Running the
firmware update wizard for a single host
About this task
To perform
the firmware update for a single host, perform the following steps:
NOTE: During the firmware
update process, Dell recommends not to delete the following:
The host from vCenter for which the firmware update
job is in progress.
The connection profile of the host for which the
firmware update job is in progress.
Steps
To access the firmware update wizard, in OpenManage
Integration, click Hosts and perform either
of the following actions:
Right-click a host, select All OpenManage Integration Actions > Firmware
Update.
In the Hosts page, click a host, and then select All
OpenManage Integration Actions > Firmware Update.
In the Navigator pane,
select a host, and then click Summary > Dell Host Information > Run Firmware
Wizard.
In the Navigator pane,
select a host, and then click Monitor > Dell Host Information > Firmware > Run Firmware Wizard.
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 and you can view the Welcome page.
NOTE: If you upgrade from
an earlier version of OMIVV to the available version and there is
already a firmware update job scheduled, you can launch the firmware
update wizard on the same host after you back up the OMIVV database and restore it to the available version.
Click Next.
The Select Update Source screen is displayed.
In the Select Update
Source screen, select either of the following:
Select Current repository location and select the firmware update bundle from the Select
an Update Bundle drop-down list.
NOTE: 64-bit bundles are not supported for 11th generation hosts on all
iDRAC versions, and 12th generation hosts with iDRAC version 1.51 and
earlier.
NOTE: OMIVV supports 32–bit
and 64–bit bundles for firmware update. Apart from the mentioned bundles,
OMIVV also creates a hybrid bundle when there are multiple bundles
available in the catalog with same release ID.
To load a single firmware update from a file,
select Single DUP. A single DUP can reside
on a CIFS or NFS share that is accessible by the virtual appliance.
Enter the File Location in one of the following
formats:
For CIFS share,
OMIVV prompts you to enter the user name and password in a domain
format that can access the share drive.
NOTE: The @, %, and , characters are not supported for use in shared network folder user names or passwords.
If you select Single DUP, go to step 7.
Click Next.
The Select Components screen is displayed that lists the firmware details for the components.
The screen displays the details of components such as host name, Service
Tag, model name, component, version, update version, criticality,
reboot required (Yes/No), and other details for the selected host.
NOTE: When you upgrade from
an earlier version of OMIVV to the available version, the reboot required
field displays “No” for all components, unless you refresh the firmware
update repository.
Use the check boxes to select at least one
component from the list, and then click Next.
The components that are either in a downgrade
or currently scheduled for update cannot be selected. You can filter
comma-separated values from the content of the various components
of the data grid by using the Filter field.
You can also drag and drop columns within the component data grid.
If you want to export from the wizard, use the Export to
CSV button. If you select the Allow Firmware
downgrade check box, select the components to be listed
for downgrade.
NOTE: If you select components that require a reboot, ensure that the vCenter
environment is configured in such a way that the workloads can be
migrated.
Click Next.
The Schedule Firmware Update screen is displayed.
Specify job name in the Firmware
Update Job Name field and description in the Firmware Update Description field, which is optional.
The firmware update job name is mandatory and ensures
that you do not use a name that is already in use. If you purge the
firmware update job name, you can reuse the job name again.
Select either of the following options:
Select Update Now to start
the firmware update job immediately.
To run the firmware update job later, select Schedule Update. You can schedule the firmware update
job 30 minutes from the current time.
In the Calendar box, select the month and day.
In the Time text box, type the time in HH: MM. The
time is the OMIVV appliance time.
To avoid a service interruption, select Apply updates on next reboot.
To apply the update and reboot even if the host is
not in maintenance mode, select Apply Updates, and Force
Reboot without entering maintenance mode. Dell does not
recommend this method.
Click Next.
The Summary page is displayed that provides details about all components for
firmware update.
Click Finish.
Results
The firmware update job takes several minutes to complete
and the time varies based on the number of components included for
the firmware update job. You can view the status of the firmware update
jobs in the Job Queue page. To access
the job queue page, in OpenManage Integration, select Monitor > Job Queue > Firmware Updates.. Once firmware update task is complete,
the inventory runs automatically on the selected hosts and hosts exit
automatically from maintenance mode based on an option selected in
the Schedule Firmware Update screen.
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