Users Guide

● In the Navigator pane, select a host, and then click Monitor > Dell Host Information > Firmware > Run Firmware
Wizard.
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 and you can view the Welcome page.
NOTE: If you upgrade from an earlier version of OMIVV to the available version and there is already a firmware update
job scheduled, you can launch the firmware update wizard on the same host after you back up the OMIVV database and
restore it to the available version.
2. Click Next.
The Select Update Source screen is displayed.
3. In the Select Update Source screen, select either of the following:
● Select Current repository location and select the firmware update bundle from the Select an Update Bundle
drop-down list.
NOTE: 64-bit bundles are not supported for 11th generation hosts on all iDRAC versions, and 12th generation hosts
with iDRAC version 1.51 and earlier.
NOTE: OMIVV supports 32–bit and 64–bit bundles for firmware update. Apart from the mentioned bundles, OMIVV
also creates a hybrid bundle when there are multiple bundles available in the catalog with same release ID.
● To load a single firmware update from a file, select Single DUP. A single DUP can reside on a CIFS or NFS share that is
accessible by the virtual appliance. Enter the File Location in one of the following formats:
○ NFS share — <host>:/<share_path/FileName.exe
○ CIFS share — \\<host accessible share path>\<FileName>.exe
For CIFS share, OMIVV prompts you to enter the user name and password in a domain format that can access the
share drive.
NOTE: The @, %, and , characters are not supported for use in shared network folder user names or passwords.
4. If you select Single DUP, go to step 7.
5. Click Next.
The Select Components screen is displayed that lists the firmware details for the components. The screen displays the
details of components such as host name, Service Tag, model name, component, version, update version, criticality, reboot
required (Yes/No), and other details for the selected host.
NOTE:
When you upgrade from an earlier version of OMIVV to the available version, the reboot required field displays
“No” for all components, unless you refresh the firmware update repository.
6. Use the check boxes to select at least one component from the list, and then click Next.
The components that are either in a downgrade or currently scheduled for update cannot be selected. You can filter
comma-separated values from the content of the various components of the data grid by using the Filter field. You can
also drag and drop columns within the component data grid. If you want to export from the wizard, use the Export to CSV
button. If you select the Allow Firmware downgrade check box, select the components to be listed for downgrade.
NOTE:
If you select components that require a reboot, ensure that the vCenter environment is configured in such a way
that the workloads can be migrated.
7. Click Next.
The Schedule Firmware Update screen is displayed.
a. Specify job name in the Firmware Update Job Name field and description in the Firmware Update Description field,
which is optional.
The firmware update job name is mandatory and ensures that you do not use a name that is already in use. If you purge
the firmware update job name, you can reuse the job name again.
b. Select either of the following options:
● Select Update Now to start the firmware update job immediately.
● To run the firmware update job later, select Schedule Update. You can schedule the firmware update job 30 minutes
from the current time.
○ In the Calendar box, select the month and day.
○ In the Time text box, type the time in HH: MM. The time is the OMIVV appliance time.
● To avoid a service interruption, select Apply updates on next reboot.
● To apply the update and reboot even if the host is not in maintenance mode, select Apply Updates, and Force
Reboot without entering maintenance mode. Dell does not recommend this method.
8. Click Next.
The Summary page is displayed that provides details about all components for firmware update.
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