Users Guide

FTP Authentication

Although you must provide the user name and password for the FTP server, Lifecycle Controller supports anonymous

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 LC 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 Server Updates DVD

To copy the repository:

1. Download the

Dell Server Updates

ISO to your system from support.dell.com, and burn it to a DVD.

NOTE: For updating the OS driver packs, use the

Dell Lifecycle Controller OS Driver Packs

DVD.

2. Copy the repository folder of the DVD to the root directory of the local FTP server.

3. Use this local FTP server for platform update.

Using Dell Repository Manager to Create the Repository and Copy it to a Local FTP Server

To create and copy the repository:

1. Copy the repository created using the Dell Repository Manager to the root directory of the local FTP server.

NOTE: For information on creating a repository for your system, see the

Dell Repository Manager User Guide

support.dell.com/manuals.

2. Use this local FTP server for Platform Update.

Accessing Updates on a Local FTP Server

The users in your organization need to know the IP address of the local FTP server to specify the online repository when

using the OS Deployment wizard through Lifecycle Controller and Platform Update through Lifecycle Controller.

If your users are accessing the local FTP server through a proxy server, then they need to know the following

information for the proxy server:

• The proxy server host name or IP address

• The port number of the proxy server

• The user name required for authentication on the proxy server

• The password required for authentication on the proxy server

• The type of proxy server

• To download drivers using a proxy server to access an FTP server, you must specify: