Dell Update Strategies Administrator Guide July 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Deliver mandatory regular cadence updates ................................................................ 5 Chapter 3: Deliver optional regular cadence updates .................................................................... 6 Chapter 4: Deliver mandatory single or targeted updates..............................................................
1 Overview This document helps IT administrators select the IT device management tool to remotely update BIOS, drivers, or firmware based on their requirements and use cases. It provides details about recommended approaches to leverage based on the use case, type of update, and update strategy. Table 1.
2 Deliver mandatory regular cadence updates IT administrators can deliver mandatory regular cadence updates using Dell Command | Update with Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager and a management console. Prerequisites Create and download your custom catalog using Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager. Dell Technologies recommends that you select the latest BIOS, drivers, and firmware from www.dell.com/support. Steps 1.
3 Deliver optional regular cadence updates IT administrators can deliver optional regular updates that can triggered by the end user using Dell Command | Update with Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager and a management console. Prerequisites Create and download your custom catalog using Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager. Dell Technologies recommends that you select the latest BIOS, drivers, and firmware from www.dell.com/support. Steps 1.
4 Deliver mandatory single or targeted updates IT administrators can deliver mandatory single or targeted updates using: ● Dell Command | Update with Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager and a management console—Recommended approach ● Microsoft third-party Config Manager for SCCM with Dell Business Client Catalog—Alternate approach Deliver mandatory single or targeted updates using Dell Command | Update with Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager IT administrators can deliver mandatory single or target
5 Deliver optional single or targeted updates IT administrators can deliver optional single or targeted updates that can be triggered by the end user using Dell Command | Update with Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager and a management console. Prerequisites Create and download your custom catalog of the targeted update using Dell Command | Cloud Repository Manager. Dell Technologies recommends that you select the latest BIOS, drivers, and firmware from www.dell.com/support. Steps 1.
6 Deliver mandatory updates automatically from Dell support site IT administrators can deliver mandatory updates automatically from the Dell support site using Dell Command | Update and a management console. Steps 1. Deploy the latest version of Dell Command | Update to your endpoints using a management console such as System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or VMware Workspace One.
7 Deliver optional updates automatically from Dell support site IT administrators can automatically deliver optional updates from the Dell support site that can be triggered by the end user using Dell Command | Update and a management console. Steps 1. Deploy the latest version of Dell Command | Update to your endpoints using a management console such as System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) or VMware Workspace One.
