Users Guide

The Maintenance Center page is displayed with a comparison report for all the devices that are discovered in OMIMSSC
against the selected update source.
2. (Optional) To view a comparison report only for specific group of devices, select only the required devices.
3. (Optional) To view a comparison report, for another update source, change the update source by selecting an update source
from Select Update Source drop-down list.
4. To view firmware information of device components such as current version, baseline version, and the update actions that
are recommended by Dell EMC, expand the server group from Device Group/Servers to the server level, and then to the
component level. Also, view the number of recommended updates for devices. Hover your cursor on the available updates
icon to see the corresponding details of updates, such as number of critical updates, recommended updates.
The available updates icon indicator color is based on overall criticality of the updates and following are the critical update
categories:
● The color is red even if there is a single critical update in the server or server group.
● The color is yellow if there are no critical updates.
● The color is green if the firmware versions are up-to-date.
Following update actions are suggested after populating the comparison report:
● Downgrade—an earlier version is available, and you can downgrade the existing firmware to this version.
● No Action Required—existing firmware is same as the one in update source.
● No Update Available—updates are not available for this component.
NOTE: There are no updates available for Power Supply Unit (PSU) components for MX7000 Modular Systems
and servers in online catalogs. In case you want to update the PSU component for MX7000 Modular System, see
Updating Power Supply Unit component for Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 devices. For updating PSU component
for servers, contact Dell EMC support.
● Upgrade - Optional—updates are optional, and they consist of new features or any specific configuration upgrades.
● Upgrade - Urgent—updates are critical, and used for resolving security, performance, or break-fix situations in
components such as BIOS.
● Upgrade - Recommended—updates are issue fixes, or any feature enhancements for components. Also, compatibility
fixes with other firmware updates are included.
Apply filters
Apply filters to view selected information in the comparison report.
Filter the comparison report based on available server components. OMIMSSC supports three categories of filters:
● Nature Of Update—select to filter and view only the selected type of updates on servers.
● Component Type —select to filter and view only the selected components on servers.
● Server Model —select to filter and view only the selected server models.
NOTE: You cannot export and import server profiles if the filters are applied.
To apply the filters:
In OMIMSSC, click Maintenance Center, click the filters drop-down menu, and then select the filters.
Remove filters
To remove filters:
In OMIMSSC, click Maintenance Center, and then click Clear Filters, or clear the selected check boxes.
Upgrade and downgrade firmware versions using run
update method
Before applying updates on devices, ensure that the following conditions are met:
● An update source is available.
Update firmware using OMIMSSC
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