Configuring
part replacement properties for a system
About this task
The Part Replacement
feature provides an automatic update of firmware, or configuration,
or both of a newly replaced component in a system, to match that of
the original part. The newly replaced components could include a PowerEdge
RAID controller, NIC or power supply, to match that of the original
part. This feature is disabled by default on Lifecycle Controller
and may be enabled if required through DLCI. It is a licensed feature
and requires the Dell vFlash SD card.
Use the System Viewer Utility to configure the Part Replacement
properties for a system.
To configure the Part
Replacement properties:
Steps
On the System Viewer Utility, select Platform Restore.
For the11th generation of PowerEdge servers, the
utility checks for a valid license of the Dell vFlash SD card on the
Lifecycle Controller of the system and for the 12th and 13th generation
of PowerEdge servers, the utility checks for an Enterprise license.
If a valid license is present, the Platform Restore screen is displayed.
On the Platform Restore screen, select the Configure Part Replacement option and click Next.
The Part Replacement attributes are displayed.
Select the options for the properties as displayed
in the following table:
Table 1. Property and
options
Property
Options
Collect System Inventory
on Start (CSIOR)
Disabled: Disables CSIOR for
the replaced part.
Enable: Enables CSIOR for
the replaced part.
Do Not Change: Retains the
default settings.
Part firmware update
Disabled: Disables the firmware
updates for the replaced part.
Allow version upgrade only: Performs firmware update on replaced parts if the firmware version
of the new part is lower than the original part.
Match firmware of replaced part: Performs firmware update on replaced parts to the version of the
original part.
Do Not Change: Retains the
default settings.
Part configuration
update
Disabled: Disables the operation
that applies the current configuration to a replaced part.
Apply always: Applies the current
configuration to the replaced part.
Apply only if firmware matches: Applies the current configuration only if the current firmware
matches with the firmware of the replaced part.
Do Not Change: Retains the
default settings.
Click Finish after
selecting the required options.
The following message is displayed: Task submission complete.
A task is submitted
to the Task Viewer. You can launch the Task Viewer to view the status of the task. The task
configures the Lifecycle Controller of the system with the Part Replacement
configuration. This configuration takes effect when you replace any
part for the system.
If you have updated the Part
Replacement Attributes, sometimes the updates are not set immediately.
Wait for couple of minutes and check to see if the updates are set.
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