• Hardware conguration
• Operating system and hypervisor deployments
• Hardware updates
• Hardware diagnostics
• Easy maintenance of PowerEdge servers
The Dell Lifecycle Controller is embedded on all the 11
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generation and later PowerEdge servers. No tools or downloads are required to
use the capabilities of Lifecycle Controller.
For more information, see the following documents available at dell.com/support/manuals:
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Version <Version Number> User's Guide
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Version <Version Number> Quick Start Guide
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide
• Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration Best Practices
• Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials
It is recommended to use Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials as replacement for IT Assistant. Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials (OME)
provide improved capabilities such as:
• Discovering and inventorying the systems.
• Monitoring systems’ health.
• Viewing and managing system alerts.
• Performing system updates.
• Viewing hardware inventory and compliance reports.
For more information regarding Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials, contact service provider.
• iDRAC Service Module
The iDRAC Service Module is a lightweight optional software application that can be installed on all the 12
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PowerEdge servers. Using the iDRAC Service Module you can congure the features on the supported operating system. The iDRAC
Service Module provides additional Server Management data to iDRAC and presents one-to-many consoles with access to Systems
Management data through OS interfaces.
The iDRAC Service Module also complements the iDRAC interfaces such as the GUI, RACADM CLI, and WSMAN with additional
monitoring features. For more information, see iDRAC Service Module <Version Number> Installation Guide available at dell.com/
support/home.
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
The Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample conguration les that you
can use to deploy and congure the systems. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying large
number of systems on a pre-operating system environment in a reliable way, without changing their current deployment processes.
Using DTK you can install the operating system in the BIOS or Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode.
In addition to the command-line utilities used to congure various system features, DTK also provides sample scripts and conguration
les to perform common deployment tasks and documentation. These les and scripts describe the use of the DTK in Microsoft
Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) and Linux environments. For more information, see the following documents
available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals:
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> User's Guide
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Command Line Interface Reference Guide
• Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version <Version Number> Installation Guide
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