Dell POWEREDGE R720 - Manual (Page 34)

Update Dell™ Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage Essentials
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Conclusion
All that an IT administrator needs to do to keep servers up to date in a datacentre is to install Dell
agent on servers, inventory the servers, and import the latest version of catalog.
Use the following three steps to keep the servers up to date in a datacentre environment using Dell
OpenManage Essentials:
1. Discover and Inventory Dell servers.
2. Discover and Inventory Dell iDRAC6 and above.
3. Discover and Inventory Dell PE VMware ESXi server and its iDRAC6 and above.
4. Import the latest catalog.
5. Schedule the system update task.
Learn more
Visit DellTechcenter.com/OME for more information on Dell OpenManage Essentials.
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