Update Dell™ Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage Essentials

Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage EssentialsThis Dell Technical White Paper addresses the maintenance and enforcement of hardware revision baseline within a datacentre environment using Dell OpenManage Essentials.Authors:Lakshmi.K.SPavana Subbarao Nitin Bhambere Vineeth ValambraDell Enterprise Product GroupUpdate Dell™ Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage EssentialsThis document is for informational purposes only and may contain typographical errors and technical inaccuracies. The content is provided as is, without express or implied warranties of any kind. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and its affiliates cannot be responsible for errors or omissions in typography or photography. Dell, the Dell logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. November 2012| Rev 1.12Update Dell™ Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage EssentialsContentsExecutive Summary ........................................................................... 5 Introduction .................................................................................... 5 Obtaining the latest version of update packages ......................................... 6 Determining the servers that should be updated and their respective packages (DUPs)