OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2 Web Client User's Guide

Running firmware update wizard for non-vSAN clusters

OMIVV allows you to perform BIOS and firmware updates on all hosts of a cluster. The wizard only updates hosts that are part of a connection profile and compliant in terms of firmware, CSIOR status, hypervisor, and OMSA status (11th generation servers only). OMIVV performs a cluster aware firmware update if Distribute Resource Scheduling (DRS) is enabled on the cluster, by migrating the workload when a host enters or exits maintenance mode.

1. To launch the Firmware Update wizard, in OpenManage Integration, click Clusters and perform either of the following substeps:
   • Click a cluster, select Actions > All OpenManage Integration Actions > Firmware Update.
   • In the Objects tab, select Actions > All OpenManage Integration Actions > Firmware Update.
   • Click a cluster, select Monitor > Dell EMC Cluster Information > Firmware. In the Firmware screen, click the Run Firmware Wizard link.
   • Right-click a cluster, select Actions > All OpenManage Integration Actions > Firmware Update.

   OMIVV checks compliance of the host and whether any other firmware update job is in progress in any host within the same cluster. After the verification, the Firmware Update page is displayed.

2. On the Welcome page, read the instructions, and click Next.
   The Select Servers page is displayed.
3. On the Select Servers page, in the Name tree view, use the check boxes to select the hosts.
4. Click Next.

   The Select Update Source page is displayed where you can select the bundles. The repository location is also displayed.

5. On the Select Update Source page, each model of the selected host has a drop-down list next to the model name from which you can select the required bundle. Select the desired bundle for firmware update.
   NOTE OMIVV supports 32–bit and 64–bit bundles for firmware update. Apart from these bundles, OMIVV also creates a hybrid bundle when there are 32-bit and 64-bit bundles available in the catalog for a particular model with the same release ID.

   NOTE 64-bit bundles are not supported for 12th generation hosts with iDRAC version 1.51 and earlier.

   NOTE 64-bit bundles are not supported for 11th generation hosts on all iDRAC versions.
6. Click Next.
   The Select Components page is displayed. The page displays the details of components such as hostname, Service Tag, Model Name, Component, Current, Available, Criticality, Reboot required.
7. On the Select Components page, use the check boxes to select at least one component from the list, and click Next to proceed.
   The components that are either in a downgrade or currently scheduled for update cannot be selected. You can select the components that are listed for downgrade by selecting the Allow Downgrade option.
   To filter comma-separated values from the content of the various components of the data grid, use Filter.

   You can also drag columns within the component data grid. If you want to export from the wizard, click .

8. On the FW Update Information page, view all the firmware update details.
9. Click Next.
   The Schedule Firmware Update page is displayed.
   1. Enter the firmware update job name in the Firmware Update Job Name field.
      The firmware update job name is mandatory and does not use a name that is already in use. If you purge the firmware update job name, you can reuse it again.
   2. Enter the firmware update description in the Firmware Update Description field, which is optional.
   3. Enter the Maintenance Mode timeout value (in minutes). If the wait time goes beyond the specified time, the update job fails and enter maintenance task will be canceled or timed out. However, the components may get updated automatically when the host is rebooted.
      NOTE The minimum Maintenance Mode timeout value is 60 minutes.

      NOTE The maximum Maintenance Mode timeout value is one day.
   4. Under Schedule Firmware Updates, select an option from the following:
      • To run the update job now, click Update Now.
      • To run the update job later, click Schedule Update, and then perform the following subtasks:
        1. In the Calendar box, select the month and day.
        2. In the Time text box, type the time in HH:MM.
10. Click Next.
    The Summary page is displayed.
11. On the Summary page, click Finish and the The firmware update job has been created successfully message is displayed.