Users Guide

Table 216. View Default Catalog
Field Description
Source Displays the source. The source is either Server Update Utility,
downloads.dell.com, or Repository Manager.
Source Type The type for source from which the catalog le is taken. For
example, downloads.dell.com.
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.
System Update Use Case Scenarios
The following table provides use case scenarios about how system updates occur based on dierent protocols and the update
modes.
NOTE: If the preferred system update method selected in Advanced Settings is In-Band (Operating System) and
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is installed on the target server, the components are updated using OMSA. If
OMSA is not installed on the target server, the components are updated through the operating system.
Table 217. System Update Use Case Scenarios
Protocol Used for
Server IP
Discovery and
Inventory
Protocol Used for
iDRAC IP
Discovery and
Inventory
Preferred System Update
Mode Selected in
Advanced Settings
Credentials for
System Update
Actual Update Mode
SNMP SNMP In-Band (Operating
System)
Server All components are updated using
OpenManage Server Administrator.
NOTE: When an iDRAC IP is
discovered using SNMP,
iDRAC software inventory is
not retrieved and all
components are updated are
using Server Administrator
irrespective of the preferred
system update mode
selected.
SNMP SNMP Out-of-Band (iDRAC) Server
WMI SNMP In-Band (Operating
System)
Server All components are updated using
OpenManage Server Administrator.
WMI SNMP Out-of-Band (iDRAC) Server All components are updated using
Server Administrator because the
protocol used for iDRAC discovery
and inventory was SNMP.
WMI SNMP In-Band (Operating
System)
Server All components are updated using
the operating system.
SSH WS-Man/SNMP In-Band (Operating
System)
Server All components are updated using
the operating system.
SNMP WS-Man In-Band (Operating
System)
Server All components are updated using
OpenManage Server Administrator.
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