Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Add a compliance file

A compliance file must be in an available state for PowerFlex Manager to add the file.

1. From the Getting Started page, click Upload Compliance File.

   Alternatively, click Settings > Repositories. On the Repositories page, select the Compliance Versions tab, and click Add.

2. In the Add Compliance File dialog, select one of the following options:
   • Download from SupportAssist (Recommended)—Select this option to import the compliance file that contains the firmware bundles you need.
     • Download from local network path—Select this option to download the compliance file from a CIFS file share. This option is intended for sites that do not have Internet accessibility to SupportAssist.
3. If you selected Download from SupportAssist (Recommended), click the Available Compliance Files drop-down list, and select the file.

   Before downloading a compliance file from SupportAssist, you must configure SupportAssist. To configure the SupportAssist, you must enable SupportAssist in the Initial Configuration wizard.

   If you are downloading a compliance file from SupportAssist, the file type is a ZIP or TAR.GZ file.

   NOTE:The XML file type is not supported as a download option.
4. If you selected Download from local network path, perform the following:
   • In the File Path box, enter the location of the compliance file. Use the following format:
     • CIFS share for ZIP file: \\host\share\filename.zip
     • CIFS share for TAR.GZ file: \\host\share\filename.tar.gz
   • If you are using a CIFS share, enter the User Name and Password.
   • Mark the target upgrade catalog as the default version for compliance checking.

   Download the 3.6.x and the 4.5.x software catalogs. PowerFlex requires the catalog for the version that the system is on and the target version.

5. Click Save.

   PowerFlex Manager unpacks the compliance file as a repository that includes the firmware and software bundles that are required to perform any updates.

   If the compliance file contains an embedded ISO file for an operating system image (such as for an VMware ESXi or PowerFlex image), the download process unpacks the file and adds it to the operating system image repository.

   A compliance file can be large and take some time to download and unpack. To help you monitor the progress of the downloading and unpacking operations, PowerFlex Manager provides percentage complete information for these operations in the State column on the Compliance Versions tab.