Owners Manual

Protocol Used
for Server IP
Discovery and
Inventory
Protocol Used
for iDRAC IP
Discovery and
Inventory
Preferred System
Update Mode
Selected in
Advanced Settings
Credentials for
System
Update
Actual Update Mode
However, if drivers are
present in addition to BIOS,
firmware, and applications,
then all the components
are updated using Server
Administrator and not
iDRAC.
WMI WS-MAN OpenManage Server
Administrator
Server All components are
updated using
OpenManage Server
Administrator.
WMI WS-MAN iDRAC iDRAC BIOS, firmware, and
applications are updated
using iDRAC.
NOTE: When an
iDRAC IP is discovered
using WS-MAN, the
iDRAC software
inventory is retrieved
and the components
are updated using
iDRAC.
However, if drivers are
present in addition to BIOS,
firmware, and applications,
then all the components
are updated using Server
Administrator and not
iDRAC.
WS-MAN (ESXi-
based server)
WS-MAN (ESXi-
based server)
OpenManage Server
Administrator
iDRAC All components are
updated using iDRAC. For
ESXi-based servers, all
components are updated
using iDRAC , irrespective
of preferred system update
mode selected.
WS-MAN (ESXi-
based server)
WS-MAN (ESXi-
based server)
iDRAC iDRAC
Not applicable.
The server IP is
not discovered.
WS-MAN OpenManage Server
Administrator
iDRAC All components are
updated using iDRAC.
Not applicable.
The server IP is
not discovered.
WS-MAN iDRAC iDRAC
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