Users Guide

The available updates icon indicator color is based on overall criticality of the updates and following are the critical update
categories:
● The color is red even if there is a single critical update in the server or server group.
● The color is yellow if there are no critical updates.
● The color is green if the firmware versions are up-to-date.
Following update actions are suggested after populating the comparison report:
● Downgrade—an earlier version is available, and you can downgrade the existing firmware to this version.
● No Action Required—existing firmware is same as the one in update source.
● No Update Available—updates are not available for this component.
NOTE: There are no updates available for Power Supply Unit (PSU) components for MX7000 Modular Systems and
servers in online catalogs. In case you want to update the PSU component for MX7000 Modular System, see
Updating Power Supply Unit component for Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 devices. For updating PSU component
for servers, contact Dell EMC support.
● Upgrade - Optional—updates are optional, and they consist of new features or any specific configuration upgrades.
● Upgrade - Urgent—updates are critical, and used for resolving security, performance, or break-fix situations in
components such as BIOS.
● Upgrade - Recommended—updates are issue fixes, or any feature enhancements for components. Also, compatibility
fixes with other firmware updates are included.
Applying filters
Apply filters to view selected information in the comparison report.
Filter the comparison report based on available server components. OMIMSSC supports three categories of filters:
● Nature Of Update—select to filter and view only the selected type of updates on servers.
● Component Type —select to filter and view only the selected components on servers.
● Server Model —select to filter and view only the selected server models.
NOTE: You cannot export and import server profiles if the filters are applied.
To apply the filters:
In OMIMSSC, click Maintenance Center, click the filters drop-down menu, and then select the filters.
Removing filters
To remove filters:
In OMIMSSC, click Maintenance Center, and then click Clear Filters, or clear the selected check boxes.
Upgrading and downgrading firmware versions using
run update method
Before applying updates on devices, ensure that the following conditions are met:
● An update source is available.
NOTE:
Select Storage Spaces Direct update source or MX7000 update sources, for applying firmware updates on
Storage Spaces Direct clusters or MX7000 Modular Systems since, these update sources see a modified reference to
catalog that contains recommended firmware versions of components for Storage Spaces Direct clusters and Modular
Systems.
● iDRAC or Management Module (MM) job queue is cleared before applying the updates, on the managed devices.
Apply updates on selected device groups which are hardware compatible with OMIMSSC. Updates can be applied immediately,
or scheduled. The jobs that are created for firmware updates are listed under the Jobs and Logs Center page.
Consider the following points before upgrading or downgrading firmware:
● When you start this task, the task takes considerable time based on the number of devices and device components present.
Firmware update in OMIMSSC
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