Users Guide

Table Of Contents

Server management

Using Maintenance Center, you can perform all the tasks related to managing Dell updates in the

SCVMM environment. You can maintain up-to-date firmware versions of Dell server components as per

Dell recommendations.

You can view, create, and maintain protection vaults, update sources, custom groups, and view the

predefined update groups. You can create, and schedule jobs for firmware updates, and schedule

notifications to receive alerts when new catalogs are available at update source. A comparison report for

the existing firmware version and the baseline version is provided, based on this information, you can

create an inventory file, import and export server profiles. Also you can filter the information on the type

of updates, server components, and server models.

You can perform updates only on compliant servers because iDRAC updates are available only for

minimum compliant version and later.

NOTE:

• After upgrading from DLCI for SC2012 VMM version 1.1 to version 1.2, all the servers discovered

earlier are added to Default unassigned update groups or Default host update groups. To add

the servers into the respective predefined update groups, rediscover the servers.

• After upgrading to DLCI for SC2012 VMM version 1.2, if the connection to ftp.dell.com or

downloads.dell.com fails, default Dell online FTP, or Dell HTTP update source cannot download

the catalog file, and hence the comparison report is not available. To view a comparison report,

edit the default Dell online FTP, or Dell HTTP update source, create proxy credentials, and then

select the same from the Select Update Source drop-down menu. For more information on

editing an update source, see Modifying update source.

• After upgrading to DLCI for SC2012 VMM version 1.2, if the connection to ftp.dell.com or

downloads.dell.com fails, default Dell online FTP, and Dell HTTP update source cannot

download the catalog file, and hence the comparison report is not available. To view a

comparison report, create a new update source and select the same from the Select Update

Source drop-down menu. For more information on creating an update source, see Creating

update source.

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 consist 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 perform firmware updates: