Users Guide

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Update management
Using Update Center you can perform all the tasks related to managing Dell updates in the SCVMM
environment. With update management, you can maintain up-to-date firmware versions of Dell server
components as per Dell recommendations.
In Update Center you can view, create, and maintain update sources, and view server groups. Also, you
can create, and schedule jobs for firmware updates. A comparison report for the existing firmware
version and the baseline version is provided, based on this information, you can create an inventory file.
You can perform updates only on compliant servers because iDRAC updates are available only for
minimum compliant version and later.
NOTE:
• Update management is not available in the earlier versions of the appliance.
• To use the new features in the appliance, rediscover the servers discovered in earlier versions of
the appliance.
DLCI for SC2012 VMM provides the following update actions:
• Downgrade — there is an earlier version available at update source and you can downgrade the
firmware to this version.
• No Action Required — the firmware version is at the same level as the one in the repository.
• No Update Available — no firmware updates are available for the component.
• Upgrade - Optional — updates consists of new features, or any specific configuration upgrades that
are optional.
• Upgrade - Urgent — critical updates used for resolving security, performance or break-fix situations in
components such as BIOS, and so on are available.
• Upgrade - Recommended — updates carry bug fixes, or any feature enhancements in the product.
Also, compatibility fixes with other firmware updates are included.
DLCI for SC2012 VMM provides the following methods to do firmware updates:
• Update using DRM repository — export the inventory information of the discovered servers from
appliance to prepare a repository in DRM.
– After exporting the xml file, to create a repository in DRM, in My Repositories click New, and then
click Dell Modular Chassis inventory. In Modular Chassis Inventory select the exported xml file
from the appliance. For more information on creating a repository in DRM see, Dell Repository
Manager documents.
– After the repository is created, select the relevant servers and initiate an update on the servers.
Consider other factors such as testing on test environment, security updates, application
recommendations, Dell advisories, and so on, to prepare the required updates.
• Update using FTP — update any specific component to the latest update provided on the FTP site.
Dell IT prepares a repository at quarterly cadence.
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