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3 Extract the catalog.xml le, and change the baseLocation to your local HTTP URL, and compress the le with .gz extension.
For example, change the baseLocation from downloads.dell.com to host name or IP address such as hostname.com.
4 Place the catalog le with the modied catalog le, and the DUP les in your local HTTP folder replicating the same structure in
downloads.dell.com.
Viewing update source
1 In OMIMSSC, click Maintenance Center.
2 In Maintenance Center, click Maintenance Settings, and then click Update Source.
All the update sources created along with their description, source type, location, and credential prole name is displayed.
Creating update source
Prerequisites
• Based on the update source type, ensure that a Windows, or an FTP credential prole is available.
• If you are creating a DRM update source, then ensure that you install and congure DRM is installed and the Administrator roles are
congured.
Steps
1 In the OMIMSSC console, click Maintenance Center and then click Maintenance Settings.
2 In the Update Source page, click Create New and provide the update source name and description.
3 Select any of the following types of update source from the Source Type drop-down menu:
• FTP Sources—select to create an online or local FTP update source.
NOTE
: If you are creating an FTP source, provide your FTP credentials along with proxy credentials if the FTP
site is reachable by using proxy credentials.
• HTTP Sources—select to create an online or local HTTP update source.
NOTE
: If you are creating an update source of type HTTP, provide the complete path of catalog with the catalog
name and your proxy credentials to access the update source.
• DRM Repository—select to create a local repository update source. Ensure that you have installed DRM.
NOTE
: If you are creating a DRM source, provide your Windows credentials and ensure that the Windows shared
location is accessible. In the location eld provide the complete path of the catalog le with the le name.
• Inventory Output les—select to view the rmware inventory against reference server conguration.
NOTE
: You can only view a comparison report by using Inventory Output les as an update source, that
compares inventory information of one server with all other servers.
4 In Location, provide the URL of the update source of an FTP or HTTP source, and the Windows shared location for DRM.
NOTE
: The local FTP site must replicate the online FTP.
NOTE: The local HTTP site must replicate the online HTTP.
NOTE: Providing HTTP or HTTPS in the URL for an FTP source is not mandatory.
5 To access the update source, select the required credential prole in Credentials.
6 In Proxy Credentials , select the required proxy credentials if proxy is required to access the FTP or HTTP source.
7 (Optional) To make the created update source as a default update source, select Make this as default source.
8 To verify that the location of the update source is reachable by using the mentioned credentials, click Test Connection, and then click
Save.
NOTE
: You can create the update source only after the test connection is successful.
Modifying update source
About this task
While modifying an update source, ensure that you note and remember the following points:
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