Users Guide

Topics:

• Managing firmware Catalogs

• Editing a firmware catalog

• Creating a firmware baseline

• Deleting a firmware baseline

• Checking the compliance of a device firmware against its baseline

• Editing a firmware baseline

• Deleting a firmware baseline

Managing firmware Catalogs

Catalogs are bundles of firmware based on device types. All the available catalogs (update packages) are validated and posted to Dell.com

from where you can download catalogs based on your requirement, and then create firmware baselines that act as a local repository for

your devices. This reduces the extra effort of administrators and device managers to frequently access Dell.com, and also reduces the

overall updating and maintenance time. For field definitions on the Catalog Management page, see Catalog Management field definitions.

The sources of catalog that you can currently access are:

• Latest component firmware versions on Dell.com: Lists the latest firmware versions of devices. For example, iDRAC, BIOS, PSU,

and HDDs that are rigorously tested and released and posted to Dell.com. See Creating a firmware catalog by using Dell.com.

• Network Path: Location where a catalog and optionally associated updates are saved after unpacking (locally downloading) from

Dell.com or Dell Repository Manager (DRM). See Creating a firmware catalog by using local network.

NOTE: As a part of local network catalog, you can use a single device update package stored on the local system.

Creating a firmware catalog by using Dell.com

NOTE:

To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release, you must have necessary user privileges. See

Role-based OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release user privileges.

1. On the Catalog Management page, click Add.

2. In the Add Firmware Catalog dialog box:

a) Type the name for firmware catalog, and then select Latest component firmware versions on Dell.com.

b) Click Finish.

A new firmware catalog is created and listed in the Catalog table on the Catalog Management page.

3. To go back to the Firmware page, click Back to Firmware.

Creating a firmware catalog by using local network

1. On the Catalog Management page, click Add.

2. In the Add Firmware Catalog dialog box:

a) Type a name for the firmware catalog, and then select Network Path.

The Share Type drop-down menu is displayed.

b) Select one of the following:

• NFS

1. In the Share Address box, type the IP address of the system where the firmware catalog is stored on the network.

2. In the Catalog File Path box, type the full file path of the catalog file location.

3. Click Finish.

• CIFS

1. In the Share Address box, type the IP address of the system where the firmware catalog is stored on the network.

2. In the Catalog File Path box, type the full file path of the catalog file location.

3. In the Domain box, type the domain name of the device.

4. In the User Name box, type the user name of the device where the catalog is stored.

5. In the Password box, type the password of the device to access the share.

• HTTP

Managing the device firmware