Users Guide

settings are configured, you can click the refresh icon in the Update section to see if an updated version is available to
download.
Configure the appliance for online update
1. Click Application Settings > Console and Extension > Update Settings.
2. In How to check for updates , select one of the following options:
● Automatic: The appliance checks for the availability of the updates automatically every Monday from the source
specified in the Where to check for updates.
● Manual: User has to manually check for the availability of the update from the source specified in the Where to check
for updates by clicking the Refresh list icon in the Updates section on the Console and Plugins page.
3. In Where to check for updates, select dell.com to specify the location from where the appliance will check for updates.
4. Optional: Select the Automatically start the console update when downloads are complete check box to initiate
an installation of the console update immediately after the update package is downloaded. Otherwise, the update can be
initiated manually.
5. Click Apply.
The appliance checks for updates directly from https://downloads.dell.com/openmanage_enterprise.
Update the appliance using online method.
Upgrade OpenManage Enterprise using online method
Before you begin the update from dell.com, ensure the following:
● Ensure the update settings is configured for online update. See Configure and upgrade OpenManage Enterprise using online
method on page 161.
● Ensure that you have gone through all the upgrade prerequisites and recommendations as mentioned in Upgrade
Recommendations and Prerequisites on page 161.
● Ensure to take a VM snapshot of the console as a backup in case something unexpected occurs. Allocate more downtime for
this if necessary.
1. Based on the update settings, the appliance checks for the availability of an update and if a new version is available, a
banner with the new upgrade version information is displayed. On the banner, the administrator can choose to dismiss the
notification, be reminded later, or can click View Now to know details such as the version and size of the update available
on the Application Settings > Console and Plugins page. The OpenManage Enterprise section of the Console and Plugins
page displays all the new features and enhancements of the available update.
2. Click Update and then click Download Console to download the package from the specified source.
NOTE:
● Clicking Update initiates an Upgrade Bundle Download job. This job finishes by itself after all the update files are
downloaded and cannot be terminated.
● If the upgrade fails, the appliance would restart. It is recommended to revert the VM snapshot and upgrade again
3. If the Automatically start the console update when downloads are complete check box is selected in the Update
settings, the upgrade will start automatically after the update package is downloaded. Otherwise, click Update Console to
perform the update.
Configure OpenManage Enterprise and perform offline upgrade
using network share
You must set up a local network share and manually download the update package when you are not automatically connected to
Dell.com. An audit log is created after every manual attempt to find an update.
Before you begin the update from a network share:
● You must have the administrator privileges to perform the upgrade. For more information about privileges, see Role and
scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise on page 15.
● Ensure that you have read the general upgrade recommendations and prerequisites as mentioned in Upgrade
Recommendations and Prerequisites on page 161.
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Managing OpenManage Enterprise appliance settings