OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.0 Web Client User's Guide

Running the firmware update wizard for 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 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.
   The Welcome page of the firmware update wizard is displayed.
2. View the Welcome page, and click Next.
   The Select Servers screen is displayed.
3. In the Select Servers window, in the Name tree view, use the check boxes to select the hosts.
4. Click Next.

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

5. In the Select Update Source screen, select the model name of the selected hosts from the displayed list in the Select Bundles area.
   Each model of the selected host has a drop-down list next to the host name from which you can select the required bundle. Select at least one 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 multiple bundles available in the catalog with the same release ID.

   NOTE: 64-bit bundles are not supported for 11th generation hosts on all iDRAC versions, and 12th generation hosts with iDRAC version 1.51 and earlier.
6. Click Next.
   The Select Components screen is displayed. The screen displays the details of components such as cluster, model, host name, Service Tag, component, version, update version, criticality, reboot required (Yes/No), and other details for the selected host.
7. In the Select Components page, use the check boxes to select at least one component from the list, and click Next to proceed.
   You can filter comma-separated values from the content of the various components of the data grid by using the Filter field. You can also drag and drop columns within the component data grid. If you want to export from the wizard, use the Export to CSV button. By selecting the Allow Firmware downgrade check box, you can select a firmware version earlier than the current version.
8. In the FW Update Information page, view all the firmware update details.
9. Click Next.
   The Schedule Firmware Update screen 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.
      The description is optional.
   3. 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. In the Summary page, click Finish and the The firmware update job has been created successfully message is displayed.