OpenManage Enterprise: How to Deploy Firmware using OpenManage Enterprise for VMware vCenter

Summary: Systems Management 'How to Video' for deploying firmware using OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter

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Instructions

OMEVV Firmware Deployment Basics: 
Prerequisites:

  • Servers must be added into OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter (OMEVV)
  • Firmware Repository Profile - a repository profile that uses firmware catalog to get the firmware information 
  • Baseline Profiles - Uses a repository profile as a baseline to compare firmware inventory with
Firmware Repository Profile:
  • Support for three types of Repositories
  • By default, has the Dell Online Catalog as synced from OpenManage Enterprise
  • Any custom repositories created off VSAN or ESXi in the OpenManage Enterprise Update Manager plug-in are synced automatically
  • Custom Repositories created from Dell Repository Manager can be imported using Share

Creating a Custom Firmware Repository Profile:

  • Create a custom catalog export from Dell Repository Manager 
  • Put the catalog on a supported Share type (NFS, CIFS, HTTP, and HTTPS) 
  • On the OMEVV home page, click Compliance & Profiles > Profiles > Repository Profile > CREATE NEW PROFILE.
  • On the Repository Profile page of the wizard, read the instructions, and then click GET STARTED
  • On the Profile Name and Description page, enter the Profile Name and Description, and click NEXT
  • In the Repository Share Location area, add in the Share Protocol, Share location, and Credentials for CIFS and HTTPS
  • Select BEGIN TEST to validate the credentials and Share location
  • Finish out the wizard to add the Repository 

Creating a Baseline Profile: 

  • On the OMEVV home page, Compliance & Profiles > Profiles > Baseline Profile > CREATE BASELINE PROFILE
  • On the Baseline Profile page of the wizard, read the instructions, and click GET STARTED
  • On the Profile Name and Description page, enter the Profile Name and Description, and then click NEXT
  • On the Associate Profile page, select Firmware Repository Profile
NOTE: Ensure you use the vSAN catalog repository for vSAN nodes.
  • On the Associate Clusterpage, select the vCenter Instance and then the Cluster required to assign the Baseline Profile to
  • On the Schedule Drift Detection page, select the Days and Time, and then click NEXT
  • Finish the Wizard

Additional Information

Refer to this video:


You can also view this video on YouTube .

Affected Products

C Series, Modular Infrastructure, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, XR Servers, Dell OpenManage Enterprise, OEM Server Solutions, Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise, OEMR XL R570, OEMR XL R670, OEMR XL R770 , OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter, OEMR R240, OEMR R250, OEMR XE R250, OEMR R260, OEMR R340, OEMR R350, OEMR XE R350, OEMR R360, OEMR XE R360, OEMR R440, PowerEdge XR2, OEMR R450, OEMR R540, OEMR R550, OEMR R5500, OEMR R640, OEMR XL R640, OEMR R6415, OEMR R650, OEMR R650xs, OEMR R6515, OEMR R6525, OEMR R660, OEMR XL R660, OEMR R660xs, OEMR R6615, OEMR R6625, OEMR R740, OEMR XL R740, OEMR R740xd, OEMR XL R740xd, OEMR R740xd2, OEMR R7415, OEMR R7425, OEMR R750, OEMR R750xa, OEMR R750xs, OEMR R7515, OEMR R7525, OEMR R760, OEMR R760xa, OEMR R760XD2, OEMR XL R760, OEMR R760xs, OEMR R7615, OEMR R7625, OEMR R840, OEMR R860, OEMR R940, OEMR R940xa, OEMR R960, OEMR T140, OEMR T150, OEMR T340, OEMR T350, OEMR T360, OEMR T440, OEMR T550, OEMR T560, OEMR T640, OEMR XL T640, OEMR XL R240, OEMR XL R330, OEMR XL R340, OEMR XL R630, OEMR XL R660xs, OEMR XL R6615, OEMR XL R6625, OEMR XL R6715, OEMR XL R6725, OEMR XL R760xs, OEMR XL R7615, OEMR XL R7625, OEMR XL R7725, OEMR XR11, OEMR XR12, OEMR XR4000r, OEMR XR4000w, OEMR XR4000z, OEMR XR4510c, OEMR XR4520c, OEMR XR5610, OEMR XR7620, OEMR XR8000r, OEMR XR8610t, OEMR XR8620t, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6400, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6600, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge FC640, PowerEdge HS5610, PowerEdge HS5620, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge M7701, PowerEdge MX5016s, PowerEdge MX7000, PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R470, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R570, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R7715, PowerEdge R7725, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T130, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T30, PowerEdge T330, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T40, PowerEdge T430, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T630, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4000r, PowerEdge XR4000w, PowerEdge XR4000z, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8000r, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t ...
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Article Number: 000218408
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 07 Apr 2025
Version:  5
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