Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Release 1.4.0 User's Guide

Using a USB Drive

You can download the repository from the SUU DVD or an FTP to a USB drive, and then access the updates from this drive.

Before you perform any updates, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

The updates are downloaded using the Dell Repository Manager and the repository is created on a USB drive.
- NOTE: To download the complete repository, make sure that the USB drive has 8 GB free disk space.
Connect USB drive to the system.

To update the platform using USB drive:

Insert a USB drive to the managed system. Alternatively, 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 iDRAC7 User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
From the Select Device drop-down menu, select the USB drive that contains the updates (DUP or repository).
In the File Path or Update package path box, type the location or sub-directory where the catalog file is stored.
- 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 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 or DUP is downloaded from ftp.dell.com, do not copy them into a subdirectory.
- NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path and does not support special characters such as :, *, ?, ", <, >, |, #, %, and ^ in folder names.