Update Manual

Firmware Update for datacenters and clusters using the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter
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Contents
Executive summary ................................................................................................... 4
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 4
Firmware update assurances ...................................................................................... 4
Server prerequisites for candidates of firmware updates for datacenters and clusters .................. 4
Firmware Repository prerequisites ................................................................................ 5
The Firmware Update Wizard for datacenters and clusters ................................................... 5
The Job Queue ....................................................................................................... 14
Firmware Update jobs ............................................................................................. 14
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................... 15
Known firmware compatibility issues ............................................................................ 16
Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 17
Figures
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Figure 4. Firmware inventory information for the datacenter. .............................................. 8
Figure 5. Selecting the update bundles. ......................................................................... 9
Figure 6. Error screen for firmware repository. ................................................................ 9
Figure 7. Repository is being updated by another process. .................................................. 10
Figure 8. Select the systems/components to update. ........................................................ 11
Figure 9. Review the components you selected. .............................................................. 12
Figure 10. Schedule your firmware update. ..................................................................... 13
Figure 11. Job creation confirmation ............................................................................. 13
Figure 12. Job Queue ................................................................................................ 14
Figure 13. Firmware Update Job Details ......................................................................... 15
Figure 14. Purging firmware update jobs. ........................................................................ 15