Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 3.0 for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide

Viewing Firmware Inventory Using CMC Web Interface

1. In the left pane, click Server Overview, and then click Update.
2. On the Server Component Update page, view the firmware inventory details in the Component/Device Firmware Inventory section. On this page, you can view the following information:
   • Servers that currently do not support the Lifecycle Controller service are listed as Not Supported. A hyperlink is provided to an alternative page, where you can directly update only the iDRAC firmware. This page supports only iDRAC firmware update and not any other component and device on the server. iDRAC firmware update is not dependent on the Lifecycle Controller service.
   • If the server is listed as Not Ready, it indicates that when the firmware inventory was retrieved, the iDRAC on the server was still initializing. Wait for the iDRAC to be fully operational, and then refresh the page to retrieve the firmware inventory again.
   • If the inventory of components and devices does not reflect what is physically installed on the server, invoke the Lifecycle Controller when the server is in the boot process. This action helps to refresh the integrated components and devices information and allows you to verify the currently installed components and devices. The inventory does not reflect the component and device information accurately when:
     • The server iDRAC firmware is updated to newly introduce the Lifecycle Controller functionality to the server management.
     • The new devices are inserted into the server.
     To automate this action the iDRAC Settings Utility provides an option that can be accessed through the boot console:

     1. For iDRAC servers, on the boot console, to access System Setup, press <F2>.
     2. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings > Collect System Inventory on Restart, select Enabled, go back to the System Setup Main Menu page, and then click Finish to save the settings.

   • Options to perform the various Lifecycle Controller operations such as Update, Rollback, Reinstall, and Job Deletion are available. Only one type of operation can be performed at a time. Components and devices that are not supported may be listed as part of the inventory, but do not permit Lifecycle Controller operations.

   The following table displays the component and devices information on the server:

   Table 1. Component and Devices InformationThe following table contains descriptions of the components on the server.

   Field	Description
   Slot	Displays the slot occupied by the server in the chassis. Slot numbers are sequential IDs, from 1 to 4 (for the four available slots in the chassis), that help to identify the location of the server in the chassis. When there are less than four servers occupying slots, only those slots populated by servers are displayed.
   Name	Displays the name of the server in each slot.
   Model	Displays the model of the server.
   Component/Device	Displays a description of the component or device on the server. If the column width is too narrow, the mouse-over tool provides a view of the description.
   Current Version	Displays the current version of component or device on the server.
   Rollback Version	Displays the rollback version of component or device on the server.
   Job Status	Displays the job status of any operations that are scheduled on the server. The job status is continuously updated dynamically. If a job completion with state completed is detected, then the firmware versions for the components and devices on that server are automatically refreshed in case there has been a change of firmware version on any of the components or devices. An information icon is also presented adjacent to the current state, which provides additional information about the current job status. This information can be viewed by clicking or pausing the mouse over the icon.
   Update	Click to select the component or device for firmware update on the server.