Users Guide

Creating a firmware baseline
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.
NOTE: When a device is connected, the firmware version, if earlier than baseline version, is not automatically updated.
You must update the firmware version. It is recommended to update device firmware during maintenance windows to
prevent the devices or environment going offline during business hours.
Baseline is a customized and locally-stored set of firmware versions that are easy to access and apply. A baseline can be applied on the
basis of one baseline-to-many device, many baselines-to-one device, and many baselines-to-many devices. For example, the baseline you
create for a BIOS version can be applied to many servers running the same BIOS. Similarly, you can apply two baselines to one device—
say, one for the firmware version and the other for BIOS. To create a firmware baseline:
1. Under Firmware, click Create Baseline.
2. In the Create Firmware Baseline dialog box:
a) In the Baseline Information section:
1. From the Catalog drop-down menu, select a catalog.
2. To add a catalog to this list, click Add. See Managing firmware Catalogs.
3. In the Baseline Name box, type a name for the baseline, and then type the baseline description.
4. Click Next.
b) In the Select Devices section:
• To select the target device(s):
1. Select Select Devices, and then click the Select Devices button.
2. In the Select Devices dialog box, all the devices monitored by OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release, IOMs, and devices
under static or query group are displayed in respective groups.
3. In the left pane, click the category name. Devices in that category are displayed in the working pane.
4. Select the check box corresponding to the device(s). The selected devices are listed under the Selected Devices tab.
• To select the target device group(s):
1. Select Select Groups, and then click the Select Groups button.
2. In the Select Groups dialog box, all the devices monitored by OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release, IOMs, and devices
under static or query group are displayed in respective categories.
3. In the left pane, click the category name. Devices in that category are displayed in the working pane.
4. Select the check box corresponding to the group(s). The selected groups are listed under the Selected Groups tab.
3. Click Finish.
A message is displayed that a job is created for creating the baseline.
In the Baseline table, data about the device and baseline job is displayed. For field definitions, see Firmware baseline field definitions.
Deleting a firmware baseline
Under Firmware, A list of available firmware baselines is displayed. Select the check box corresponding to the baseline and click Delete.
The firmware baseline is deleted and removed from the baseline list.
Checking the compliance of a device firmware
against its baseline
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.
NOTE: When a device is connected, the firmware version, if earlier than baseline version, is not automatically updated.
You must update the firmware version. It is recommended to update device firmware during maintenance windows to
prevent the devices or environment going offline during business hours.
NOTE: You can view the firmware baseline report on the Dashboard also. See Managing firmware baseline by using the
OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release dashboard.
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