Sorry Forgot to add. Ome lists them as Compliant.

Hi,

Thanks to the post.

As you mentioned you have performed discovery of range using
Ws-Man protocol.

Can you confirm that all devices are RAC (iDRAC6 and iDRAC7)
devices.

OME1.1 support Out of band system update for iDRAC6 and
iDRAC7 discovered and inventoried using Ws-Man protocol.

Thanks,

Nitin

Hi nitin,

Thanks for the reply.  I can confirm that all the devices are iDRAC6 or 7.

Thank You.

Atreya

Hi Atreya,

Thank for reply and confirmation.

Few checks-

1) IDRAC6 Firmware version should be at 1.40 and above for Monolithic servers.

2) IDRAC6 Firmware version should be at 2.2 and above for Modular servers.

3) Uncheck SNMP protocol while performing iDRAC discovery and inventory.

4) Ws-Man configuration page, make sure to enable "Secure Mode". If you
don't have the certificates, select "Skip common name check"
"Trusted Site" options. Run the discovery/inventory.

5) When iDRAC discovery/inventory complete, Check "Software Inventory
Information" table is present for all the iDRAC (Manage -->All Devices
->RAC -->Details).

6) Check is there any iDRAC listed under "Issues and Resolutions for Updates”
tab,

Once done above verification import latest catalog from ftp and check compliance
report.

Even after doing all above stuff still your system are compliant then do below work
around.

Navigate to "Manage -> System Updates->Summary", Click "Advanced Settings".

Click "Enable Downgrades" and "OK". Wait for 10 minutes.

Click "Disable Downgrades" and "OK". Wait for 10 minutes.

Let us know the result.

Thanks,

Nitin

Hi Atreya,

 Thank to the reply.

To import latest catalog first need to enable the proxy settings in OME and make sure internet connectivity is intact.

To setup Proxy :

 1. Navigate to Preferences --> Console Settings

 2. Select “Enable Proxy Settings" check box.

 3.  Enter all parameters  i.e. Proxy Server Address or Name:,  Domain\ User Name:, Password   & Proxy Port No:  default (80)

  4. Click on “Test Connection” button, this should be successful.

To Import the latest online (ftp) catalog.

1. Navigate to Manage -->System Update

2. L.H.S side "Catalog Section" Click on "Select a Catalog Source.

3. Select "Use an online source" and click on Import button. Wait for ~5 minute.

For more information on system update please refer White Paper  "Update Dell Servers with OpenManage Essentials"  availabe  :http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20217144.aspx

Thanks,

Nitin

Hi Atreya,

When you go to the system update tab, you will be able to see "Select a catalog source" on the left hand side.

Click on the that.

Before that make sure that your OME server is connected to the Internet. You can do that by providing the proxy server details in the preferences page.

By default the selected catalog source will be ftp. Click on Import and the latest catalog will be imported.

The most recent ftp catalog was updated on 12th of July.

One more thing to check here is when you discover and inventory the iDRACs using WSMAN, are you able to properly see the software inventory table for all of them. You can check for some of them by selecting the discovered device in the device tree and on the right hand pane, there will be a software inventory table. Please confirm that software inventory table for the iDRACs show proper firmware information for the individual devices.

Hi Nitin,

Do I import the latest catalogue through Repository Manager?

Cheers,

Atreya

Hi Nitin,

I have done the above listed checks.

All the systems I am trying to update DONOT have iDRAC 1.4 or higher. But there is a few systems which are showing as non-compliant, but when I select them the only updates showing are Network Adapter updates and not iDRAC's

So, eventhough all the systems need updating (Allcomponents), there is only a few showing as Non-Compliant.

I have unchecked SNMP while doing the discovery.

I have enabled secure mode and fllowed the instructions.

All devices show the Software Inventory Information Table.

No iDRAC's listed under resolution

How do I import the latest ftp catalogue?

Thanks again.

Cheers,

Atreya

Hi Nitin,

Thanks for the detailed response.

I have tried what you suggested. It worked like a charm for R710's.

However, for the M620's, it doesnot show all the upgrades.

If I disable downgrades, OME lists it as compliant.

If I enable downgrades, OME lists it as non-compliant and only shows upgrade for DELL OS Drivers Pack, 7.1.0.9, A00

The rest of the componenets, BIOS, IDRAC and PERC it recommends to downgrade those.

Please advise further.

Cheers,

Atreya

Hi Atreya,

Now you’re not able to see the upgrades for M620 server’s components this may be
all the components are compliant with the catalog.

Try once, Change Advance settings from Enable downgrades to Disable downgrades.

Delete the M620 server from the 'All devices' tree and re-discovery and inventory of M620 server and check the compliance.

Verify the version information of M620 server's component under inventory details "Software Inventory Information" table.

Note : Downgrade of component is not recommended.

Thanks,

Nitin