Users Guide

Viewing Firmware Inventory Using CMC Web Interface
To view the firmware inventory:
1. In the left pane, click Server Overview, and then click Update.
2. On the Server Component Update page, view the firmware inventory details in the Component/
Device Firmware Inventory section. On this page, you can view the following information:
– Servers that currently do not support the Lifecycle Controller service are listed as Not Supported.
A hyperlink is provided to an alternative page, where you can directly update only the iDRAC
firmware. This page supports only iDRAC firmware update and not any other component and
device on the server. iDRAC firmware update is not dependent on the Lifecycle Controller service.
– If the server is listed as Not Ready, it indicates that when the firmware inventory was retrieved, the
iDRAC on the server was still initializing. Wait for the iDRAC to be fully operational, and then
refresh the page for the firmware inventory to be retrieved again.
– If the inventory of components and devices do not reflect what is physically installed on the
server, you must invoke the Lifecycle Controller when the server is in the boot process. This helps
to refresh the internal components and devices information and allows you to verify the
currently-installed components and devices. This occurs when:
* The server iDRAC firmware is updated to newly introduce the Lifecycle Controller
functionality to the server management.
* The new devices are inserted into the server.
To automate this action or the iDRAC Settings Utility (for iDRAC7) provides an option that can be
accessed through the boot console:
1. For iDRAC7 servers, on the boot console, to access System Setup, press <F2>.
2. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings → Collect System Inventory on
Restart, select Enabled, go back to the System Setup Main Menu page, and then click Finish
to save the settings.
– Options to perform the various Lifecycle Controller operations such as Update, Rollback,
Reinstall, and Job Deletion are available. Only one type of operation can be performed at a time.
Components and devices that are not supported may be listed as part of the inventory, but do not
permit Lifecycle Controller operations.
The following table displays the component and devices information on the server:
Table 4. Component and Devices Information
Field Description
Slot Displays the slot occupied by the server in the chassis. Slot numbers are sequential
IDs, from 1 to 4 (for the four available slots in the chassis), that help to identify the
location of the server in the chassis. When there are less than four servers
occupying slots, only those slots populated by servers are displayed.
Name Displays the name of the server in each slot.
Model Displays the model of the server.
Component/
Device
Displays a description of the component or device on the server. If the column
width is too narrow, the mouse-over tool provides a view of the description.
Current
Version
Displays the current version of component or device on the server.
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