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4 (Optional) Import and edit an existing profile. For more information, see
Importing a Profile.
5 Save the newly created RAID profile as a .XML file to any folder location
on the local system.
Comparing and Updating the Firmware Inventory
You can use Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for ConfigMgr to compare
and update the firmware inventory of a single system, or a collection of
systems. You can compare the firmware inventory against a given inventory
profile, Dell FTP site, or a PDK catalog created by Repository Manager.
Prerequisites
• Common Prerequisites.
• Make sure that you have access to the Common Internet File System
(CIFS) share where the Plug-in Deployment Kit (PDK) catalog is located
or Dell ftp site (
ftp.dell.com ).
• To compare against an existing profile, create a Hardware inventory profile.
For more information, see
Creating a New Profile.
Workflow
1 To compare and update the Firmware inventory of a single target system,
launch the
System Viewer Utility. To compare and update the Firmware
inventory of a collection of systems, launch the Config Utility. For more
information, see
System Viewer Utility or Configuration Utility.
2 Select Firmware Inventory, Compare, and Update from the System
Viewer
Utility or Config Utility.
3 For a single system, see Comparing and Updating Firmware Inventory.
4 For a collection, see Comparing and Updating Firmware Inventory for
Systems in a Collection.
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