Using Dell Update Package Bundles; Obtaining Dell Update Packages; Assigning Dell Update Package Bundles - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

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Novell ZENworks Linux Management lets you mirror Dell Update Packages (DUPs) from the
Dell FTP site or from a CD to your ZENworks server. Dell Update Packages let you update and
configure hardware and system settings (including BIOS, DRAC, RAID, BMC, and FRMW
configurations) on Dell PowerEdge servers.
IMPORTANT: Before you can use Dell Update Packages on your Dell servers, you must complete
the steps in "Enabling Dell PowerEdge
Installation Guide.
The following sections contain additional information:
Section 23.1, "Obtaining Dell Update Packages," on page 279
Section 23.2, "Assigning Dell Update Package Bundles," on page 279
Section 23.3, "Determining If Newer Dell Package Updates Are Available for PowerEdge
Servers," on page 283
Section 23.4, "Deploying an Updated Version of a Dell Update Package Bundle," on page 283
Section 23.5, "Modifying the Contents of a Dell Update Package Bundle," on page 284

23.1 Obtaining Dell Update Packages

You mirror Dell Update Packages from the Dell FTP site to your ZENworks server. You can also
mirror Dell Update Packages from a CD obtained from Dell support.
For complete instructions, see
Server," on page 305.

23.2 Assigning Dell Update Package Bundles

After the mirroring operation is complete, the Dell Update Packages are automatically bundled and
displayed in the ZENworks Control Center on the Bundles page. To install them on PowerEdge
servers in your ZENworks system, you must assign them to devices using the Assign Bundle Wizard
in the ZENworks Control Center.
NOTE: If you assign the Dell Update Packages to devices using bundles, the packages are always
installed. For this reason, it is possible to downrev your firmware using Dell Update Packages
distributed via bundles.
If you assign the Dell Update Packages to devices using catalogs, the packages are installed only in
an upgrade situation. It is not possible to downrev firmware using Dell Update Packages distributed
via catalogs. For more information about catalogs, see
Support" in the Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
Section 25.5, "Mirroring Dell Update Packages to Your ZENworks
Chapter 22, "Using Catalogs," on page 265.

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