Owner's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 217
• Component/Device Firmware Inventory: This section summarizes the
status of the firmware versions of all the components and devices across all
the servers currently present in the chassis. Options to perform the various
Lifecycle Controller Operations such as Update, Rollback, Reinstall, and
Job Deletion are available. Only one type of operation can be performed at
a time. Components and devices that are not supported may be listed as
part of the inventory, but do not permit Lifecycle Controller operations.
Servers that currently do not support the Lifecycle Controller service are
listed as Not Supported. A hyperlink is provided allowing navigation to an
alternative page where it is possible to directly update only the iDRAC
firmware. This page does not support the update of any of the components
and devices on the server. Only the iDRAC firmware can be updated on this
alternative page and is not dependent on the Lifecycle Controller facility.
If the server is listed as Not Ready, this indicates that when the firmware
inventory was retrieved, the iDRAC on the server was still initializing. Wait
for the iDRAC to be fully operational and then refresh the page for the
firmware inventory to be retrieved again.
If the inventory of components and devices does not reflect what is physically
installed on the server, you must invoke the Unified Server Configurator
Console (USC) when the server is in the boot process. This helps to refresh
the internal components and devices information and provides another
means to verify the currently installed components and devices. This
situation occurs when:
• The server iDRAC firmware is updated to newly introduce the Lifecycle
Controller functionality to the server management.
• The new devices have been freshly inserted into the server.
To automate this action, iDRAC Configuration Utility provides an option
that can be accessed through the boot console.
For iDRAC6 servers, on the boot console, when prompted with the message
Press <CTRL-E> for Remote Access Setup within 5 sec.,
press <CTRL-E>. Then, on the setup screen, enable Collect System
Inventory on Restart.
For iDRAC7 servers, on the boot console, select F2 for System Setup. On the
setup screen, select iDRAC Settings, and then select System Services (USC).
On the setup screen, enable Collect System Inventory on Restart.