Filtering Components For Firmware Updates - Dell PS-M4110 User Manual

The Server Component Update page enables you to update various firmware components on your system. To use the
features and functions on this page, you must have:
• For CMC: Server Administrator privilege.
• For iDRAC: Configure iDRAC privilege and Log in to iDRAC privilege.
In case of insufficient privileges, you can only view the firmware inventory of components and devices on the server.
You cannot select any components or devices for any kind of Lifecycle Controller operation on the server.

Filtering Components for Firmware Updates

Information for all the components and devices across all servers is retrieved at one time. To manage this large amount
of information, the Lifecycle Controller provides various filtering mechanisms. These filters enable you to:
• Select one or more categories of components or devices for easy viewing.
• Compare firmware versions of components and devices across the server.
• Filter the selected components and devices automatically, to narrow the category of a particular component or
device based on types or models.
NOTE: Automatic filtering feature is important while using the Dell Update Package (DUP). The update
programming of a DUP can be based on the type or model of a component or device. The automatic
filtering behavior is designed to minimize the subsequent selection decisions after an initial selection is
made.
Examples
Following are some examples where the filtering mechanisms are applied:
• If the BIOS filter is selected, only the BIOS inventory for all servers is displayed. If the set of servers consists of a
number of server models, and a server is selected for BIOS update, the automatic filtering logic automatically
removes all the other servers that do not match with the model of the selected server. This ensures that the
selection of the BIOS firmware update image (DUP) is compatible with the correct model of the server.
Sometimes, a BIOS firmware update image may be compatible across a number of server models. Such
optimizations are ignored in case this compatibility is no longer true in the future.
• Automatic filtering is important for firmware updates of Network Interface Controllers (NIC) and RAID
Controllers. These device categories have different types and models. Similarly, the firmware update images
(DUP) may be available in optimized forms where a single DUP may be programmed to update multiple types or
models of devices of a given category.
Filtering Components for Firmware Updates Using CMC Web Interface
To filter the devices:
1. In the system tree, go to Server Overview, and then click Update → Server Component Update.
The Server Component Update page is displayed.
2. In the Component/Device Update Filter section, select one or more of the following:
– BIOS
– iDRAC
– Lifecycle Controller
– 32-Bit Diagnostics
– OS Driver Pack
– Network I/F Controller
– RAID Controller
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