Users Guide

2. In the devices list, select the check box corresponding to the device(s).
3. Click More Actions > Update Firmware.
4. In the Update Firmware dialog box:
a. In the Select Source section:
• From the Baseline drop-down menu, select the baseline that must be used for comparing and upgrading or rolling back the
device firmware. A list of devices that are associated with the selected firmware baseline is displayed. The compliance level of
each device is displayed in the COMPLIANCE column. Based on the compliance level, you can upgrade or downgrade the
firmware version. For information about the field description on this page, see Viewing device firmware compliance report.
However, when you are checking the compliance of an individual device on the View Details page, you can upgrade or roll back
the firmware version. See Rolling back an individual device firmware version.
1. Select the check boxes corresponding to the devices that must be updated.
2. Click Next.
• You can upgrade or downgrade by using individual update package also. Click Individual Package, and then complete the on-
screen instructions. Click Next.
b. In the Prerequisites section, prerequisites if any, for the device are displayed. Click Next.
c. In the Schedule section, select:
• Update Now: The firmware version is updated and matched to the version available in the associated catalog. To make the
update become effective during the next device restart, select the Stage for next server reboot check box.
• Schedule Later: Select to specify a date and time when the firmware version must be updated. You can run the job at a later
time.
5. Click Finish. A firmware update job is created and listed in the Jobs list. See Using jobs for device control.
NOTE: 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.
NOTE: If you select multiple devices, only the devices that are associated with the selected baseline are listed in the
table.
Select Firmware Source
In the Select Firmware Source tab, you can select the required baseline or individual update package to update the firmware.
Baseline
Select this option to update the baseline version of the firmware which you want to update. Select the required
baseline version from the drop-down.
COMPLIANCE Indicates if the firmware version complies with the baselines defined in the catalog file.
MODEL Displays the model of the device.
SERVICE TAG Displays the service tag of the device for which the firmware is updated.
DEVICE NAME /
COMPONENTS
Displays the name of the device or component.
REBOOT
REQUIRED
Indicates if the system must be restarted after the firmware is installed.
CURRENT
VERSION
Displays the version of the firmware installed.
BASELINE
VERSION
Displays the baseline of the firmware.
Individual package Select this option to update the firmware from a catalog. Click Browse to navigate to the location where the
catalog file is located.
Actions
Next
Displays the Prerequisites tab.
Cancel Closes the wizard without saving the changes.
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