Users Guide

• Apply Updates on Next Reboot — Select the option to update the firmware at the next server

reboot. ASM will stage the firmware update to each server selected until reboot.

SM will stage the firmware update to each server selected. The update will take effect at the next

server reboot.

• Schedule Update — Select this option and then select the date and time to update the firmware.

ASM will apply the firmware updates at a selected date and time and then reboot to all servers

within this service. For servers belonging to a VMware vSphere cluster, servers will be updated

one at a time by putting it first into maintenance mode, then performing the firmware update and

rebooting the server, and finally bringing the server out of maintenance mode before moving on

to the next server.

2. Click Save.

Viewing firmware compliance report

To view the compliance report of any resource:

1. On the Resources page, select a resource to view the firmware compliance report.

2. In the right pane, under Firmware Status, click View Compliance Report.

The <Resource> Firmware Compliance Report dialog box displays the following information:

• Firmware Name — Lists the firmware components based on the resource and the associated

components.

• Firmware Version — Displays the firmware version running on the components.

• Firmware Update Version — Displays the latest firmware version available for update.

• Last Update — Displays the date and time of the last successful firmware update.

Related Concepts

Discovery overview

Related References

Resource operational state

Resource health status

Resource firmware compliance status

Related Tasks

Discovering resources

Viewing resource details

Removing resources

Updating resource inventory

Configuring resources or chassis

Updating firmware

Discovery overview

You can discover new resources or existing resources that are already configured within your

environment. After discovery, you can deploy services on these resources from a template.

When ASM discovers a chassis, it also discovers servers and I/O modules within the chassis.