Users Guide

• 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 or HTTP — update any specific component to the latest update provided on the
FTP or HTTP site. Dell IT prepares a repository at quarterly cadence.
– Integration with Dell Online Catalog — connect to Dell FTP and download the catalog file in the
cache directory in case of FTP update source, or connect to downloads.dell.com in case of
HTTP update source, 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 the 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.
Integration with DRM
DLCI for SC2012 VMM is integrated with DRM version 2.2 onwards providing the server inventory
information of the existing servers from the appliance to DRM. Using the inventory information you can
create a custom repository in DRM and set it as an update source in the appliance for performing
firmware update jobs on the servers, or group of servers. For more information on creating a repository in
DRM, see
Dell Repository Manager documents.
NOTE: After upgrading to DLCI for SC2012 VMM version 1.2, perform a rediscovery of the servers to
update the inventory information that is consumed by DRM.
To create a repository for the appliance using DRM:
1. Open the Dell Repository Manager Data Center version.
2. Click My Repositories, click New and then click Dell Console Integration.
3. Enter the URL (Rest API) in the following format: https:// IP address of appliance/
genericconsolerepository/
and then click Next.
4. Provide the UserName and Password that was used in the appliance, click Ok, and then click Ok
Filters
Apply filters to view selected information in the comparison report.
The appliance supports three categories of filters:
• Nature Of Update — select to filter and view only the selected type of updates on servers.
• Component Type — select to filter and view only the selected components on servers.
• Server Model — select to filter and view only the selected server models.
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