Dell EMC Update Manager 1.1 User Guide June 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Role-based privileges for Update Manager................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Install Update Manager................................................................................................ 6 Configure update settings for OpenManage Enterprise.......................
1 Introduction Dell EMC Update Manger plugin (UMP) is an integrated solution for OpenManage Enterprise that allows IT Administrators to create and manage repositories for PowerEdge devices that are managed in OpenManage Enterprise which run iDRAC or a Windows operating system. For more information about the supported PowerEdge devices see the OpenManage Enterprise support matrix. A repository consists of system bundles and their associated Dell Update Packages (DUP).
Role-based privileges for OpenManage Enterprise The following table lists the OpenManage Enterprise features required for Update Manager users. Table 2.
2 Install Update Manager Detect the plugin using Update Settings in the Console and Plugins page. Next, install the plugin from the Update Manager section in the Consoles and Plugins page. Topics: • • • Configure update settings for OpenManage Enterprise Install Update Manager Upgrade to Update Manager 1.1 Configure update settings for OpenManage Enterprise Prerequisites ● Ensure that OpenManage Enterprise 3.6 is installed.
3. In the Plugins section, click the Install option for Update Manager. The Install Plugin window is displayed. 4. Click Download Plugin. The plugin is downloaded, and the status of the download is displayed on a green color band on the right top corner. 5. Click Install. The OpenManage Enterprise appliance restarts, and then Update Management is displayed under Plugins. Upgrade to Update Manager 1.1 Prerequisites ● Update Manager 1.0 is present on the OpenManage Enterprise version 3.5 appliance.
3 Configure Update Manager Topics: • • • • • • Configure Update Manager preferences Configure or edit a proxy Transfer of ownership of Device Manager entities Manage alerts View Update Manager specific jobs View audit logs Configure Update Manager preferences About this task The version limit of a repository and the storage space used by the plugin can be configured in the Preferences page. Steps 1. From the OpenManage Enterprise home page, select Plugins , then Update Management and then Settings. 2.
The Network page is displayed. 2. Click Configure Proxy or Edit Proxy. 3. Select HTTP Enable Proxy settings and enter the information in the Proxy Address and Port Number fields. 4. If the proxy requires authentication, select Enable Proxy Authentication, and then enter the credentials of the proxy. 5. Click Apply.
View alert log From OpenManage Enterprise, go to Alerts, and then click Alert Logs to view the generated alerts. By default, only the unacknowledged alerts are displayed. Information about the alerts is provided in the following columns in the Alert Logs: ● Alert: Severity of an alert. ● Acknowledge: If the alert has been acknowledged a tick mark appears under ACKNOWLEDGE. Click between the square bracket under ACKNOWLEDGE to acknowledge or unacknowledge an alert.
Manage alert policies After alert policies have been created on the Alert Policies page, they can be edited, enabled, disabled, and deleted. In addition, OpenManage Enterprise provides integrated alert policies that trigger associated actions when the alert is received. These integrated alert policies cannot be edited or deleted, but can be enabled or disabled. To view the created alert policies go to Alerts, and then click Alert Policies.
○ Provides the name, type, description, and status of the job. ○ Click Restart Job if the job status is Stopped, Failed, or New. ● Execution History: ○ Displays the time and duration of the job, and its percentage completion. ○ Filter the jobs by the status or the name of the target system in the Advanced Filters section. ● Execution Details: Lists the repositories on which the job was run and the time that is taken for the job.
4 Create and view repositories Topics: • • • • • Use an SUU ISO file to create a repository Create a repository View repository details View the repository dashboard Check for firmware or driver updates for a device Use an SUU ISO file to create a repository About this task This section describes how to use a Server Update Utility(SUU) ISO file to create a repository. If you do not want to use an SUU-based catalog, go to create a repository. Steps 1. Download the required SUU ISO file from https://www.
The Create Repository window is displayed. 3. In the General section, provide the following details and click Next. ● Name: Provide a unique repository name within the 255 character limit and ensure that it has no special characters. ● Description: Provide a description for the repository and ensure that it does not exceed the 1024 character limit. ● Baseline Name: The baseline name is auto-populated as the name provided for the repository. It is recommended to change the baseline name as required.
View repository details The repositories are listed in the Repository page under Update Management. Users with administrator or viewer privileges can view all the repositories. Users with device manager privileges can only view the repositories that are created by the user. NOTE: Repositories or baselines that are created by Active Directory(AD) or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol(LDAP) user in Update Manager version 1.
● ● ● ● Delete one or multiple repositories and repository versions. Delete one or multiple repository bundles and update packages. Import an update package . Update the catalog associated with the repository. View the repository dashboard The Update Management Overview page contains the dashboard which displays all the existing repositories. Users with administrator or viewer privileges can view all the repositories.
To search for a device or component, select or enter the information in the Advanced Filters section. Results This baseline compliance report can be used to update the firmware and drivers of devices and components that are associated with the baseline. For more information, see Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.6 User's Guide.
5 Manage repositories The following repository functions are supported by Update Manager: ● ● ● ● Import update packages to repositories or device bundles. Delete repositories Delete device bundles and update packages. Refresh a repository. No other operations are allowed when the jobs for any of these functions are in progress.
If the same type of update package is present in the repository, it is replaced with the imported update package. If the update package is exactly the same as another update package in the repository, then no changes are made to the repository. Delete a repository About this task Perform the following steps to delete a repository. Steps 1. From Plugins, go to Update Management and then click Repository. 2. Select one or multiple repositories and click Delete. 3.
A repository must be refreshed in any one of the following scenarios: ● ● ● ● When When When When changes are made to the catalog present in the repository. new devices are added to or removed from groups assigned to a device manager user. the scope is changed for a user with device manager privileges. devices are added or removed from the Devices section in OpenManage Enterprise. You can refresh the catalog automatically or manually. Select the automatic refresh schedule when a repository is created.
6 Maintain update manager Topics: • • • Disable Update Manager Enable Update Manager Uninstall Update Manager Disable Update Manager Steps 1. Click Application Settings and then Consoles and Plugins. 2. Go to the Update Manager section and click Disable. 3. Click Disable Plugin. 4. Select the check box in the Confirmation window and then click Confirm Disable. Results The appliance restarts and no longer contains Update Management under the Plugins section.
Results The appliance restarts and Update Management no longer appears in the Plugins section. Once the plugin is uninstalled, all the catalogs and baselines created by the plugin are cleared and are no longer available for use.
7 Auditing and logging Update Manager lists all the actions that are performed on the monitored devices in audit logs. Use the OpenManage Enterprise console to generate the audit logs with all the relevant information. You can export the audit log files to a CSV file format. The following table lists all the EEMI message details that are used in Update Manager. Table 4. EEMI messages in Update Manager Message ID Message Description CUMP0001 The repository is refreshed successfully.
