Users Guide

State Description

Available Resource is available for deployment.

Deploying Resource is in the process of being deployed in a service.

Deployed Resource is deployed in a service.

Pending One or more of the following tasks are in progress:

• Discovering resource.

• Determining resource details, including firmware version.

• Applying template to the resource.

• Updating firmware.

• Removing resource from ASM inventory.

Error Service deployment is failed.

Reserved Resource is reserved by a service prior to a pending deployment.

Unmanaged Resource is not managed by ASM.

Resource firmware compliance status

Based on the resource firmware compliance with the default repository catalog set, ASM assigns one of

the following firmware status to the resources.

Firmware Status Description

Compliant The firmware running on the resource is compliant

with the firmware version specified in the default

catalog.

Non–Compliant The firmware running on the resource is less than

or greater than the firmware version specified in

the default catalog. Indicates that firmware update

is required.

Update Required The firmware running on the resource is less than

the minimum firmware version recommended in

the ASM catalog. Indicates that firmware update is

required.

Updating firmware

You can update the firmware of one or more servers that are not compliant with ASM or not to the

minimum recommended level:

1. On the Apply Server Firmware Updates page, select one of the following options..

• Update Now — Select this option to update the firmware immediately.