Users Guide

To update using a USB drive:
1 Insert a USB drive to the managed system. Alternatively, you can insert the USB drive to the client system and use the Virtual Media
feature to access the USB drive. For more information about this feature, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
User’s Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
2 From the Select Device drop-down menu, select the USB drive that contains the updates (DUP or repository).
3 In the File Path or Update package path eld, type the location or subdirectory where the catalog le is available.
NOTE: If the catalog le is located in a root folder, do not enter the le name in the File Path or Update package path
eld. However, if the catalog le is located in a subdirectory, enter the subdirectory name.
NOTE: If the catalog le or DUP is downloaded from ftp.dell.com, do not copy them to a
subdirectory.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path that includes the le name and le extension. For example, if
56 characters are used for le name and extension, only 200 characters can be used for the path. Lifecycle Controller
does not support these characters -:, *,?,”,<,>,|,#,%,^, and SPACE.
Using a FTP server
Lifecycle Controller provides options to update a server using the latest rmware available on the Dell FTP server or internal FTP server. To
use the Dell FTP, local FTP, or service provider's FTP server that is congured as proxy or non-proxy, use the following options:
• Using Non-Proxy FTP Server
• Using Proxy FTP Server
Related link
Accessing updates on a local FTP server
Conguring a local USB drive
Using a non-proxy FTP server
Lifecycle Controller can access the latest rmware from ftp.dell.com. It downloads the DUPs from this location to perform rmware
update.
Before performing an update using a non-proxy FTP server, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
• The network settings are congured (Settings > Network Settings).
• The updates are downloaded using Dell Repository Manager, and the repository is created on an internal FTP server.
To update the system using the Dell FTP server, internal FTP server, or service provider’s FTP server:
• Dell FTP Server — In the Address eld, enter only ftp.dell.com.
• Internal FTP server or service provider’s FTP server — Enter the following details:
• User Name — The user name to access the FTP location.
• Password — The password to access the FTP location.
• File Path or Update package path — Name of the DUP location or subdirectory where the catalog is available.
This step is optional for operating system driver source.
NOTE
: If the catalog le is located in the root folder, do not enter the le name in the File Path or Update package
path eld. However, if the catalog le is located in a subdirectory, enter the subdirectory name.
NOTE: If the catalog le or DUP is downloaded from ftp.dell.com, do not copy them to a
subdirectory.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path that includes the le name and le extension. For
example, if 56 characters are used for le name and extension, only 200 characters can be used for the path.
Lifecycle Controller does not support these characters -:, *,?,”,<,>,|,#,%,^, and SPACE.
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