FAQ

Update Dell™ Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage Essentials

 Perform discover and inventory of Dell PowerEdge server SNMP [Server IP] and WS-Man [iDRAC

IP], Windows and Linux OS.

 Perform discovery and inventory of Dell PowerEdge server WMI [Server IP] and WS-Man [iDRAC

IP], Only Windows OS.

After performing above discovery and Inventory, To update correlated devices

- Go to System Update and import a latest catalog (perfered online ftp.dell.com) (Refer to

Obtaining the latest version of update packages

- Perform system updates using either

1. OMSA as preferred mode (refer to Updating System via OpenManager Server

Administrator section)

2. iDRAC as perferrred mode (refer to Updating System via Intergrated Dell

Remote Access controller)

System Update – preferred mode is “iDRAC” & delivery mode is both

OMSA & iDRAC

When IT administrator Discovers/Inventories multiple Dell PE 11G & 12G servers using Server IP

and iDRAC IP. He is enable to update all the components in a single update task irrespective of

component types (i.e. BIOS, Firmware, Drivers and Applications)

1. Discovery/Inventory PE (11G & 12G) Servers along with iDRAC (iDRAC6 & iDRAC7) or iDRAC

alone using supported protocol. Ex: server with SNMP/WMIi & iDRAC with WS-Man.

2. Import latest catalog from online source (ftp.dell.com) –

Go to Manage System Updates  (LHS) Catalog Section  Select a Catalog Source and select

option “Use an online source” click on “Import Now” button.

Catalog source Figure 14.