Users Guide

Choosing Server Component Firmware 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 Firmware 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 filtering 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 filter the information based
on the component, is available only for the Update by File mode.
These filters enable you to:
• Select one or more categories of components or devices for easy viewing.
• Compare firmware versions of components and devices across the server.
• To narrow the category of a particular component or device based on types or models, automatically filter the selected components
and devices.
NOTE:
Automatic filtering 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 filtering behavior is designed
to minimize the subsequent selection decisions after an initial selection is made.
Following are some examples where the filtering mechanisms are applied:
• If the BIOS filter 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 filtering 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 firmware update image (DUP) is
compatible with the correct model of the server.
Sometimes, a BIOS firmware 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 filtering is important for firmware updates of Network Interface Controllers (NIC) and RAID Controllers. These device
categories have different types and models. Similarly, the firmware 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.
Filtering Components for Firmware Updates Using CMC Web
Interface
To filter the devices:
1. In the left pane, go to Server Overview, and then click Update .
2. On the Server Component Update page, in the Component/Device Update Filter section, select one or more of the following:
• BIOS
• iDRAC
• Lifecycle Controller
• 32-Bit Diagnostics
• OS Driver Pack
• Network I/F Controller
• RAID Controller
The Component/Device Update Filter section is displayed only for the Update by File mode of firmware update.
The Firmware Inventory section displays only the associated components or devices across all servers present in the chassis. After
you select an item from the drop-down menu, only the components or devices associated with the ones in the are list displayed.
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