User's Manual

The HardwareInventory _<servicetag>_<timestamp>.xml or FactoryShippedHWInventory_<servicetag>.xml file is
copied to the specified location. For the current inventory, the time stamp is in the format yyyy-mm-ddthh:mm:ss,
where ‘t’ indicates time.
Related Links
About View and Export Current Inventory
About View and Export Factory-Shipped Inventory
USB Drive
Network Share
USB Drive
To export hardware-related inventory to a USB drive:
1. From the Select Device drop-down menu, select a USB drive.
2. In the File Path box, type a valid directory or sub-directory path on the device. For example, 2011\Nov. If the path is
not provided, the file is stored in the root location of the device.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path, and does not support special characters such as :,
*, ?, ", <, >, |, #, %, and ^ in folder names.
Network Share
To export to a Network Share, select CIFS or NFS and type the required details.
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CIFS
NFS
CIFS
For CIFS, type the following details:
• Share Name — Type the path to the shared folder to export the file. For example, type \\192.168.20.26\sharename or \
\servername\sharename.
• Domain and User Name — Type the domain and user name required to log on to the network share. For example,
loginname@myDomain or domain\user name. If there is no domain, type the user name.
• Password — Type the correct password.
• File Path — Type the sub-directories, if any. For example, 2011\Nov.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path, and does not support special characters such as :,
*, ?, ", <, >, |, #, %, and ^ in folder names.
NFS
For NFS, type the following details:
• Share Name — Type the path to the shared folder where you must store the file. For example, \\xxx.xxx.xx.xx
\sharename.
• File Path — Type the sub-directories, if any. For example, 2011\Nov.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path, and does not support special characters such as :,
*, ?, ", <, >, |, #, %, and ^ in folder names.
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