Dell 2 Deleting Scheduled Server Component Firmware Jobs

• You must have CMC Administrator privileges.

To upgrade the server components firmware version to the next version using the Update from Network

Share mode:

1. In the CMC Web interface, in the system tree, go to Server Overview and then click Update → Server

Component Update .

The Server Component Update page is displayed.

2. In the Choose Update Type section, select Update from Network Share. For more information, see

Choosing Server Component Firmware Update Type.

3. If the Network Share is not connected, configure the Network Share for the chassis. To configure or

edit the network share details, in the Network Share Properties table click Edit. For more information

see Configuring Network Share Using CMC Web Interface.

4. Click Save Inventory Report to export the chassis inventory file that contains the components and

firmware details.

The Inventory.xml file is saved on an external system. The Dell Repository Manager uses the

inventory.xml file to create customized bundles of updates. This Repository is stored in the CIFS or

NFS Share configured by CMC. For information on creating a repository using the Dell Repository

Manger see the Dell Repository Manager Data Center Version 1.8 User’s Guide and the Dell

Repository Manager Business Client Version 1.8 User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

5. Click Check for Updates to view the firmware updates available in the network share.

The Component/Device Firmware Inventory section displays the current firmware versions of the

components and devices across all the servers present in the chassis and firmware versions of the

DUPs available in the Network Share.

NOTE: Click Collapse against a slot to collapse the component and device firmware details for

the specific slot. Alternatively, to view all the details again, click Expand.

6. In the Component/Device Firmware Inventory section, select the check box against Select/

Deselect All to select all the supported servers. Alternatively, select the check box against the server

for which you want to update the server component firmware. You cannot select individual

components for the server.

7. Select one of the following options to specify if a system reboot is required after the updates are

scheduled:

• Reboot Now — Updates are scheduled and the server is rebooted, immediately applying the

updates to the server components.

• On Next Reboot — Updates are scheduled but are applied only after the next server reboot.

8. Click Update to schedule firmware updates for the available components of the selected servers.

A message is displayed based on the type of updates contained and asking you to confirm if you

want to continue.

9. Click OK to continue and complete scheduling the firmware update for the selected servers. Note:

NOTE: The Job Status column displays the job status of the operations scheduled on the server.

The job status is dynamically updated.

Deleting Scheduled Server Component Firmware Jobs

NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License.