Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.3.1 User's Guide

By clicking OpenManage Enterprise > Configuration, and selecting:

• Firmware Compliance: Manage the firmware of devices by using firmware baselines.
• Deploy: Create templates to define configuration compliance baseline and manage such templates.
• Configuration Compliance: Create device or device group configuration compliance baseline and manage device configuration. To get a quick overview of baselines that drift from the templates it is associated with, see Manage the device compliance baseline by using the OpenManage Enterprise dashboard.

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.

NOTE: To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary user privileges. See Role-based OpenManage Enterprise user privileges. To manage these settings, you must have the OpenManage Enterprise administrator level credentials.

• By using the Firmware feature, you can:

  • Create a firmware catalog by using catalogs available on Dell.com, or on the network path. See Create a firmware catalog by using Dell.com or Creating a firmware catalog by using local network. The customized firmware catalog is used for creating firmware baselines that act as a local benchmark to quickly compare the firmware version on the devices against the version in the catalog,

  • Create a firmware baseline by using the available firmware catalogs. See Creating the firmware baseline. You can view the firmware baseline report on the Dashboard also. See Manage firmware baseline by using the OpenManage Enterprise dashboard.

  • Run a compliance report to check if the devices associated with the firmware baseline comply to the baseline versions. See Checking firmware compliance. The COMPLIANCE column displays:

    • OK — if the target device(s) version is same as the firmware baseline.
    • Upgrade — if the target device(s) has one or more versions earlier than the firmware baseline .See Updating the device firmware version.
      • Critical — if the device(s) firmware is not in compliance with the firmware baseline, and indicates that it is a critical upgrade and the device(s) firmware must be upgraded to ensure proper functionality.
      • Warning — if the device(s) firmware is not in compliance with the firmware baseline, and the device(s) firmware can be upgraded to enhance the functionality.
    • Downgrade — if the device firmware is later than the baseline version.
  • Export the compliance report for statistical and analytical purposes.
  • Update device firmware version by using the firmware baseline. See Upgrade or downgrade device firmware by using the firmware baseline.

NOTE: The compliance level of devices in all the available baselines is indicated by a Donut chart. When more than one device is associated with a baseline, the status of a device with the least compliance level to the baseline is indicated as the compliance level of that baseline. For example, if many devices are associated to a firmware baseline, and the compliance level of many devices is OK and Downgrade, but if the compliance of one device in the group is Upgrade, the compliance level of the baseline is indicated as Upgrade.

You can update firmware version of a device also on the:

• All Devices page. See Updating the device firmware version.

• Device Details page. In the Devices List, click the device name or IP address to view device configuration data, and then edit. See Viewing and configuring devices.

  The summary of all the baselines is displayed in the working pane, and the compliance of a selected baseline is displayed in the right pane by using a Donut chart. A Donut chart and list of items in the baseline changes based on the Baseline you select from the Baseline list. See Donut chart.