Users Guide

• Ensure that you specify the required time out value for the "Enter maintenance mode" job. If the wait time goes beyond the specified
time, the update job fails. However, the components may get updated automatically when the host is rebooted.
• Rerun the inventory after enabling vSAN.
During the firmware update process, Dell EMC recommends not to delete or move the following:
• The host from vCenter for which the firmware update job is in progress.
• The host credential profile of the host for which the firmware update job is in progress.
• The repositories that are located in CIFS or NFS.
OMIVV checks compliance of the host and whether any other firmware update job is in progress in any host within the same cluster. After
the verification, the Firmware Update wizard is displayed.
1. To launch the firmware update wizard, on the OMIVV home page, expand Menu, select Hosts and Clusters, and then perform either
of the following actions:
• Right-click a host, select OMIVV Host Actions > Firmware Update.
• Select a host, in the right pane, select Monitor > OMIVV Host Information > Firmware > Run Firmware Wizard.
• Select a host, in the right pane, select Summary, and then go to OMIVV Host Information > Host Actions > Run Firmware
Wizard.
2. On the Firmware Update Checklist page, ensure that all the prerequisites are verified before scheduling the update, and then click
GET STARTED.
3. On the Update Source page, select any one of the following:
• Repository Profiles
• Single DUP
4. To load a single firmware update from a file, select Single DUP.
a) A single DUP can reside on a CIFS or NFS share that is accessible by the OMIVV appliance: Enter the file location in one of the
following formats, and then go to step 9.
• NFS—<host>:/<share_path/FileName.exe
• CIFS—\\<host accessible share path>\<FileName>.exe
NOTE: Ensure that the file name for the single component DUP does not have any blank space.
For CIFS share, OMIVV prompts you to enter the username and password that can access the share drive.
5. If you select the Repository Profiles option, select the firmware and driver repository profiles.
If the cluster profile is associated to the cluster in which the host is present, by default, the associated firmware, and driver repository
profiles are selected.
If you change the firmware or driver repository profiles, a message is displayed indicating that the selected repository profile is not
associated to baseline and using a different repository may affect the baseline comparison.
NOTE:
If you have both driver and firmware repositories are associated with the cluster profile, it is recommenced to
update both driver and firmware simultaneously.
If you do not want to update firmware or driver, or firmware or driver is up-to-date, from the drop-down menu, select No Repository
selected.
The default firmware catalogs (Dell EMC Default Catalog and Validated MX Stack Catalog) are not displayed in the repository profile
option. To use the repository profiles, create a custom repository in OMIVV.
Perform the following to create a custom repository profile:
a) Go to Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) and create a catalog.
For more information about creating a catalog using DRM, see Creating catalog in Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) using
OMIVV .
b) Download the catalog and corresponding files.
c) Create a repository profile in OMIVV using the downloaded catalog.
For more information about creating a repository profile, see Create repository profile.
6. Based on the firmware repository profile you have selected, select an appropriate bundle, and then click NEXT. Only 64-bit bundles
are supported.
7. On the Select Driver Components page, select the driver components that require an update, and then click NEXT. When you
select a driver component for update, all the components in the package are selected.
You can use the filter option to filter the data based on the specific column names.
8. On the Select Firmware Components page, select the firmware components that require an update, and then click NEXT.
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