Users Guide

After firmware update task is complete, the inventory runs automatically on the selected hosts and hosts exit automatically
from maintenance mode that is based on an option that is selected in the Schedule Updates page.
Update firmware on vSphere cluster
Prerequisites
Before scheduling the firmware update, ensure that the following conditions are met in the environment:
● Ensure that host is compliant (CSIOR enabled and host must have supported ESXi version), associated with a host credential
profile, and successfully inventoried. If the host is not listed, run the management compliance wizard for hosts from OMIVV
and then use the firmware update wizard.
● The DRS is enabled.
● Ensure that there are no active firmware update jobs for any hosts under the cluster that you are updating.
● 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.
NOTE: Driver update is not supported on vSphere cluster and host.
During the firmware update process, Dell EMC recommends not to delete or move the following:
● The hosts of a cluster 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
NOTE: VMware recommends clusters to be built with identical server hardware.
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.
Steps
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 cluster, select OMIVV Cluster Actions > Firmware Update.
● Select a cluster, in the right pane, select Monitor > OMIVV Cluster Information > Firmware > 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, If the cluster profile is associated to the cluster in which the host is present, by default, the
associated firmware repository is selected. Else, Dell Default Catalog is selected.
If you change the firmware repository profile, 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.
4. Based on the firmware repository profile you have selected, select an appropriate bundle, and then click NEXT. Only 64-bit
bundles are supported.
NOTE:
Only one bundle can be selected for OEM (debranded) servers even if they are of different models. Even if the
bundle is not applicable for one or more of the OEM servers, the components page of the firmware update wizard lists
each OEM server or firmware component pair. If the firmware update fails for a given firmware component pair, retry
with the alternate bundle displayed for the OEM server.
5. On the Select Firmware Components page, select the firmware components that require an update, and then click NEXT.
The count of the components that is based on criticality status such as Urgent, Recommended, Optional, and Downgrades
are displayed.
The components which have lower version than the available version in the catalog, or it is in the same level (Up-to-Date), or
scheduled for an update cannot be selected. To select the components which have lower version than the available version,
select the Allow Firmware downgrade check box.
You can use the filter option to filter the data based on the specific column names.
To select all the firmware components across all the pages, click .
To clear all the firmware components across all the pages, click .
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