Module 2 - Manage and Apply Firmware/Driver Updates
- Paul Dempsey |
- 59 steps |
- 13 minutes
Lesson 1 - Module 2 - Manage and Apply Firmware/Windows Driver Updates
OpenManage Enterprise captures servers current firmware versions & optional Windows drivers details. Once collected OpenManage Enterprise can then compare this data against the latest firmware & drives versions posted by Dell or a custom built repository.
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If you are not logged into OpenManage Enterprise already , please do so . The user : Admin & password : Password123! should auto fill
Click **"Login"**.
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Click **"Configuration"**.
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Click **"Firmware/Driver Compliance"**.
Dell posts a catalog the current version of released firmware on a regular bases.
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OpenManage Enterprise use either the firmware catalog post by Dell or a custom Catalog.
Click **"Catalog Management"**.
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Click **"Add"**.
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In **Name** enter **test**.
Click "**Finish"**.
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This will take about 1 minute to create the new catalog.
Select the checkbox next to **test**.
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OpenManage Enterprise can check for updates to this catalog either manually or automatically. We can see when the catalog was last checked. We can change the update schedule.
Click **"Edit"**.
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Click on the **"Update Catalog"** select **Automatically**.
Observe the **Update Frequency** can be Daily or Weekly.
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Click **"Cancel"**.
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Click **"Return to Firmware/Driver Compliance"**.
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A baseline is a selected group of servers aligned to a specific catalog.
Select the group of servers to need to be checked for available firmware updates & the catalog for OpenManage Enterprise to use for the compare to display the compliance to build a baseline.
Click **"Create Baseline"**.
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Click **"Catalog"** dropdown and select **test**.
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Enter **test baseline** as the **"BaseLine Name"**.
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Click **"Next"**.
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Click **"Select Devices"**.
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select **spd-demo08-idrac.de** and **SPD-DEMO09.dell.at** check boxes.
