Users Guide
Choosing server component rmware update type using CMC
web interface
To select the type of server component update type:
1 In the system tree, go to Server Overview, and then click Update > Server Component Update. The Server Component Update
page is displayed.
2 In the Choose Update Type section, select the required update method:
• Update from File
• Update from Network Share
Filtering components for rmware updates
Information about all the components and devices across all servers is retrieved at one time. To manage this large amount of information,
Lifecycle Controller provides various ltering mechanisms.
NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License.
The Component/Device Update Filter section in the Server Component Update page that allows you to lter the information based on
the component, is available only for the Update by File mode.
These lters enable you to:
• Select one or more categories of components or devices for easy viewing.
• Compare rmware versions of components and devices across the server.
• To narrow the category of a particular component or device based on types or models, automatically lter the selected components
and devices.
NOTE
: Automatic ltering feature is important while using the Dell Update Package (DUP). The update programming of a
DUP can be based on the type or model of a component or device. The automatic ltering behavior is designed to minimize
the subsequent selection decisions after an initial selection is made.
Following are some examples where the ltering mechanisms are applied:
• If the BIOS lter is selected, only the BIOS inventory of all the servers is displayed. If the set of servers consists of a number of server
models, and a server is selected for BIOS update, the automatic ltering logic automatically removes all the other servers that do not
match with the model of the selected server. This makes sure that the selection of the BIOS rmware update image (DUP) is
compatible with the correct model of the server.
Sometimes, a BIOS rmware update image may be compatible across a number of server models. Such optimizations are ignored in
case this compatibility is no longer true in the future.
• Automatic ltering is important for rmware updates of Network Interface Controllers (NIC) and RAID Controllers. These device
categories have dierent types and models. Similarly, the rmware update images (DUP) may be available in optimized forms, where a
single DUP may be programmed to update multiple types or models of devices of a given category.
Viewing rmware inventory
You can view the summary of the rmware versions for all components and devices for all servers currently present in the chassis along
with their status.
NOTE
: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License.
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