FAQ

Update Dell™ Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage Essentials

Updating the hardware at the convenience of IT Administrator

You must create a system update task and schedule to apply applicable updates to the non-compliant

servers. Refer to “Figure 5: Create System Update Task” to view the update task creation page.

 You can select various combinations to update servers:

o Single update on a single server: You can select one package to be applied on an

individual server.

o Multiple update on a single server: You can select all packages (BIOS, Drivers and

Firmware) to be applied on an individual server using a single update task.

o Single update on multiple servers: You can select one package applicable to multiple

servers to be applied on multiple servers. Example: If there are 10 Dell PowerEdge

R515 servers that require a BIOS update, then the update can be applied on all the 10

servers using a single task. All 10 servers must have the same credentials for the task to

run successfully.

o Multiple updates on multiple servers: You can select all applicable packages on

multiple servers to be applied using a single task. All servers being updated using the

task must have the same credentials for the task to run successfully.

Note: You cannot update Windows and Linux servers in a single task.

 Reboot device option:

o Packages like BIOS, Network firmware, storage controller firmware and drivers PERC,

and SAS require a system reboot for the update to be successful. By default, the

Reboot option is enabled in an update task. If you do not want to reboot at the time of

update, you can uncheck this option and you can manually reboot the servers later

during non-working hours. In this case, the updates are applied to the servers but the

process is not complete until the server is rebooted.

 Skip Signature Hash Check:

o Select this option to skip the signature and hash check on the system update package.