OpenManage Enterprise 4.0.x User's Guide

Create a baseline

A baseline is a set of devices or group of devices that are associated with a firmware/driver catalog. A baseline is created for compliance evaluation of the firmware and drivers for the devices in that baseline against the versions specified in the catalog.

1. Under Firmware, click Create Baseline.
2. In the Create Update 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 Manage firmware and driver catalogs.
      3. In the Baseline Name box, enter a name for the baseline, and then enter the baseline description.
      4. (Optional) Select the Select only components with no reboot required check box to create a firmware/driver baseline that consists of only the components of the target devices that don't require a reboot of the target devices.
      5. Click Next.
   2. In the Target 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.