– Virtual disks:
* Create virtual disks
* Edit virtual disks cache policies
* Check virtual disk consistency
* Initialize virtual disks
* Encrypt virtual disks
* Assign or unassign dedicated hot spare
* Delete virtual disks
– Controllers:
* Configure controller properties
* Import or auto-import foreign configuration
* Clear foreign configuration
* Reset controller configuration
* Create or change security keys
– PCIe SSD devices:
* Inventory and remotely monitor the health of PCIe SSD devices in the server.
* Prepare the PCIe SSD to be removed
* Securely erase the data
– Set the backplane mode (unified or split mode).
– Blink or unblink component LEDs
– Apply the device settings immediately, at next system reboot, at a scheduled time, or as a pending
operation to be applied as a batch as part of the single job.
Update
• Manage iDRAC licenses.
• Update BIOS and device firmware for devices supported by Lifecycle Controller
• Update or rollback iDRAC firmware and lifecycle controller firmware using a single firmware image.
• Manage staged updates.
• Backup and restore server profile
• Access iDRAC interface over direct USB connection.
• Configure iDRAC using Server Configuration Profiles on USB device.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
• Perform power related operations and monitor power consumption.
• Optimize system performance and power consumption by modifying the thermal settings.
• No dependency on Server Administrator for generation of alerts.
• Log event data: Lifecycle and RAC logs.
• Set email alerts, IPMI alerts, remote system logs, WS eventing logs, and SNMP traps (v1, v2c, and v3)
for events and improved email alert notification.
• Capture last system crash image.
• View boot and crash capture videos.
• Out-of-band monitor and alert the performance index of CPU, memory, and I/O modules.
• Configure warning threshold for inlet temperature and power consumption.
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