Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for SCVMM Help

Update details

From this page, you can apply firmware updates on servers or groups of servers.

NOTE:
  • If there are no applicable upgrades or downgrades for a server or a group of servers, performing a firmware update on that server or a group of servers causes no action on the server or group of servers.

  • Before applying the updates on cluster update groups, check for the following:
    • Update source connectivity.
    • Failover clusters availability.
    • Failover cluster nodes are enabled for remote management via WMI.
    • Windows PowerShell remoting is enabled on each failover cluster node.
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012, and the latest version of Integration Gateway is installed.
    • Latest version of the IG is installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012.
    • Required versions of .NET Framework and Windows PowerShell is installed on all failover cluster nodes.
    • Cluster service is running on all cluster nodes.
    • Automatic updates are not configured to automatically install updates on any failover cluster node.
    • All the failover cluster nodes should use the same update source.
    • A firewall rule that enables remote shutdown on each node in the failover cluster.
    • Proxy server setting on each failover cluster node is set to a local proxy server.
    • Configured CAU plug-in for self-updating mode is registered on all failover cluster nodes.
    • Failover cluster nodes have the same set of registered CAU plug-ins.
    • Configured Updating Run options are valid.
    • At least two failover cluster nodes are owners of the CAU clustered role
    • All failover cluster nodes are able to access Windows PowerShell scripts and use identical scripts.
    • The WarnAfter setting specified for the Updating Run is less than the StopAfter setting.
    • Check for cluster update readiness. For more information on CAU, see Requirements and Best Practices for Cluster—Aware Updating section at technet.microsoft.com.
Firmware Update Job NameType a unique name for the firmware update job you are creating.
Firmware Update Job DescriptionType a description for the firmware update job.
Schedule UpdateSelect Run Now to apply the updates immediately, or select the date and time to schedule an update in future.
Update MethodSelect the type of update to be performed on the selected group of servers or on the selected servers from the drop-down menu.
  • You can perform the following updates on server groups:
    • Agent-free staged updates — the firmware that is directly applicable and do not require a system restart are applied immediately. The remaining updates are applied during system restart. The updates are done using iDRAC. The appliance assumes that the update is successful when iDRAC reports that the update is successful. The appliance does not interact with the server after applying updates. The entire update job fails if the operation fails on even one server.
    • Agent-free updates — is out of band update with immediate restart if necessary.
      NOTE: Updates for cluster update group happen through cluster update coordinator which is present on the same system where the Integration Gateway is installed. The update job is submitted to Microsoft Cluster Aware-Update (CAU) feature, irrespective of the selection made from the Update Method drop-down menu.
FinishSave the firmware update job.
CancelClick to close the page without saving the changes made.
Go to Job ListSelect to view the job list after you click Finish.