Users Guide

Devices are grouped for efficient handling of repeated tasks such as firmware update, discovery, and inventory generation.
However, you can exclude a device so that the excluded device does not participate in any of these activities because it is
not monitored by OpenManage Enterprise. This task is similar to the global exclusion. See Globally excluding device(s) from
discovery results.
1. In the left pane, select the System group or Custom group whose device must be excluded.
2. In the devices list, select the check box corresponding to the device(s), and then click Exclude.
3. When prompted whether or not to exclude the selected device(s), click YES.
The devices are excluded, added to the global exclusion list, and not anymore monitored by OpenManage Enterprise.
4. To remove the global exclusion and make OpenManage Enterprise monitor the device again, delete it from the global
exclusion range, and then rediscover.
Update the device firmware and drivers by using baselines
You can update the firmware and/or driver version of device(s) on the All Devices page or from the Firmware/Driver
Compliance page (see Update firmware and/or drivers using the baseline compliance report on page 57). Updating using
the All Devices page is recommended when updating firmware and/driver of a single device.
NOTE:
● To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have the necessary user privileges. See Role-based
OpenManage Enterprise user privileges on page 14.
● Driver updates are applicable only for devices associated with 64-bit Windows versions.
● Driver updates on the devices cannot be rolled back.
● If the firmware update is done using the 'Stage for next server reboot' option, then the inventory and baseline check
must be executed manually after the package is installed in the remote device.
● If the device is not associated with any baseline, the Baseline drop-down menu is not populated. To associate a device
to a baseline, see Creating the firmware baseline.
● If you select multiple devices, only the devices that are associated with the selected baseline are listed in the table.
1. From the All Devices page Devices list, select the device(s) and click More Actions > Update.
NOTE:
When you select device(s), ensure that they are associated with one or more firmware baselines. Else, the
devices are not displayed in the compliance report, and therefore cannot be updated.
2. In the Device Update dialog box:
a. In the Select Update Source section select one of the following:
● From the Baseline drop-down menu, select the baseline. A list of devices that are associated with the selected
baseline is displayed. The compliance level of each device is displayed in the 'compliance' column. Based on the
compliance level, you can update the firmware and/or driver version. For information about the field description on
this page, see Viewing device firmware compliance report.
i. Select the check boxes corresponding to the devices that must be updated.
ii. Click Next.
● You can update the firmware and/or drivers by using Individual Update package also. Click Individual Package, and
then complete the on-screen instructions. Click Next.
b. In the Schedule section:
● Under Schedule Update, click Additional Information to view the important information and select one of the
following:
a. Update Now: To apply the firmware/driver updates immediately.
b. Schedule Later: To specify a date and a time when the firmware and/or driver version must be updated. This mode
is recommended if you do not want to disturb your current tasks.
● Under Server Options select one of the following reboot options :
a. To reboot the server immediately after the firmware/driver update, choose Reboot server immediately and from
the dropdown menu select one of the following options:
i. Graceful Reboot without Forced Shutdown
ii. Graceful Reboot with Forced Shutdown
iii. PowerCycle for a hard reset of the device.
b. Select Stage for next server reboot to trigger the firmware/driver update when the next server reboot happens. If
this option is selected, then the inventory and baseline check must be executed manually after the package is installed
in the remote device.
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