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Performing iDRAC and BIOS update on multiple servers one by one with Dell OpenManage
Good morning.
I would like to update the firmware on the R630 and R730xd servers. There are more than 150 of them in total, and I would like to perform the update on each of them separately, and separate these updates with an hour break. Is there a solution to automate this task from within Dell OpenManage?
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DELL-Charles R
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September 21st, 2022 11:00
Hello gujintao7890,
The iDRAC updates you could do all at one time. Only the DRAC reboots, not the host, when the DRAC firmware is updated.
For the BIOS, that would require a host reboot.
If you do one update job including all servers then you can select Stage for next server reboot, then reboot the server when you want it to update.
If you do one update job per server you can use Schedule Later and specify a date and time
Bulk system update - cannot schedule individual date/time to update.
Individual system update - can schedule date/time to update.
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September 21st, 2022 08:00
Hello gujintao7890,
I notice you posted in the OpenManage Essentials forum. Is that what you have or is it OpenManage Enterprise that replaced Essentials?
I don't know that you can space them an hour apart unless you initiate the update yourself an hour apart but we can look into it when you confirm which Essentials or Enterprise you have.
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September 21st, 2022 09:00
Hello, Charles
Yes it's my mistake, what I meant was OpenManage Enterprise.
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September 21st, 2022 12:00
Thank you, Charles!