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• 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.
Viewing or Exporting Hardware Inventory After Part
Replacement
To view or export the hardware inventory after part replacement:
1. Launch Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.
3. In the right pane, click Hardware Inventory.
4. Click View Current Inventory.
Lifecycle Controller displays the old hardware inventory.
5. Restart the server and relaunch Lifecycle Controller.
6. To view the latest inventory, on the Hardware Inventory page, click View Current Hardware
Inventory to view the latest inventory, or click Export Current Inventory to export the latest
inventory to an external location.
NOTE: For more information about the part replacement feature, see the Part Replacement in
Lifecycle Controller white paper available at delltechcenter.com/lc.
Related Links
About View and Export Current Inventory
Viewing and Exporting Current Inventory After Resetting
Lifecycle Controller
To view or export the current hardware inventory data after resetting the Lifecycle Controller:
NOTE: After you select the Delete Configuration and Reset Defaults option , the system
automatically turns off.
1. Turn on the system and wait for a few minutes for iDRAC to start functioning.
2. Press <F10> to launch Lifecycle Controller and the system inventory is collected as CSIOR is enabled
by default.
3. After Lifecycle Controller launches, go to Hardware Configuration and click View Current Hardware
Inventory or Export Current Hardware Inventory to view or export current hardware inventory
respectively. If the following message is displayed, click
No, reboot the system, and then retry.
Hardware change is detected on the system. The current hardware inventory
does not contain the latest updates as the hardware inventory update is in
progress. To view or export the latest hardware inventory, relaunch
Lifecycle Controller and retry. Do you want to continue with the old current
hardware inventory information?
Related Links
Viewing Hardware Inventory—Current or Factory-Shipped
Exporting Hardware Inventory—Current or Factory-Shipped
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