Dell PowerEdge MX7000 EMC OpenManage Enterprise-Modular Edition Version 1.20.1 - Page 101

Deleting catalogs, Creating baselines, Checking compliance

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Deleting catalogs You can only delete catalogs that are not associated with a baseline. If you attempt deleting a catalog that is associated with a baseline, an error message is displayed. To delete a catalog: On the Catalog Management page, select the catalog that you want to delete and click Delete. Creating baselines To create a firmware baseline: 1. Click Configuration > Firmware Compliance > Create Baseline . The Create Firmware Baseline window is displayed. 2. Select the catalog type, enter a name and description for the baseline. 3. Click Add. The Add Firmware Catalog window is displayed. 4. Select the catalog source. 5. In the Create Firmware Baseline window, select the devices and groups for which you want to create the baseline. After the baseline is created, a message is displayed and a compliance check is performed on the baseline. The status of the job is displayed on the Firmware page. NOTE: If the baseline is created from the catalog, the information of the associated baseline is displayed. Editing baselines To edit a baseline: 1. On the Firmware Compliance page, select the baseline that you want to modify and click Edit. The Edit Firmware Baseline window is displayed. 2. Make the required changes. Checking compliance To check the compliance of a firmware baseline: 1. On the Firmware Compliance page, select the baseline and click Check Compliance. A summary of the compliance check is displayed on the right side of the Firmware Compliance page. 2. Click View Report. The Compliance Report page is displayed. You can see the details: ● Name of the catalog and baseline ● Status of the compliance ● Type of the baseline ● Name of the device ● Model ● Service tag of the device ● Current update version ● Baseline version NOTE: If the firmware DUP is not available in the catalog, then the message, "Not updatable through catalog" is displayed. The compliance status can be of types: ● Critical-The firmware version on the device is older than the catalog firmware version and the status of the firmware update in the catalog is critical or urgent. Managing firmware 101

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Deleting catalogs
You can only delete catalogs that are not associated with a baseline. If you attempt deleting a catalog that is associated with a
baseline, an error message is displayed.
To delete a catalog:
On the
Catalog Management
page, select the catalog that you want to delete and click
Delete
.
Creating baselines
To create a firmware baseline:
1.
Click
Configuration
>
Firmware Compliance
>
Create Baseline
.
The
Create Firmware Baseline
window is displayed.
2.
Select the catalog type, enter a name and description for the baseline.
3.
Click
Add
.
The
Add Firmware Catalog
window is displayed.
4.
Select the catalog source.
5.
In the
Create Firmware Baseline
window, select the devices and groups for which you want to create the baseline.
After the baseline is created, a message is displayed and a compliance check is performed on the baseline. The status of the
job is displayed on the
Firmware
page.
NOTE:
If the baseline is created from the catalog, the information of the associated baseline is displayed.
Editing baselines
To edit a baseline:
1.
On the
Firmware Compliance
page, select the baseline that you want to modify and click
Edit
.
The
Edit Firmware Baseline
window is displayed.
2.
Make the required changes.
Checking compliance
To check the compliance of a firmware baseline:
1.
On the
Firmware Compliance
page, select the baseline and click
Check Compliance
.
A summary of the compliance check is displayed on the right side of the
Firmware Compliance
page.
2.
Click
View Report
.
The
Compliance Report
page is displayed.
You can see the details:
●
Name of the catalog and baseline
●
Status of the compliance
●
Type of the baseline
●
Name of the device
●
Model
●
Service tag of the device
●
Current update version
●
Baseline version
NOTE:
If the firmware DUP is not available in the catalog, then the message, "Not updatable through catalog" is
displayed.
The compliance status can be of types:
●
Critical—The firmware version on the device is older than the catalog firmware version and the status of the firmware
update in the catalog is critical or urgent.
Managing firmware
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