Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Release 1.4.0 User's Guide

Using Network Share

To use a shared folder over a network, select Network Share (CIFS or NFS) and enter the details provided in the following table:

Table 1. Network Share Details
For CIFS	For NFS
Share Name — Path to the shared folder where the DUPs or repository is located. For example, \\192.168.20.26\sharename or \\servername\sharename.
Domain and User Name — Type the correct domain and user name required to log on to the network share. For example, login-name@myDomain, and if there is no domain, type only the login name. For example, login-name.	NA
Password — Password to authenticate the user name.	NA
File Pathor Update package path — Name of the DUP location or sub-directory, where the catalog is stored. NOTE: If the catalog file is located in the root folder, do not enter the file name in the File Path or Update package path box. However, if the catalog file is located in a sub-directory, enter the sub-directory name (for example, subdirectory). NOTE: If the catalog file and DUP are downloaded from ftp.dell.com, do not copy them into a sub-directory. NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path, and does not support special characters such as :, *, ?, ", <, >, \|, #, %, and ^ in folder names.