Release Notes

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System Updates
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NOTE: OpenManage Essentials does not support the software update task on the management station. This is because the
Software Update task is interrupted and the final results of the update are not known. You can perform software updates
using the other Dell Tools.
 In rare cases, inapplicable package may be listed in the compliance report but the updates are not applied to target
node if the package is not applicable.
 Intel PCI-E driver package information for a server seen in OpenManage Essentials might be different than driver
package information seen in SUU. Package name, Component name, Current Version and Repository Version might be
different.[473495]
 Broadcom NetXtreme driver package information for a Server seen in OpenManage Essentials might be different than
driver package information seen in SUU. Package name, Component name, Current Version and Repository Version
might be different.[473493]
Resolution:
 Before creating an update task for the Non-Compliant systems it is recommended that you update to the latest catalog
from ftp.dell.com by clicking the “Get the latest” button under the System Update tab. Ensure that you have Internet
connectivity to get the latest catalog.
For systems with a Trusted Computing Group (TCG) 1.2-compliant Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, software updates
for BIOS fails if all of the following are true:
 The Microsoft Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption feature is enabled.
 The TPM feature is set (using BIOS) to ON with Preboot Measurement.
 For information about TPM security settings, see the "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Online Help" or the"Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide" available at "support.dell.com/manuals" and on the appropriate media
supplied by Dell.
For software updates for BIOS to function, perform the following steps:
 Disable the Microsoft Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption feature for information on disabling this feature. See the
Microsoft documentation at "www.microsoft.com."
 Update the BIOS.
 Re-start the system.
 Re-enable the Microsoft Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption feature.
You can use OpenManage Essentials to view the TPM information in the Device Details page.
 If after successfully running the Software Update Task on Windows HyperV server, the server is still shown under "Non-
Compliant" tab, wait for 30-45 minutes. The server is displayed under the "Compliant" Tab.
 While updating PERC using OpenManage Essentials two firmware packages may show up for PERC 4e/Di RAID Controller
if you use the 6.5 SUU DVD. You can use either package to update your PERC.
 After creating a system update task to run immediately, it may take several minutes or more to see the task created,
as update packages are downloaded in the background before the task is registered.