Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for SCVMM Help

About firmware update

You can perform all the tasks related to managing Dell updates in the SCVMM environment using Maintenance Center. With update management, you can maintain up-to-date firmware versions of Dell server components per Dell recommendations.

The following are the methods available for performing the firmware updates:

  • Update using DRM repository — export the inventory information of the discovered servers from appliance and use the exported inventory file to prepare a repository by using DRM. Dell IT prepares a repository at quarterly cadence.
    • After the repository is created, select the relevant servers and initiate an update on the servers. Consider other factors, such as testing on test environment, security updates, application recommendations, Dell advisories, and so on to prepare the required updates. For more information about DRM, see Dell Repository Manager documents.
  • Update using FTP or HTTP — update any specific component to the latest update provided on the FTP or HTTP site.
    • Integration with Dell Online Catalog — connect to Dell FTP, ftp.dell.com and download the catalog file in the cache directory if it is an FTP update source, or connect to downloads.dell.com if it is an HTTP update source, and then view the comparison report and apply updates.
  • Reference firmware inventory and comparison — create a reference inventory file that contains the firmware inventory of the selected servers or groups of servers. Later, you can compare partial or complete SCVMM environment against the saved reference inventory file.