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Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................... 5
Supported Components ....................................................................... 5
About Platform Update ....................................................................... 6
Platform Update Methods .................................................................... 7
Using FTP Server .................................................................................. 7
Using Non-Proxy FTP Server ................................................................. 7
Using Proxy FTP Server ...................................................................... 13
Using a Local Drive .............................................................................. 17
Using a DVD .................................................................................... 17
Using a USB Flash Drive ...................................................................... 21
Creating a USB Flash Drive Repository ................................................. 25
Using a Network Share (CIFS or NFS) ......................................................... 26
Creating the Local CIFS or NFS Share Repository .................................... 32
Using Single Component Update .............................................................. 32
FTP .............................................................................................. 32
Local Drive (CD/DVD/USB) .................................................................. 34
Network Share (CIFS and NFS) .............................................................. 37
Roll Back to Previous Firmware Version ..................................................... 41
View Current Version ........................................................................... 44
Testing Network Connectivity ................................................................. 47
Checking the signature ......................................................................... 51
Catalog on FTP Server ....................................................................... 51
Single Component DUPs ..................................................................... 53
Platform Update Mechanism ................................................................... 54
Trusted Platform Module Warning ............................................................ 56
Using Dell Repository Manager ................................................................ 59
Saving the Repository Using DRM .......................................................... 59