User's Manual

5. To verify whether or not Lifecycle Controller is able to connect to the IP address that you entered,
click Test Network Connection. By default, Lifecycle Controller PINGs the Gateway IP, DNS server
IP, and the host IP.
NOTE: If the DNS is not able to resolve the domain name, Lifecycle Controller cannot ping to
the domain name and does not display its IP address. Make sure that the DNS–related issue is
resolved, and then retry the operation.
6. Click Finish to export the inventory.
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.
Related Links
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:
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