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Managing the Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis with Dell OpenManage Essentials
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• Add multiple devices by importing. (right click -> ‘Import Licensed
Devices’)
The map pin representing the device contains summary information (tooltip)
about the device and can be used to initiate several actions on the device.
When viewing the map view in the device portal, selecting the device updates
all tabs in the portal to be specific to that device, so you can instantly see the
inventory, alerts, etc., from one click.
The map has two view modes.
• Default view mode – the map shows only devices in the current device
group selection. Clicking on a device in this mode will further filter the
view to just that device.
• View all mode – the map will always show all supported devices,
regardless of selection
See the OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide for a full list of features and
procedures related to the map.
VII. Updates
As before, OME can update the server nodes either through the iDRAC (out-of-
band) or through OMSA (inband, through the OS). If you wish to update drivers
as well as Firmware/BIOS and are running OMSA on the server nodes, it is
recommended to use OMSA as iDRAC cannot update drivers in the OS.
Since OME typically schedules multiple parallel threads to update multiple
systems at once, if there are bandwidth concerns, it is recommended that you
schedule multiple update tasks that are staggered by 30 minutes or more apart
from each other for each system.
TIP: If there is limited bandwidth, updating through the iDRAC may be a better
choice as one package at a time is downloaded as opposed to a large zip file of
all update packages chosen, sent to OMSA at once; however, be aware that,
when using the iDRAC, it must contact the OME services box through HTTP to