Users Guide

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 WS-Man Out-of-Band (iDRAC) iDRAC BIOS, rmware, and applications
are updated using iDRAC.
NOTE: When an iDRAC IP is
discovered using WS-Man,
the iDRAC software
inventory is retrieved and
the components are updated
using iDRAC.
However, if drivers are present in
addition to BIOS, rmware, and
applications, then all the
components are updated using
Server Administrator and not
iDRAC.
WMI WS-Man In-Band (Operating
System)
Server All components are updated using
OpenManage Server Administrator.
WMI WS-Man Out-of-Band (iDRAC) iDRAC BIOS, rmware, and applications
are updated using iDRAC.
NOTE: When an iDRAC IP is
discovered using WS-Man,
the iDRAC software
inventory is retrieved and
the components are updated
using iDRAC.
However, if drivers are present in
addition to BIOS, rmware, and
applications, then all the
components are updated using
Server Administrator and not
iDRAC.
WS-Man (ESXi-
based server)
WS-Man (ESXi-
based server)
In-Band (Operating
System)
iDRAC All components are updated using
iDRAC. For ESXi-based servers, all
components are updated using
iDRAC , irrespective of preferred
system update mode selected.
WS-Man (ESXi-
based server)
WS-Man (ESXi-
based server)
Out-of-Band (iDRAC) iDRAC
Not applicable. The
server IP is not
discovered.
WS-MAN In-Band (Operating
System)
iDRAC All components are updated using
iDRAC.
Not applicable. The
server IP is not
discovered.
WS-MAN Out-of-Band (iDRAC) iDRAC
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