User's Manual

Using Local Drive

Lifecycle Controller allows you to perform platform updates using locally available DVDs or USB drives, or by using

Virtual Media. This flexibility improves the efficiency of the update process when there is high network traffic. After

selecting the update repository, Lifecycle Controller automatically detects any necessary updates, and then performs

those updates either on components you specifically select, or on all components that Lifecycle Controller has identified

by default.

To access the repository on the local drive, create a repository on a DVD or USB drive.

Using a DVD

Use either Server Update Utility (SUU) DVDs or custom DVDs (SUU ISO downloaded from support.dell.com and written to

a DVD) to perform firmware updates. The available DVDs are:

• OpenManage SUU DVD to update all the server components such as Lifecycle Controller, Dell Diagnostics,

BIOS, RAID Controller, NIC, iDRAC, and Power Supply Unit.

• Lifecycle Controller OS Driver Packs DVD (Windows only) to update the operating system driver packs.

To access the updates from a DVD:

1. Insert the appropriate DVD in the locally-attached CD/DVD drive. Alternatively, insert the appropriate DVD in the

client and use the

Virtual Media feature to access the attached CD/DVD drive. For more information, see

iDRAC7

User’s Guide

2. From the Local Drive drop-down list, select the drive that contains the updated DVD.

3. In the Catalog Location or Update package path box, enter the location or sub-directory where the catalog is

stored.

NOTE: If the catalog file is located in the root folder, do not enter the file name in the Catalog Location or

Update package path box. However, if the catalog file is located in a sub-directory, enter the sub-directory

name (for example, subdirectory).

NOTE: If the catalog file or DUP is downloaded from ftp.dell.com, do not copy them into a sub-directory.

NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path, and does not support special characters such as :,

*, ?, ", <, >, |, #, %, and ^ in folder names.

Using a USB Drive

You can download the repository from the SUU DVD or an FTP to a USB flash drive, and then access the updates from

this drive.

Before you perform the updates, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

• The updates are downloaded using the Dell Repository Manager and the repository is created on a USB drive.

NOTE: To download the complete repository, make sure that the USB drive has 8 GB free space.

• Connect the USB drive to the system.

To update the platform using USB drive:

1. Insert the USB drive to the managed system. Alternatively, insert the USB drive to the client system and use the

Virtual Media feature to access it. For more information, see

iDRAC7 User’s Guide

2. From the Select Device drop-down list, select the USB drive that contains the updates (DUP or repository).

3. In the Catalog Location or Update package path box, enter the location or sub-directory, where the catalog is

stored.