Users Guide

Linux Packages
Operating System Package
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 11
• Community Enterprise
Operating System
(CentOS) 5.9
• CentOS 6.5
OM-iSM-Dell-Web-LX-100-429.tar.gz
OM-iSM-Dell-Web-LX-100-429.tar.gz.sign
Systems-Management_Application_NH7WW_LN64_1.0.0_A01
Systems-Management_Application_NH7WW_LN64_1.0.0_A01.BIN
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11
dcism-1.0.0-4.435.1.sles11.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 dcism-1.0.0-4.435.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 dcism-1.0.0-4.435.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Collecting Firmware and Driver Inventory
The Create F/W & Driver Inventory Task enables you to collect firmware and driver inventory information
from a server. The collected inventory information serves as a baseline that is used by OpenManage
Essentials to identify and apply updates on the server. This task allows you to collect inventory
information that is otherwise not be available to OpenManage Essentials in the following scenarios:
• Servers that do not have Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) installed, discovered using
WMI or SSH protocol.
• Dell or OEM servers that do not have OMSA installed.
• Servers running Linux with OMSA, but the inventory collector component is uninstalled.
After the inventory information is collected, you can update the firmware, BIOS, or drivers of the server
through the
System Update portal.
To collect firmware and driver inventory:
1. Perform one of the following:
• Click Manage → Remote Tasks → Create F/W & Driver Inventory Task.
• Click Manage → System Update → Non-Inventoried Systems.
a. Select the systems you want to inventory and click Inventory.
b. In the Systems to Inventory window, click Run Inventory.
The Create a Firmware & Driver Inventory Task window is displayed.
2. On General, provide a name for the task.
3. If you want to filter the devices to be displayed in the Task Target based on the operating system,
select Filter devices based on Operating System.
a. Select Windows or Linux.
b. If applicable, select 64-bit System.
4. On Task Target, do one of the following:
244