User's Manual

Protocol Used for
Server IP
Discovery and
Inventory
Protocol Used for
iDRAC IP
Discovery and
Inventory
Preferred System
Update Mode Selected
in Advanced Settings
Credentials for
System Update
Actual Update Mode
NOTE: When an iDRAC IP
is discovered using SNMP,
iDRAC software inventory
is not retrieved and all
components are updated
are using Server
Administrator irrespective
of the preferred system
update mode selected.
WMI SNMP OpenManage Server
Administrator
Server All components are updated
using OpenManage Server
Administrator.
WMI SNMP iDRAC Server All components are updated
using Server Administrator
because the protocol used for
iDRAC discovery and inventory
was SNMP.
SNMP WS-MAN OpenManage Server
Administrator
Server All components are updated
using OpenManage Server
Administrator.
SNMP WS-MAN iDRAC iDRAC BIOS, firmware, and
applications are updated using
iDRAC.
NOTE: When an iDRAC IP
is discovered using WS-
MAN, the iDRAC software
inventory is retrieved and
the components are
updated using iDRAC.
However, if drivers are present
in addition to BIOS, firmware,
and applications, then all the
components are updated using
Server Administrator and not
iDRAC.
WMI
WS-MAN OpenManage Server
Administrator
Server All components are updated
using OpenManage Server
Administrator.
WMI WS-MAN iDRAC iDRAC BIOS, firmware, and
applications are updated using
iDRAC.
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