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Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.3.1 User's Guide

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Create a firmware baseline

NOTE: To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary user privileges. See Role-based OpenManage Enterprise user privileges.

NOTE: When a device is connected, the firmware version, if earlier than baseline version, is not automatically updated. You must update the firmware version. It is recommended to update device firmware during maintenance windows to prevent the devices or environment going offline during business hours.

Baseline is a customized and locally-stored set of firmware versions that are easy to access and apply. A baseline can be applied on the basis of one baseline-to-many device, many baselines-to-one device, and many baselines-to-many devices. For example, the baseline you create for a BIOS version can be applied to many servers running the same BIOS. Similarly, you can apply two baselines to one device—say, one for the firmware version and the other for BIOS. To create a firmware baseline:

  1. Under Firmware, click Create Baseline.
  2. In the Create Firmware Baseline dialog box:
    1. In the Baseline Information section:
      1. From the Catalog drop-down menu, select a catalog.
      2. To add a catalog to this list, click Add. See Managing firmware Catalogs.
      3. In the Baseline Name box, enter a name for the baseline, and then enter the baseline description.
      4. Click Next.
    2. In the Select Devices section:
      • To select the target device(s):
        1. Select Select Devices, and then click the Select Devices button.
        2. In the Select Devices dialog box, all the devices monitored by OpenManage Enterprise, IOMs, and devices under static or query group are displayed in respective groups.
        3. In the left pane, click the category name. Devices in that category are displayed in the working pane.
        4. Select the check box corresponding to the device(s). The selected devices are listed under the Selected Devices tab.
      • To select the target device group(s):
        1. Select Select Groups, and then click the Select Groups button.
        2. In the Select Groups dialog box, all the devices monitored by OpenManage Enterprise, IOMs, and devices under static or query group are displayed in respective categories.
        3. In the left pane, click the category name. Devices in that category are displayed in the working pane.
        4. Select the check box corresponding to the group(s). The selected groups are listed under the Selected Groups tab.
  3. Click Finish.
    A message is displayed that a job is created for creating the baseline.

    In the Baseline table, data about the device and baseline job is displayed. For field definitions, see Firmware baseline field definitions.

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