Setup Guide

26 Systems Management Using Dell OpenManage
Change Management in XenServer Dell Edition
Dell Update Packages for supported PowerEdge systems are available for
download from the the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. IT
Assistant provides a centralized software update capability. You can load Dell
Update Packages and System Update Sets (system bundles) into the IT
Assistant repository, either from the Dell Server Updates media or from the
Dell support website. Updates can also be individually applied locally on each
XenServer host.
Before applying an update to the system, make sure all the VMs on the system
are powered down or the host is in maintenance mode so that there are no
active VMs on the XenServer host.
To download a DUP for XenServer host:
1
Go to support.dell.com .
2 Select Drivers and Downloads .
3 Select the appropriate system model (example: PowerEdge 2950) or enter
the
Service Tag of the system.
4 For Operating System, select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 .
5 Click to expand BIOS , and then click Dell - BIOS .
6 Download the Update Package for Red Hat Linux and the GnuPG
signature file.
To upgrade the system or device firmware or BIOS using ITA, create a
software update task:
1
Download the corresponding BIN and .sign files from the Dell support site
as mentioned above.
2 In the ITA console, add the DUP package to the IT Assistant repository
through the
Manage → Software Updates tab.
3 Create a task for Software Update and provide the required host details.
NOTE: ITA uses the SSH port for installation of DUP packages. Ensure that SSH is
enabled on the XenServer host. If disabled, you can enable SSH from XenServer
local console→ Remote Service Configuration→ Enable/Disable Remote Shell.