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Executive Summary
Firmware is the software program or set of instructions that provides low-
level control for specific hardware, like RAID controllers, NIC adaptors,
ethernet controllers, BIOS, power supply units, etc. To maintain optimum
performance of these devices, it is necessary to keep their firmware up to
date or use the recommended version. Updating firmware in a datacenter is
a challenge as the IT administrator needs to manually perform the update
on a large number of devices.
System Update updates firmware for various components like iDRAC,
RAID, NIC, and BIOS on a Dell EMC device. Systems Management
consoles like OMIMSSC help the administrator to update firmware remotely
on multiple devices at the same time. OMIMSSC abstracts the process by
automating the firmware update with simplified workflows and thereby
reducing the solution downtime.
This document provides detailed information about the solution deployment
workflows available in OMIMSSC.