Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710 Technical Guidebook
Dell Unified Server Configurator is a 1:1 user interface exposing utilities from Lifecycle Controller. Customers
will use this interface to configure hardware, update server, run diagnostics, or deploy the operating
system. This utility resides on Lifecycle Controller. To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the
<F10> key within 10 seconds of the Dell logo display during the system boot process. Current
functionality enabled by the Unified Server Configurator includes:
featuRe
Faster O/S
Installation
Faster System Updates
More Comprehensive
Diagnostics
Simplified Hardware
Configuration
III. iDRAC6 Express/Enterprise
For the M710, all features of both the iDRAC6 Express and Enterprise are included with each server. The
iDRAC6 is a managed persistent storage space for server provisioning data and consists of 1GB flash and
VFlash. VFlash offers the hot-plug portability and increased storage capacity benefits of SD while still
being managed by the system. iDRAC6 is currently partitioned to support the following applications:
• U nified Server Configurator Browser and System Services Module (SSM) (25MB): The Unified
Server Configurator browser provides a consistent graphical user interface for bare metal
deployment and is ideal for 1-to-1 deployment. The SSM supports automatic 1-to-N deployment
• S ervice Diagnostics (15MB): Formerly on the hard drive as the Utility Partition, this is a bootable
FAT16 partition for Service Diagnostics
• D eployment OS Embedded Linux (100MB): Storage space to hold embedded Linux
• D eployment OS WinPE (200MB): Storage space to hold Windows Preinstallation Environment
• D river Store (150MB): Holds all files required for OS deployment
• i DRAC6 firmware (120MB): Holds the two most recent versions of iDRAC6 firmware
• F irmware Images (160MB): Holds the two most recent versions of BIOS, RAID, embedded
NIC, power supplies, and hard drive firmware. This partition also holds the BIOS and option
ROM configuration data
• L ife Cycle Log (2MB): Stores initial factory configuration as well as all detectable hardware
and firmware changes to the server since its deployment. The Life Cycle Log is stored on the
BMC SPI flash
• R J-45 Management 10/100Mbps Ethernet port
• V Flash SD card connector - Launches with limited functionality but designed
for future expansion
• O ther iDRAC6 features:
• R emote virtual floppy / CD / disk (with super floppy support)
• G raphics console redirection (also called remote virtual KVM-Keyboard / Video / Mouse)
(For M Series part of the M1000e)
• V irtual flash (requires VFlash card)
• R ip and replace
• R ACADM Command Line Interface
Approximately 20% of the Flash space is reserved for wear leveling on the NAND Flash. Wear leveling is a
method designed to extend the life of the NAND Flash by balancing the use cycles on the Flash's blocks.
DescRiPtiOn
Drivers and the installation utility are embedded on system, so no need to
scour DELL.COM
Integration with Dell support automatically directed to latest versions of
the Unified Server Configurator
Diagnostic utilities are embedded on system
Detects RAID controller and allows user to configure virtual disk and
choose virtual disk as boot device, eliminating the need to launch a
separate utility
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