Owner's Manual

148 Software Updates
Jane and Tom can upgrade their BIOS, firmware, or drivers for the servers and
storage devices on their network using IT Assistant. Depending on the
differences in the size/nature of organization, and their usage model, they can
use one of the following sources to obtain the latest updates:
• Dell Support website: Configure IT Assistant to synchronize with the
Dell FTP site at
ftp.dell.com to automatically download update packages.
For more information, see "Using Software Web Updates" on page 148.
•Server Updates Media: Import the update packages from the
Server
Updates
media, which is released about once every quarter, and contains
latest update packages.
• Manual Update: Manually obtain update packages from the Dell Support
website and import them to the IT Assistant Repository. This method is
simpler, if Tom/Jane have to download a couple of packages.
NOTE: In the system where you run the IT Assistant user interface from, the Java
Runtime Environment (JRE) should have at least 384 MB of free space for the
JRE memory (heap memory) to run the software updates task. For information on
how to set this parameter, see "Setting the Java Runtime Parameter in Supported
Windows Environment" on page 169 and "Setting the Java Runtime Parameter in
Supported Linux Environment" on page 169.
Using Software Web Updates
When you install (or upgrade to) IT Assistant , on a new node—Online
Repository—is displayed in the Repositories tree. This repository is empty
and will contain update packages only when you synchronize IT Assistant
with the Dell FTP site at ftp.dell.com. The Online Repository will now
display the last known contents at ftp.dell.com. You can configure
IT Assistant to check ftp.dell.com for new updates and download them into
the Online Repository.
NOTE: Starting with IT Assistant 8.2 and later, the repository tree, by default,
will show a simplified view; displaying only those update packages/bundles that are
discovered on your network. Click Classic View to display all systems, irrespective
of whether there are corresponding devices on your network.
NOTE: For applying hotfixes, you can do a direct import of a DUP to the repository.
The individual DUPs can be obtained from support.dell.com. Once imported, copy
the DUPS to a local windows directory. From IT Assistant, invoke a file-chooser
widget and select this DUP to be imported to IT Assistant repository.