Users Guide

To compare and update firmware inventory:
1. In Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration Manager
2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012, under Device
Collections, right-click All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller →
Launch Config Utility.
2. From the left pane of the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Firmware Inventory,
Compare, and Update.
3. Select a baseline from the following options:
• Dell PDK Catalog — to specify a Dell PDK catalog to compare with the firmware inventory. To
specify a PDK catalog:
– Click Browse to navigate to the file location where you have saved the catalog. Ensure that
the catalog resides on a CIFS share that is accessible to the Dell Lifecycle Controllers.
– Specify the User Name and Password to the CIFS share where your catalog resides if you
want to update the firmware inventory from the catalog. You do not need to specify the user
name and password if you are viewing or comparing against the catalog.
NOTE: To update the firmware inventory, you must point to a local repository.
• FTP: ftp.dell.com — to connect to a catalog on the Dell FTP site to compare the firmware
inventory.
• Firmware Inventory Profile — to specify an existing profile that you have saved and use it to
compare and update the firmware inventory for the collection.
4. Click Next.
The Firmware Inventory, Compare, and Update screen displays the following information:
• Name — displays the name of the systems in the collection.
• Model — displays the system model information.
• Component — displays the components available on the servers.
• Version — displays the firmware versions of the components.
• Baseline — displays the baseline firmware version of the components.
• Criticality — displays the status of the firmware and indicates if the firmware of your collection is
compliant, or needs an update.
5. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the information to clipboard, or click Export to CSV to export the
information in comma separated values format.
6. Select the systems that you wish to update with newer firmware and click Next.
The screen displays the firmware download progress.
7. After the download is complete, click Next and choose one of the following options:
• Start now — to start the update immediately.
• Start on next boot — to start the update when the systems boot next.
• Schedule update — to specify a date and time and schedule an update on that date.
8. Click Finish to complete the firmware update process.
Viewing the hardware inventory
You can use the Configuration Utility to view the hardware inventory details of all the systems in the
collection.
To view the hardware inventory:
1. In Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration Manager
2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012, under Device
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