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You can also drag columns within the component data grid. If you want to export from the wizard, click .

8. On the FW Update Information page, view all the firmware update details, and click Next.

The Schedule Firmware Update page is displayed.

9. On the Schedule Firmware Update page, do the following:

a. Enter the firmware update job name in the Firmware Update Job Name field.

NOTE: The firmware update job name is mandatory and does not use a name that is already in use. If you purge

the firmware update job name, you can reuse it again.

b. Enter the firmware update description in the Firmware Update Description field, which is optional.

c. If you have issues while updating the firmware, click Delete Job Queue and Reset iDRAC. This may result in successful

completion of the update process. This increases the overall update time required for job completion, cancels any pending jobs or

activities scheduled on the iDRAC, and resets the iDRAC.

d. Enter the Maintenance Mode timeout value (in minutes). If the wait time goes beyond the specified time, the update job fails and

enter maintenance task will be canceled or timed out. However, the components may get updated automatically when the host is

rebooted.

NOTE: The minimum Maintenance Mode timeout value is 60 minutes.

NOTE: The maximum Maintenance Mode timeout value is 1440 minutes.

e. To run the update job now, click Update Now.

f. Select the appropriate options from the Virtual vSAN data migration drop-down list. By default, Ensure accessibility is

selected.

NOTE:

By default,

Move powered off and suspended virtual machines to other hosts in the cluster

option is

selected. Disabling this option disconnects the VM until the host device is online.

g. To run the update job later, click Schedule Update, and then perform the following tasks:

i. In the Calendar box, select the month and day.

ii. In the Time text box, type the time in HH:MM.

iii. Select the appropriate options from the Virtual vSAN data migration drop-down list. By default, Ensure accessibility is

selected.

NOTE:

By default,

Move powered off and suspended virtual machines to other hosts in the cluster

option is

selected. Disabling this option disconnects the VM until the host device is online.

10. Click Next.

The Summary page is displayed.

11. On the Summary page, click Finish and the The firmware update job has been created successfully message is displayed.

The firmware update job takes several minutes to complete, and time varies based on the number of hosts that are selected and the

number of components in each host. You can view the status of the firmware update jobs in the Job Queue page. To access the job

queue page, in OpenManage Integration, select Monitor > Job Queue > Firmware Updates. After the firmware update task is

completed, the inventory runs automatically on the selected hosts and hosts exit automatically from maintenance mode.

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