Owner's Manual

208 Using the CMC Web Interface
Examples
Following are some examples where the filtering mechanisms are applied:
• If the BIOS filter is selected, only the BIOS inventory for all servers is
presented. 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 ensures 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 just 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.
The Server Component Update page provides the following sections:
• Component/Device Update Filter: This section is used to control the
viewing of components and/or devices in the
Firmware Inventory section.
By enabling the filter for a component or device type, the
Firmware
Inventory
section is modified to display only the enabled component or
device across all servers.
After a filter selection is made and the filtered set of components and
devices is displayed in the inventory section, further filtering may occur
when a component or device is selected for update. For example, if the
BIOS filter is selected, then the inventory section displays all the servers
with only their BIOS component. If a BIOS component on one of the
servers is selected, the inventory is further filtered to display the servers
that match the model name of the selected server.
If no filter is selected and a selection for update of a component or device
is made on the inventory section, then the filter associated with that
selection is automatically enabled. Further filtering may occur where the
inventory section displays all the servers that have a match for the selected
component in terms of model, type or some form of identity. For example,