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January 22nd, 2019 01:00
Firmware Update Process / Email Alert Debugging
Hi,
I've installed OME virtual appliance (Version 3.1.0 (Build 134)) and I'm not sure if I didn't understood the firmware update process or it is not working as it should.
There are Baselines to which a catalog is attached. On my installation I have one catalog that is configured to download latest firmware from dell.com and I have another one which points to a catalog of our local DRM-Server (usually faster download).
If I check firmwares, I figured out that also the "latest firmware from dell.com" baseline, is not really the "latest firmware", the packages are from the date I've created the baseline.
So if I want to keep my servers up-to-date constantly, I have to update the baseline/catalog each time. This does not make sense to me, at least because there is the builtin option to dowload "latest firmware from dell.com". Same is for DRM.
Even if the .xml-File from the DRM-Share is updated, OME seems to "cache" the first import and does not see the changes - I have to attach the catalog again.
Another issue I have is that E-Mail alerts do not seem to work. It's configured correctly but mails are not triggered. Is there a way to debug this?
Thanks!
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keiran.steele
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January 22nd, 2019 12:00
A baseline is a line in the sand. It's the set of updates that you have tested and verified work for your environment. In 3 months or when the next critical vulnerability comes along you might go and create a new baseline that you test and then deploy to all your servers. This way you don't have servers with fragmented firmware versions and you aren't constantly updating or worrying about the next minor version that's always being released. Don't put yourself through trying to constantly update, it's not worth it, find a way to be notified of critical updates instead. You will note that if you have a server with a firmware version above the baseline, you will be notified that you need to downgrade to meet your baseline.
I have emails working but I don't get many emails. My last email was when I updated the console.