User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1
- Active System Manager Overview
- Chapter 2
- Getting Started
- Chapter 3
- Account Management
- Chapter 4
- User Profile Management
- Managing Security Functions
- Managing Groups
- Defining Permissions
- Modifying Permissions
- Managing Authentication Repositories
- Chapter 5
- Inventory Management
- Understanding Resource Modeling
- Building a Standard Active System Manager Inventory
- Configuring Discovery Setup
- Running Discovery
- Using Resource Types
- Using Resource Instances
- Building Resource Instances
- Modifying Core Properties for Resource Instances
- Modifying Resource Instance Resource Availability Dates
- Modifying Resource Instance Interfaces
- Displaying the Resource Availability Calendar View
- Deleting Resource Instances
- Setting Inventory Parameter Values
- Resolving Resource Dependencies
- Using Resource Interface Types
- Linking Resources
- Importing Inventory
- Importing Connectivity
- Exporting Connectivity
- Managing Resource Pools
- Managing Maintenance Windows
- Managing Virtual Resources
- Chapter 6
- Firmware Management
- Creating Active System Manager Software Repositories
- Updating Dell Chassis Firmware from the Operations Center
- Updating Dell Server Firmware
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware from the Operation Center
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware from an Active Session
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach Server Profile Virtual Operation
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware through an Orchestration
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach Server Profile Custom Operation
- Minimum Firmware Versions for Active System Manager Components
- Chapter 7
- Server Template and Profiles
- Creating a Server Template
- Editing a Server Template
- Adding or Editing BIOS Information on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing RAID Information on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing Firmware Settings on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing Networks Settings on a Server Template
- Naming Conventions when using Orchestrations
- Server Profiles
- Chapter 8
- Using Inventory
- Chapter 9
- Repository Management
- Chapter 10
- Network Management
- Chapter 11
- Template Management
- Template Types
- Working with Templates
- Creating New Templates
- Saving Templates
- Changing Template Ownership and Permissions
- Opening Templates
- Closing Templates
- Deleting Templates
- Managing Template History Details
- Filtering Templates
- Validating Templates
- Importing Templates
- Exporting Templates
- Attaching a Template Image
- Scheduling Templates
- Archiving Templates using the Templates View
- Restoring Archived Templates
- Updating Templates using the Template Editor
- Viewing and Modifying Template Properties
- Adding Resource Types
- Setting Resource Type Properties for Scheduling
- Deleting Resource Types
- Adding Resource Types Based on Manufacturer Only
- Adding Resource Instances
- Modifying Resource Properties
- Deleting Resource Instances
- Defining Provisioning Policies
- Supporting Layer 2 Switching
- Using Annotations
- Updating Templates using the Link Editor
- Associating an Orchestration Workflow with Templates
- Chapter 12
- Session Management
- Introducing the Sessions Perspective
- Working with Running Sessions
- Scheduling a Session Using Templates
- Creating an Instant Session
- Opening Sessions
- Opening the Session Editor
- Using the Sessions Calendar
- Viewing Session Properties
- Editing Default Session Properties
- Assigning and Changing Session Ownership
- Canceling Sessions
- Deleting Sessions
- Purging Sessions
- Rescheduling Sessions
- Managing Session Links
- Handling Link Preemption
- Managing Session Resources
- Associating Scripts to Sessions
- Archiving Sessions
- Supporting Layer 2 Switching
- Saving Sessions
- Configuring Session Notifications and Reminders
- Starting and Stopping ASAP Rescheduling
- Managing Virtual Resources
- Chapter 13
- Orchestration Management
- Chapter 14
- Working with Test and Script Execution
- Chapter 15
- Reports
- Chapter 16
- Settings
- Chapter 17
- Dashboard
Updating Dell Server Firmware
Firmware Management 6-7
Prerequisite
• Server Firmware Repository must be set up.
Steps to Update Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware through an Orchestration
1. Click Operations in the left menu bar.
2. Right-click in the Operation Center and select Create Template to create a new server profile
template OR right-click on an existing template and select Edit to edit an existing server profile
template.
3. In the New Orchestration window, enter a Name for the Orchestration and click Finish.
4. In the Orchestration editor, drag Firmware Update All Servers into the Orchestration view as a new
step.
5. In the Specify Input Values window, enter the firmware update image to be updated.
6. Select the Primary Source and Secondary Source where the firmware update image resides.
7. In the Elements folder, select the firmware to be applied.
The selected firmware version has to be greater or equal to the minimum firmware version specified in
Table 6-1. If firmware version selected is less than the minimum firmware version, then firmware
update will fail.
8. Run the orchestration as part of the session.
Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach
Server Profile Custom Operation
Complete the following steps to update server firmware using the attach server profile custom operation.
You can specify the firmware images to be applied to a server on the Firmware page of the Server Profile
Template wizard. Firmware updates can only be performed on servers in which no other firmware update
operation is running as part of another operation or any virtual operation.
Prerequisite
• Server Firmware Repository must be set up.
• While selecting firmware in the Firmware Settings screen, select firmware Dell Update Packages from
a single repository only.
Steps to Update Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach Server Profile
Custom Operation
1. Click Operations in the left-hand tool bar.
2. Click the Server Templates and Profiles tab in Operation Center view.
3. Right-click in the Operation Center and select Create Template to create a new template, or
right-click on an existing template and select Edit to edit an existing server profile template.
4. Complete the template pages and click Next until you reach the Firmware Settings page.