Users Guide

About firmware updates

The OMIVV appliance allows you to perform BIOS and firmware update jobs on the managed hosts. You can perform concurrent firmware

update jobs across multiple clusters or nonclustered hosts. Running concurrent firmware update on two hosts of the same cluster is not

allowed.

The following table lists the number of firmware update jobs that you can run simultaneously in various deployment modes, although you

can schedule any number of firmware update jobs:

Table 28. Firmware update jobs in various deployment modes

Small deployment mode Medium deployment mode Large deployment mode

5 10 15

The following are the two methods by which you can perform firmware update:

• Single DUP—performs firmware update for iDRAC, BIOS, or LC by pointing directly to the DUP location (either CIFS or NFS share).

The single DUP method can be used only at the host level.•

Repository—performs BIOS and all supported firmware updates. The method can be used at both the host level and cluster level. The

following are the two locations of repository:

• Dell Online—the location uses the firmware update repository of Dell (Ftp.dell.com). The OpenManage Integration for VMware

vCenter downloads selected firmware updates from the Dell repository and updates the managed hosts.

NOTE: Based on the network settings, enable proxy settings, if the network needs proxy.

• Shared Network Folder—you can have a local repository of the firmware in a CIFS-based or NFS-based network share. This

repository can either be a dump of Server Update Utility (SUU) that Dell releases periodically or a custom repository created using

DRM. This network share should be accessible by OMIVV.

NOTE:

If you are using CIFS share, the repository passwords cannot exceed 31 characters. Do not use the

following characters in a password, such as @, &,%, ', ", ,(comma), <, >.

NOTE: Ensure that you use the latest DRM version (3.x) and later.

For information about setting up firmware update repository, see Setting up firmware update repository.

The Firmware Update Wizard always checks for the minimum firmware levels for iDRAC, BIOS, and Lifecycle Controller, and attempts

to update them to the required minimum versions. See OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix for more

information about the minimum firmware levels for iDRAC, BIOS, and Lifecycle Controller. Once iDRAC, Lifecycle Controller, and BIOS

firmware versions meet the minimum requirements, the firmware update process allows updates for all firmware versions including:

iDRAC, Lifecycle Controller, RAID, NIC/LOM, Power Supply, BIOS, and so on.

Topics:

• Running firmware update for non-vSAN host

• Running firmware update wizard for vSAN host

• Running firmware update wizard for non-vSAN clusters

• Running firmware update wizard for vSAN clusters

Running firmware update for non-vSAN host

NOTE:

During the firmware update process, ensure that you do not delete the following:

• The host from vCenter for which the firmware update job is in progress.

• The connection profile of the host for which the firmware update job is in progress.

To perform the firmware update for a non-vSAN host, perform the following steps:

1. To access the firmware update wizard, in OpenManage Integration, click Hosts and perform either of the following actions:

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