Dell EMC Update Manager 1

Dell EMC Update Manager 1.2

User's Guide

October 2021 Rev. A00

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Role-based privileges for Update Manager................................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Install Update Manager................................................................................................ 6 Update OpenManage Enterprise settings for Update Manager.............................................................................. 6 Install Update Manager...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Upgrade Update Manager................................................................................................................................................. 7

Chapter 3: Configure Update Manager.......................................................................................... 9 Configure Update Manager preferences....................................................................................................................... 9 Configure or edit a proxy...................................................................................................................................................9 Transfer of ownership of Device Manager entities................................................................................................... 10 Manage alerts..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 View alert log................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Create an alert policy................................................................................................................................................... 11 Manage alert policies...................................................................................................................................................12 View Update Manager specific jobs.............................................................................................................................. 12 View job lists..................................................................................................................................................................12 Job Types....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 View individual job details...........................................................................................................................................12 View audit logs....................................................................................................................................................................13

Chapter 4: Create and view repositories...................................................................................... 14 Use an SUU ISO file to create a repository................................................................................................................. 14 Create a repository............................................................................................................................................................ 14 View repository details......................................................................................................................................................16 View the repository dashboard....................................................................................................................................... 17 Check for firmware or driver updates for a device....................................................................................................17 Update firmware and drivers using a baseline compliance report....................................................................18

Chapter 5: Manage repositories................................................................................................... 19 Import an update package............................................................................................................................................... 19 Delete a repository............................................................................................................................................................20 Delete device bundles or update packages.................................................................................................................20 Refresh a repository......................................................................................................................................................... 20

Chapter 6: Maintain update manager........................................................................................... 22 Disable Update Manager..................................................................................................................................................22 Enable Update Manager.................................................................................................................................................. 22 Uninstall Update Manager...............................................................................................................................................22

Chapter 7: Auditing and logging.................................................................................................. 24

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Introduction

Dell EMC Update Manger plug-in is an integrated solution for Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise(OME) that allows IT administrators to create and manage repositories for PowerEdge devices that are managed in OpenManage Enterprise, which run iDRAC or Windows operating system. For more information about the supported PowerEdge devices, see the OpenManage Enterprise support matrix.

A repository consists of system bundles and their associated Dell Update Packages (DUP). A system bundle is a software collection that can be grouped to arrange the related updates that are applicable to same target platform and having the same format. A DUP is a self-contained executable file in a standard package format that updates a specific software element on Dell server or storage such as the BIOS, a device driver, firmware, and other similar software updates. These bundles and repositories allow the deployment of multiple firmware updates simultaneously. The Update Manager plug-in(UMP) supports DUPs in .exe format.

To update the systems with the latest firmware and software using Update Manager, do the following:

Ensure that the repositories are up-to-date. Enable manual or automatic updates of the catalog present in the repositories. Customize a repository by importing or deleting update packages. Enable the option to view the baseline compliance report of the repository that is used to update the firmware of the

components in the repository.

Topics:

? Role-based privileges for Update Manager

Role-based privileges for Update Manager

The following table lists the permissions of the user roles for Update Manager:

Table 1. Role-based privileges for Update Manager

Functions

Administrator

Install or uninstall Update Manager

Allowed

Enable or disable Update Manager

Allowed

Configure proxy

Allowed

Configure preferences

Allowed

Create repository

Allowed

Import update package

Allowed

Delete repository or bundles Allowed or update packages

Repository refresh

Allowed

View repository dashboard

Allowed

View repositories

Allowed

View or edit baseline compliance report from the Repository page.

Allowed

Device Manager (DM) Not Allowed

Not Allowed

Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed Allowed (owned by DM) Allowed (owned by DM)

Allowed (owned by DM) Allowed (owned by DM) Allowed (owned by DM) Allowed (owned by DM)

Viewers Not Allowed

Not Allowed

Not Allowed Not Allowed Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed

Not allowed Allowed Allowed Not allowed

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Role-based privileges for OpenManage Enterprise

The following table lists the OpenManage Enterprise features required for Update Manager users:

Table 2. Role-based privileges for OpenManage Enterprise

Functions

Administrator

Device Manager

Update firmware with baseline Allowed compliance report

Allowed (owned by DM)

Update Settings

Allowed

Not allowed

Create alert policy

Allowed

Allowed (owned by DM)

Viewers Not allowed

Not allowed Not allowed

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