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3. In the right pane, click Advanced Hardware Configuration.
4. Select the device you want to configure.
Based on the configuration setting changes, the following message may be displayed:
One or more of the settings requires a reboot to be saved and activated. Do you want
to reboot now?
5. Select No to continue making additional configuration changes or select Yes to save the changes and exit the wizard.
All changes are applied during the next system restart.
Collect system inventory on restart
When you enable the Collect System Inventory On Restart (CSIOR) property, hardware inventory and part configuration
information is discovered and compared with previous system inventory information on every system restart.
NOTE: By default, the CSIOR property is enabled.
Updating server inventory information
To enable collecting system inventory on restart:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.
3. In the right pane, select Hardware Inventory.
4. Click Collect System Inventory on Restart.
5. Under Collect System Inventory on Restart, click Enabled, and then click Finish.
The system inventory is updated after the next restart.
Configuring local FTP server
If your organization’s users are on a private network that does not have access to external sites, specifically downloads.dell.com,
you can provide firmware updates from a locally-configured FTP server. The users in your organization can access updates or
drivers for their Dell server from the local FTP server instead of downloads.dell.com. A local FTP server is not required for users,
who have access to downloads.dell.com through a proxy server. Check downloads.dell.com frequently to make sure your local
FTP server has the most recent updates.
FTP authentication
Although you must provide the user name and password for the FTP server, Lifecycle Controller supports anonymous login to
the FTP server using the FTP server address to download the catalog information. If you use a firewall, you should configure it
to allow outgoing FTP traffic on port 21. The firewall must be configured to accept incoming FTP response traffic.
Requirements for a local FTP server
The following requirements apply when configuring a local FTP server.
● The local FTP server must use the default port (21).
● You must use the Settings wizard to configure the network card on your system before accessing updates from the local
FTP server.
Copying repository to a local FTP server from the Dell Server
Updates DVD
To copy the repository:
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