Users Guide

5. Select No to continue making additional configuration changes or select Yes to save the changes and exit the wizard.
All changes are applied during the next system restart.
Collect system inventory on restart
When you enable the Collect System Inventory On Restart (CSIOR) property, hardware inventory and part configuration information
is discovered and compared with previous system inventory information on every system restart.
NOTE: By default, the CSIOR property is enabled.
Updating server inventory information
To enable collecting system inventory on restart:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller
2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.
3. In the right pane, select Hardware Inventory.
4. Click Collect System Inventory on Restart.
5. Under Collect System Inventory on Restart, click Enabled, and then click Finish.
The system inventory is updated after the next restart.
Configuring local FTP server
If your organization’s users are on a private network that does not have access to external sites, specifically downloads.dell.com, you can
provide firmware updates from a locally-configured FTP server. The users in your organization can access updates or drivers for their Dell
EMC server from the local FTP server instead of
downloads.dell.com. A local FTP server is not required for users, who have access to
downloads.dell.com through a proxy server. Check downloads.dell.com frequently to make sure your local FTP server has the most recent
updates.
FTP authentication
Although you must provide the user name and password for the FTP server, Lifecycle Controller supports anonymous login to the FTP
server using the FTP server address to download the catalog information. If you use a firewall, you should configure it to allow outgoing
FTP traffic on port 21. The firewall must be configured to accept incoming FTP response traffic.
Requirements for a local FTP server
The following requirements apply when configuring a local FTP server.
• The local FTP server must use the default port (21).
• You must use the Settings wizard to configure the network card on your system before accessing updates from the local FTP server.
Copying repository to a local FTP server from the Dell
EMC server Updates DVD
To copy the repository:
1. Download the Dell EMC server Updates ISO image to your system from www.dell.com/support.
2. Copy the repository folder of the DVD to the root directory of the local FTP server.
3. Use this local FTP server for firmware update.
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