Users Guide

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 ftp.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 ftp.dell.com. A local FTP server is not required for users, who have access to ftp.dell.com

through a proxy server. Check ftp.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:

1. Download the Dell Server Updates ISO image to your system from dell.com/support.

2. Copy the repository folder of the DVD to the root directory of the local FTP server.