Users Guide

– Integration with Dell Online Catalog — connect to Dell FTP, download the catalog file, and then

make it as a reference inventory.

– View the comparison report against the update source, select the relevant servers or server

components, and then initiate an update on the servers.

• Referencing firmware inventory and comparison — create a reference inventory file that contains

the firmware inventory of the selected servers or groups of servers. Later, you can compare the

inventory information of servers present in the appliance against the saved reference inventory file.

Note that reference server inventory file can contain inventory information from a single server of

same type or model, or can have multiple servers of different types or models.

Update source

Update source enables you to select and apply updates from Dell’s update sources. You can create, view,

and manage the update sources. The supported update sources are DRM repository and FTP. You can

create a DRM or a local FTP update source and set that source as default.

Update sources have the catalog files that contain Dell updates (BIOS, firmware, application, drivers, and

driver packs) and carry the self-contained executable file called Dell Update Packages (DUPs). A local

copy of the catalogue file is cached in the appliance at the time of creation. When a catalogue file is

updated in the update source, the locally cached catalogue file is not automatically updated. To update

the catalogue file saved in cache, edit the update source or delete and recreate the update source.

You can compare the inventory information available at the update source against a selected server or

group of servers’ inventory information and create a baseline version. You can also change the update

source and compare the inventory information of the selected servers or server groups against the

version information available from the selected update source.

Dell strongly recommends that you upgrade to latest firmware to leverage security, bug fixes, and new

feature requests. Dell publishes the following updates through PDK Catalogs posted on Dell FTP at

monthly cadence:

1. Server BIOS and firmware

2. Dell certified operating system driver packs (for operating system deployment)

Predefined update source

There is a predefined update source available in the appliance. You cannot delete or change the name of

the predefined update source. DELL ONLINE CATALOG is the default FTP update source. After installing

DLCI for SC2012 VMM or upgrading to the new version, add the proxy details for the default update

source and save it.

Update groups

Update groups are a group of servers that require similar management. You can apply selected updates

to selected server groups that are compliant.

• You can perform the following updates on server groups:

– Agent-free staged updates— is staging of firmware updates. The firmwares that are immediately

applicable and that do not require a restart are applied immediately. The remaining updates that