Users Guide

Setting up local HTTP
About this task
To set up local HTTP:
Steps
1 Create a folder structure in your local HTTP that is an exact replica of downloads.dell.com.
2 Download the catalog.gz le from the online HTTP which is from the following location: http://downloads.dell.com/catalog/
catalog.xml.gz and extract the les.
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 are displayed.
Creating update source
Prerequisites
• Based on the update source type, ensure that a Windows or an FTP credential prole is available.
• Ensure that you install and congure DRM having Administrator roles, if you are creating a DRM update source.
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 view a comparison report by using Inventory Output les as an update source. The reference
server’s inventory information is compared against all other servers that are discovered in OMIMSSC.
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.
48 Firmware update in OMIMSSC