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26 Manage MX Chassis Infrastructure in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) with a Unified Management IP
5 Manage firmware update in OMIVV
By using OMIVV, you can update the firmware of hosts in the vSAN-enabled clusters (managed by using unified
MX chassis IP address or FQDN name).
5.1 Prerequisites for updating firmware version of vSAN clusters in
OMIVV
• Host must have a valid iDRAC Express or Enterprise license.
• Host have compliant CSIOR status, hypervisor, and minimum firmware versions.
• The Collect System Inventory on Reboot (CSIOR) feature is enabled.
• An inventory job is run on the hosts.
• The DRS feature is enabled on the cluster.
• Host is not in the maintenance mode.
• vSAN data objects are in healthy status
5.2 Manage repository profile in OMIVV
Repository profiles enable you to create and manage multiple driver or firmware repository profiles. These
driver or firmware repository profiles can be used to update driver or firmware for vSAN clusters.
1. On the OMIVV home page, click Manage  Baseline  Repository Profile.
2. Click (add).
3. On the Welcome page, read the instructions, and then click Next.
4. On the Name and description page, enter profile name and description, and then click Next.
Figure 29 An example of driver and firmware repository profile
5. On the Profile Settings page, select either a firmware or driver repository.
We need to successfully create a repository profile for either driver or firmware or both to allow
catalog download and parsing. Successfully parsed repository profiles are available during the vSAN
firmware update and cluster profile creation.
a. In the Repository Share Location box, enter the repository share location (NFS or CIFS).
b. For CIFS, enter the credentials.
c. To validate the catalog path and credentials, click Begin Test.