Users Guide

modular servers in the chassis are in a cluster update group, chassis update group continues to exist but

displays only the CMC information.

Update group notes

• You cannot create, modify or delete the update groups manually.

• You cannot update the CMC firmware directly from the appliance; however, you can update the

firmware of the modular server present in CMC. For updating CMC firmware, see — Updating CMC

firmware in Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller Firmware User’s Guide. For

updating CMC firmware in VRTX, see — Updating firmware in Dell Chassis Management Controller for

Dell PowerEdge VRTX User’s Guide, and for updating CMC firmware in FX2, see — Updating firmware

in Dell Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge FX2 User’s Guide.

Viewing update source

To view update source:

1. In DLCI for SC2012 VMM , click Update Center.

2. In Update Center, click Update Settings, and then click Update Source.

Setting up local FTP

To set up your local FTP :

1. Create a folder structure in your local FTP that is a replica of online FTP, ftp.dell.com.

2. Download the catalog.xml.gz file from online FTP and unzip it.

3. Open the catalog.xml file and change the baseLocation to your local FTP URL, and rezip the file

with .gz extension.

For example, change the baseLocation from ftp.dell.com to ftp.yourdomain.com.

4. Place the catalogue file, and the DUP files in your local FTP folder replicating as it is in

ftp.dell.com.

Creating update source

Prerequisites:

• Based on the update source type, a Windows or an FTP credential profile is required.

• If you are creating a DRM update source, then ensure that DRM is installed and the Administrator roles

are configured.

To create an update source:

1. In DLCI Console Add-in for SC2012 VMM, click Update Center and then click Update Settings.

2. In Update Source click Create New and provide the required information.

• If you are creating an FTP source, provide your FTP credentials along with proxy credentials if the

FTP site is reachable using proxy credentials.

• If you are creating DRM source, provide your Windows credentials and ensure that the Windows

shared location is accessible and in the location field provide the complete path of catalog file

with the file name.