Users Guide

NOTE: If the domain name is not resolved in the DNS, then you cannot use Lifecycle Controller to ping the domain name
and view the IP address. Make sure that the DNS issue is resolved, and then retry.
6. Click Finish to export the inventory.
The HardwareInventory _<servicetag>_<timestamp>.xml or FactoryShippedHWInventory_<servicetag>.xml file is
copied to the specified location. For the current inventory, the time stamp is in the format yyyy-mm-ddthh:mm:ss, where
‘t’ indicates time.
NOTE: For factory-shipped inventory, the status of few parameters for the installed components is displayed as
Unknown.
Related concepts
About view and export current inventory on page 25
About view and export factory-shipped inventory on page 25
Related tasks
Exporting hardware inventory to a USB drive on page 27
Exporting hardware inventory to a network share on page 27
Exporting hardware inventory to a USB drive
To export hardware-related inventory to a USB drive:
1. From the Select Device drop-down menu, select a USB drive.
2. In the File Path box, type a valid directory or subdirectory path on the device. For example, 2015\Nov. If the path is not
provided, the file is stored in the root location of the device.
NOTE:
Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path that includes the file name and file extension. For example,
if 56 characters are used for file name and extension, only 200 characters can be used for the path. Lifecycle Controller
does not support these characters -:, *,?,”,<,>,|,#,%,^, and SPACE.
Exporting hardware inventory to a network share
To export to a network share, select CIFS or NFS and type the required details.
Related tasks
CIFS on page 27
NFS on page 28
CIFS
For CIFS, type the following details:
● Share Name — Type the server IP or host name followed by the root of the network share. Examples: \
\192.168.0.120\sharename or \\hostname\sharename.
● Domain and User Name — Type the domain and user name required to log on to the network share. If there is no domain,
type the user name.
● Password — Type the correct password.
● File Path — Type the sub-directories, if any. For example, 2015\Nov.
NOTE:
The following characters are supported for user name and password:
○ Digits (0–9)
○ Alphabets (a-z, A-Z)
○ Hyphen (-)
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