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NOTE: Note: When using one-to-many firmware update, avoid selecting Intel network adapters that are at version
13.5.2, as the update fails and stops the update task from updating remaining servers.
Using OMIVV to update Intel network card from 14.5 or
15.0 to 16.x fails due to staging requirement from DUP
This is a known issue with NIC 14.5 and 15.0. Ensure that you use the custom catalog to update the firmware to 15.5.0 before updating
the firmware to 16.x.
Version Affected: All
Why trying firmware update with invalid DUP, hardware
update job status on vCenter console neither fails nor
times-out for hours, although job status in LC prompts as
FAILED
When the invalid DUP is picked for firmware update, the status of the task in the vCenter console window remains ‘In Progress’ but the
message is changed to the reason of failure. This is a known VMware defect and will be fixed in the future releases of VMware vCenter.
Resolution: The task must be canceled manually.
Version Affected: All
Why does Administration Portal display unreachable
update repository location
If you provide an unreachable Update Repository path, the “Failed: Error while connecting to the URL…. ” error message is displayed on
the top of the Appliance Update view. However, the Update Repository Path is not cleared to the value before update.
Resolution: Move out of this page to another page and ensure that the page is refreshed.
Version Affected: All
Why did system not enter maintenance mode when I
performed one-to-many firmware update
Some firmware updates do not require rebooting the host. In that case, the firmware update is performed without putting the host into
maintenance mode.
Chassis global health still healthy when some of power
supply status has changed to critical
The global health of the chassis about the power supply is based on the redundancy policies and whether the chassis power needs are
satisfied by the PSU that are still online and functional. So even if some of the PSU is out of power, the overall power requirement of the
chassis are met. So the global health of the chassis is Healthy. For more details on the Power Supply and Power Management look in the
user’s Guide for Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller Firmware document.
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