycle Controller offersOS install, platform updates, platform configuration, and diagnostics capabilities.To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo’sappearance during the system boot process. Current functionality enabled by the Unified ServerConfigurator includes those shown in the following table.Table 17. Unified Server Configurator Features and DescriptionFeature DescriptionFaster O/S Installation Drivers and the installation utility are embedded on system, so noneed to scour DELL.COMFaster System Updates Integration with Dell support automatically directed to latestversions of the Unified Server Configurator, iDRAC, RAID, BIOS, NIC,and Power SupplyUpdate Rollback Ability to recover to previous ―known good state‖ for all updatablecomponentsMore Comprehensive Diagnostics Diagnostic utilities are embedded on systemSimplified Hardware Configuration Detects RAID controller and allows user to configure virtual disk andchoose virtual disk as boot device, eliminating the need to launch aseparate utility. Also provides configuration for iDRAC, BIOS, andNIC/LOM.