Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.0 User's Guide

Upgrade or downgrade device firmware by using the firmware baseline

1. In the left pane, select the group to which the device(s) belongs to. Devices associated with the group are listed. See Device list.

   NOTE: When you select device(s), ensure that they are associated with one or more firmware baselines. Else, the devices are not displayed in the compliance report, and therefore cannot be updated.

2. In the devices list, select the check box corresponding to the device(s).
3. Click More Actions > Update Firmware.
4. In the Update Firmware dialog box:
   1. In the Select Source section:
      • From the Baseline drop-down menu, select the baseline that must be used for comparing and upgrading or rolling back the device firmware. A list of devices that are associated with the selected firmware baseline is displayed. The compliance level of each device is displayed in the COMPLIANCE column. Based on the compliance level, you can upgrade or downgrade the firmware version. For information about the field description on this page, see Viewing device firmware compliance report. However, when you are checking the compliance of an individual device on the View Details page, you can upgrade or roll back the firmware version. See Roll back an individual device firmware version.
        1. Select the check boxes corresponding to the devices that must be updated.
        2. Click Next.
      • You can upgrade or downgrade by using individual update package also. Click Individual Package, and then complete the on-screen instructions. Click Next.
   2. In the Prerequisites section, prerequisites if any, for the device are displayed. Click Next.
   3. In the Schedule section, select:
      • Update Now: The firmware version is updated and matched to the version available in the associated catalog. To make the update become effective during the next device restart, select the Stage for next server reboot check box.
      • Schedule Later: Select to specify a date and time when the firmware version must be updated. You can run the job at a later time.
5. Click Finish. A firmware update job is created and listed in the Jobs list. See Using jobs for device control.

   NOTE: If the device is not associated with any baseline, the Baseline drop-down menu is not populated. To associate a device to a baseline, see Creating the firmware baseline.

   NOTE: If you select multiple devices, only the devices that are associated with the selected baseline are listed in the table.