Users Guide

NOTE: The Job Status column displays the job status of the operations scheduled on the server.

The job status is dynamically updated.

Filtering Components for Firmware Updates

Information for all the components and devices across all servers is retrieved at one time. To manage this

large amount of information, the Lifecycle Controller provides various filtering mechanisms. 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.

• Filter the selected components and devices automatically, to narrow the category of a particular

component or device based on types or models.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 Update from File.

3. 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