Viewing Firmware Inventory Using Cmc Web Interface - Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License.

Viewing Firmware Inventory Using CMC Web Interface

To view the firmware inventory:
1. In the left pane, click Server Overview, and then click Update .
2. On the Server Component Update page, view the firmware inventory details in the Component/Device Firmware
Inventory section. On this page, you can view the following information:
– Servers that currently do not support the Lifecycle Controller service are listed as Not Supported. A
hyperlink is provided to an alternative page, where you can directly update only the iDRAC firmware. This
page supports only iDRAC firmware update and not any other component and device on the server. iDRAC
firmware update is not dependent on the Lifecycle Controller service.
– If the server is listed as Not Ready, it indicates that when the firmware inventory was retrieved, the iDRAC
on the server was still initializing. Wait for the iDRAC to be fully operational, and then refresh the page for
the firmware inventory to be retrieved again.
– If the inventory of components and devices do not reflect what is physically installed on the server, you
must invoke the Lifecycle Controller when the server is in the boot process. This helps to refresh the
internal components and devices information and allows you to verify the currently-installed components
and devices. This occurs when:
* The server iDRAC firmware is updated to newly introduce the Lifecycle Controller functionality to
the server management.
* The new devices are inserted into the server.
To automate this action or the iDRAC Settings Utility (for iDRAC7) provides an option that can be accessed
through the boot console:
1. For iDRAC7 servers, on the boot console, to access System Setup, press <F2>.
2. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings → Collect System Inventory on Restart,
select Enabled, go back to the System Setup Main Menu page, and then click Finish to save the
settings.
– Options to perform the various Lifecycle Controller operations such as Update, Rollback, Reinstall, and Job
Deletion are available. Only one type of operation can be performed at a time. Components and devices
that are not supported may be listed as part of the inventory, but do not permit Lifecycle Controller
operations.
The following table displays the component and devices information on the server:
Table 4. Component and Devices Information
Field Description
Slot Displays the slot occupied by the server in the chassis. Slot numbers are sequential IDs, from 1
to 4 (for the four available slots in the chassis), that help to identify the location of the server in
the chassis. When there are less than four servers occupying slots, only those slots populated
by servers are displayed.
Name Displays the name of the server in each slot.
Model Displays the model of the server.
Component/ Displays a description of the component or device on the server. If the column width is too
Device narrow, the mouse-over tool provides a view of the description.
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