Users Guide

To update using a USB drive:

1. Insert a USB drive to the managed system. Alternatively, you can insert the USB drive to the client

system and use the Virtual Media feature to access the USB drive. For more information about this

feature, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide at dell.com/

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2. From the Select Device drop-down menu, select the USB drive that contains the updates (DUP or

repository).

3. In the File Path or Update package path field, type the location or subdirectory where the catalog

file is available.

NOTE: If the catalog file is located in a root folder, do not enter the file name in the File Path or

Update package path field. However, if the catalog file is located in a subdirectory, enter the

subdirectory name.

NOTE: If the catalog file or DUP is downloaded from ftp.dell.com, do not copy them to a

subdirectory.

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.

Using a FTP server

Lifecycle Controller provides options to update a server using the latest firmware available on the Dell

FTP server or internal FTP server. To use the Dell FTP, local FTP, or service provider's FTP server that is

configured as proxy or non-proxy, use the following options:

• Using Non-Proxy FTP Server

• Using Proxy FTP Server