Users Guide

Creating, managing and deleting update sources

To create an update source, see Creating an update source.

To manage an update source, see Modifying an update source.

To delete an update source, see Deleting an update source.

Applying updates on servers or server groups

You can update the selected servers or server groups using the following sources:

• Local FTP and online FTP source

• Local DRM repository

To apply updates on selected servers or server groups:

1. Before you begin updates, view information on update sources and update groups. For more

information, see Update management.

2. Discover servers. For more information, see Discovering servers using auto discovery, or Discovering

servers using manual discovery.

3. Synchronize servers present in SCVMM environment with DLCI for SC2012 VMM. For more

information on synchronization, see Synchronization with SCVMM.

4. Ensure that the servers inventory is up-to-date. For more information, see Viewing device inventory.

5. Ensure that there is an update source created. For more information, see Creating an update source.

6. Ensure that the required server groups are selected to apply the updates. For information, see

Applying updates on servers.

Hypervisor deployment

Using appliance, you can perform firmware update and hypervisor deployment based on the golden

configuration. You can leverage the LC Driver Injection feature for the factory delivered servers that ship

with the latest driver packs. Also, you can update the driver packs, and get the same benefits of installing

latest drivers during hypervisor deployments, and firmware updates.

Table 1. : Different scenarios for hypervisor deployment

If you require the latest factory drivers and out-of-

band drivers

While creating a hypervisor profile, enable LC

(Lifecycle Controller) driver injection.

If you want to retain the existing hardware

configuration

While creating a deployment template, select only

the hypervisor profile.

To work with hypervisor deployment, see the following:

1. About deployment

2. Creating credential profiles

3. Creating hardware profiles

4. Creating hypervisor profiles

5. Creating deployment templates