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Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 4

About Platform/Firmware Update .......................................................................................................................... 5

Platform/Firmware Update Methods ........................................................................................................................ 6

Using FTP Server ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

Using Non-Proxy FTP Server ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Using Proxy FTP Server ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Using a Local Drive ......................................................................................................................................................16

Using a DVD ..................................................................................................................................................................16

Using a USB Drive ........................................................................................................................................................ 21

Creating a USB Drive Repository ..................................................................................................................... 25

Using a Network Share (CIFS or NFS) ..................................................................................................................... 26

Creating the Local CIFS or NFS Share Repository ............................................................................................ 31

Using Single Component Update ............................................................................................................................ 31

FTP .............................................................................................................................................................................. 31

Local Drive (CD/DVD/USB Drive) ............................................................................................................................ 33

Network Share (CIFS and NFS) ................................................................................................................................. 36

Roll Back to Earlier Firmware Version .................................................................................................................... 40

View Current Version ................................................................................................................................................. 44

Testing Network Connectivity ................................................................................................................................. 45

Checking the Signature ............................................................................................................................................. 48

Catalog on FTP Server ........................................................................................................................................... 48

Single Component DUPs .......................................................................................................................................... 50

Firmware Update Mechanism ................................................................................................................................... 51

Trusted Platform/Firmware Module Warning ....................................................................................................... 53

Using Dell Repository Manager ............................................................................................................................... 56

Saving the Repository Using DRM ...................................................................................................................... 56