Users Guide

NOTE: You can also filter systems based on either the groups or the devices by clicking the Filtered by: link. Select
the devices in the Select System Update Target Devices and Device Groups window and click Apply.
3. In Non-Compliant systems, select the systems you want to update.
NOTE: You can update multiple systems at the same time.
NOTE: The following are the considerations when using 64-bit DUPs for system update:
• For in-band updates (Operating System) – If the selected target is a server running a Windows 64-bit operating
system, all applicable 64-bit packages are available for update. If the catalog does not contain 64-bit packages for a
component, the corresponding 32-bit package is available for update.
• For out-of-band updates (iDRAC) – If the selected target is an iDRAC of a 12th or 13th generation Dell PowerEdge
server and has iDRAC firmware version later than 1.40.40 installed, all applicable 64-bit packages are available for
update. If the catalog does not contain 64-bit packages for a component, the corresponding 32-bit package is
available for update.
• For in-band or out-of-band updates – If the selected 12th or 13th generation PowerEdge server is running a 32-bit
operating system and has iDRAC firmware version later than 1.40.40 installed, by default, only 32-bit packages are
available for update unless there is a package known only to iDRAC and not known to OMSA.
4. Click Apply Selected Updates.
A window is displayed to schedule updates.
NOTE: Chassis and blades are not associated for updates. They are treated as individual components and you must
manually select them.
NOTE: Chassis, blade server BIOS, and iDRAC version interdependency management is not available.
5. Provide a task name.
6. Review the selected updates.
7. Set the task schedule to Run Now or set a specific date and time.
8. If you want to apply the changes immediately, select After update, if required, reboot the target server.
The Out-of-band Reboot Type option is displayed.
Using the Out-of-band Reboot Type option, you can set the types of reboot methods available for the system update. The
reboot methods are:
• Power Cycle (Cold) — Select this option to power off and then restart the system.
• Graceful Reboot without forced shutdown (Warm) — Select this option to shut down and then reboot the operating
system without forcefully turning off the target system.
• Graceful Reboot with forced shutdown (Warm with forced) — Select this option to shut down and then reboot the
operating system by forcefully turning off the target system.
NOTE: By default, the Graceful Reboot with forced shutdown reboot method is selected.
9. If you want to skip the signature and hash check on the system update package, select Skip Signature and Hash Check.
10. For out-of-band update only — If you experience failures while performing updates using the iDRAC, select Before update,
reset the iDRAC.
CAUTION: If the Before update, rest the iDRAC option is selected, all iDRAC jobs that are currently in the queue will
be deleted before the update is applied. If required, you must create the jobs again.
11. Enter the administrator credentials of the operating system or iDRAC for the target device.
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