Users Guide

NOTE: Before you apply system updates using sudo, create a new user account, edit the sudoers le using the
visudo command, and add the following:
For target systems running a 32-bit operating systems:
Cmnd_Alias OMEUPDATE = /bin/tar,/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/omexec,/tmp/
LinuxPreInstallPackage/runbada,/tmp/LinuxPreInstallPackage/omexec,/tmp/invcol.bin
<sudo_username> ALL=OMEUPDATE,NOPASSWD:OMEUPDATE
For target systems running a 64-bit operating systems:
Cmnd_Alias OMEUPDATE = /bin/tar,/opt/dell/srvadmin/bin/omexec,/tmp/
LinuxPreInstallPackage64/runbada,/tmp/LinuxPreInstallPackage64/omexec,/tmp/
invcol64.bin <sudo_username> ALL=OMEUPDATE,NOPASSWD:OMEUPDATE
NOTE: Applying system updates using sudo is not supported for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server targets.
8. Click Finish.
NOTE: You cannot schedule Windows and Linux updates to occur using the same task. Create a separate task for
each.
Updating Firmware, BIOS, and Drivers Without OMSA
To update the rmware, BIOS, and drivers on a system that does not have OMSA installed:
1. Collect the software inventory from the server. See Collecting Firmware and Driver Inventory.
2. Update the system through the system update portal. See Applying System Updates Using the Non-Compliant Systems Tab or
Applying System Updates Using the System Update Task Wizard.
View Default Catalog
Select to view the catalog le that is currently in use for applying software updates.
Table 213. View Default Catalog
Field Description
Source Displays the source. The source is either Server Update Utility,
FTP, or Repository Manager.
Source Type The type for source from which the catalog le is taken. For
example, Dell ftp site.
Release ID The unique identication number assigned to the released
catalog le.
Release Date The date on which the catalog le was released.
Newer version available Displays if a newer version is available.
Issues and Resolutions Use Case Scenarios
The following table provides information about the issues that are displayed in the Issues and Resolutions for Updates tab.
Table 214. Issues and Resolutions Use Case Scenarios
Issue Resolution
PowerEdge VRTX was inventoried using either SNMP or IPMI. Perform discovery and inventory of PowerEdge VRTX using
WS-Man.
iDRAC was inventoried using either SNMP or IPMI. Perform discovery and inventory of iDRAC using WS-Man.
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