Users Guide

Add PowerEdge MX Chassis
A host with valid IPv4 iDRAC IP can be added to host credential profile and during the host inventory, the associated MX chassis gets
discovered automatically and displayed on the Dell EMC Chassis page.
If an iDRAC IPv4 is disabled for a host, the host inventory fails and chassis is not discovered. In such cases, an MX chassis must be added
manually and should be associated to a chassis credential profile to manage the chassis and its associated hosts.
To add an MX chassis manually, do the following:
1. On the OMIVV home page, click Hosts & Chassis > Chassis.
2. On the Dell EMC Chassis page, click ADD MX CHASSIS.
3. Enter a management module IPv4 or FQDN or hostname, and click OK.
When you enter an IP, it is validated if the IP is being managed by OMIVV.
NOTE: Before adding chassis using hostname or FQDN, ensure that valid forward and reverse lookup entries are
created in the DNS.
NOTE: If you enter FQDN, the chassis URL is displayed with the FQDN.
The chassis is added to the Dell EMC chassis page.
4. Associate the hosts with the chassis credential profile by creating a chassis credential profile. For more information about creating a
chassis credential profile, see Create chassis credential profile.
NOTE: If you enter an IP other than MX chassis IP, the test connection fails and invalid entry remains on the Dell EMC
Chassis page. Only successfully validated chassis is associated with a chassis credential profile.
NOTE: The test connection fails, if the hosts are not present in the registered vCenters that are associated to the added
MX chassis.
NOTE: For a PowerEdge MX chassis configured in an MCM configuration, the lead and member must have same
credentials.
MX chassis firmware update
Before scheduling the firmware update, ensure that the following conditions are met in the environment:
• Ensure that the MX chassis is part of chassis credential profile and successfully inventoried.
• If any of its hosts are undergoing firmware updates, chassis firmware cannot be updated.
NOTE: By using the MX chassis firmware update feature, you can update only management module firmware.
1. On the OMIVV home page, click Hosts & Chassis > Chassis > Chassis List > MX CHASSIS FIRMWARE UPDATE.
2. On the Chassis Firmware Update page of the wizard, read the instructions, and then click GET STARTED.
3. From the MX Chassis List, select one or more MX chassis, and then click NEXT.
The chassis is not displayed if any one of the following conditions is not met in the environment:
• Chassis firmware update is in progress from OMIVV.
• Chassis credential profile is not created for the chassis.
• The inventory is not successful for the chassis.
For the PowerEdge MX chassis with MCM configuration, you can select only the lead chassis. The member chassis is selected
automatically.
4. On the Select Update Source page, do the following:
a) Select an appropriate firmware repository profile from the drop-down menu.
b) Based on the chassis and firmware repository profile you have selected, select the appropriate bundles from the identified system
category.
5. On the Select Firmware Components page, select the firmware components that require an update, and then click NEXT.
The components which have lower version than the available version in the catalog, or it is in the same level (Up-to-Date) cannot be
selected. To select the components that are listed in downgrade state, click Allow Firmware downgrade.
In a PowerEdge MX chassis associated with an MCM configuration, the firmware version can be downgraded even if the Allow
Firmware Downgrade check box is not selected.
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