Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 62)

5. Click Check for Updates to view the firmware updates available in the network share.
The Component/Device Firmware Inventory section displays the current firmware versions of the components and
devices across all the servers present in the chassis and firmware versions of the DUPs available in the Network
Share.
6. In the Component/Device Firmware Inventory section, select the check box against Select/Deselect All to select all
the supported servers. Alternatively, select the check box against the server for which you want to update the
server component firmware. You cannot select individual components for the server.
7. Select one of the following options to specify if a system reboot is required after the updates are scheduled:
– Reboot Now — Updates are scheduled and the server is rebooted, immediately applying the updates to the
server components.
– On Next Reboot — Updates are scheduled but are applied only after the next server reboot.
8. Click Update to schedule firmware updates for the available components of the selected servers.
A message is displayed based on the type of updates contained and asking you to confirm if you want to continue.
9. Click OK to continue and complete scheduling the firmware update for the selected servers. Note:
NOTE: The Job Status column displays the job status of the operations scheduled on the server. The job status
is dynamically updated.
Filtering Components for Firmware Updates
Information for all the components and devices across all servers is retrieved at one time. To manage this large amount
of information, the Lifecycle Controller provides various filtering mechanisms. These filters enable you to:
• Select one or more categories of components or devices for easy viewing.
• Compare firmware versions of components and devices across the server.
• Filter the selected components and devices automatically, to narrow the category of a particular component or
device based on types or models.
NOTE: Automatic filtering feature is important while using the Dell Update Package (DUP). The update
programming of a DUP can be based on the type or model of a component or device. The automatic filtering
behavior is designed to minimize the subsequent selection decisions after an initial selection is made.
Examples
Following are some examples where the filtering mechanisms are applied:
• If the BIOS filter is selected, only the BIOS inventory for all servers is displayed. If the set of servers consists of a
number of server models, and a server is selected for BIOS update, the automatic filtering logic automatically
removes all the other servers that do not match with the model of the selected server. This ensures that the
selection of the BIOS firmware update image (DUP) is compatible with the correct model of the server.
Sometimes, a BIOS firmware update image may be compatible across a number of server models. Such
optimizations are ignored in case this compatibility is no longer true in the future.
• Automatic filtering is important for firmware updates of Network Interface Controllers (NIC) and RAID Controllers.
These device categories have different types and models. Similarly, the firmware update images (DUP) may be
available in optimized forms where a single DUP may be programmed to update multiple types or models of devices
of a given category.
Filtering Components for Firmware Updates Using CMC Web Interface
To filter the devices:
1. In the system tree, go to Server Overview, and then click Update → Server Component Update.
The Server Component Update page is displayed.
2. In the Choose Update Type section, select Update from File.
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