OpenManage Enterprise 4.0.x User's Guide

Add a catalog to the local network

Create a firmware catalog on a local network. Currently, CIFS, NFS, HTTP, and HTTPS protocols are supported.

1. On the Catalog Management screen, click Add.
2. In the Add Update Catalog dialog box:
   1. In the Name box, enter a catalog name.
   2. For the Catalog Source, select the option Network Path.
      The Share Type drop-down menu is displayed.
   3. Select one of the following:
      • NFS
        1. In the Share Address box, enter the IP address of the system where the firmware catalog is stored on the network.
        2. In the Catalog File Path box, enter the full file path of the catalog file location. Example path: nfsshare\catalog.xml

      • CIFS
        1. In the Share Address box, enter the IP address of the system where the firmware catalog is stored on the network.
        2. In the Catalog File Path box, enter the full file path of the catalog file location. Example path: Firmware\m630sa\catalog.xml
        3. In the Domain box, enter the domain name of the device.
        4. In the User Name box, enter the user name of the device where the catalog is stored.
        5. In the Password box, enter the password of the device to access the share. Type the username and password of the shared folder where the catalog.xml file is stored.

      • HTTP
        1. In the Share Address box, enter the IP address of the system where the firmware catalog is stored on the network.
        2. In the Catalog File Path box, enter the full file path of the catalog file location. Example path: compute/catalog.xml.

      • HTTPS
        1. In the Share Address box, enter the IP address of the system where the firmware catalog is stored on the network.
        2. In the Catalog File Path box, enter the full file path of the catalog file location. Example path: compute/catalog.xml.
        3. In the User Name box, enter the user name of the device where the catalog is stored.
        4. In the Password box, enter the password of the device where the catalog is stored.
        5. Select the Certificate Check check box. The authenticity of the device where the catalog file is stored is validated and a Security Certificate is generated and displayed in the Certificate Information dialog box.
   4. After you have entered the Share Address and the Catalog File Path, the Test now link is displayed. To validate a connection to the catalog click Test now. If the connection to the catalog is established, a Connection Successful message is displayed. If connection to the share address or the catalog file path is not established, Connection to path failed error message is displayed. This is an optional step.
   5. In the Update Catalog box, select either Manually or Automatically.
      If the Update Catalog is selected as Automatically, select either Daily or Weekly as the update frequency and enter time in the 12-hour format.

      NOTE:To get the latest firmware information in the baseline, click Check for Update on the relevant catalog. Optionally, if your catalog is updated on schedule, the firmware information is updated with the scheduled catalog update.
3. Click Finish. The Finish button appears only after you have entered all the fields in the dialog box.
   A new firmware catalog is created and listed in the Catalog table on the Catalog Management screen.
4. To go back to the Firmware/Driver Compliance screen, click Return to Firmware/Driver Compliance.