Dell POWEREDGE R720 - Manual (Page 21)

Update Dell™ Server Hardware with Dell OpenManage Essentials
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Updating System via Intergrated Dell Remote Access controller
The following updates can applied via iDRAC
- BIOS
- Firmware
- Applications (Dell 32 Bit Diagnostics, Dell Life Cycle Controller.)
1. Discover and Inventory of iDRAC6/iDRAC7 using WS-Man protocol –
2. Navigate to Manage > Discovery and Inventory >Add discovery range.
3. Add iDRAC6 and iDRAC7 IPs. Click Next and Deselect SNMP protocol.
4. Click Next select Enable WS-Man Discovery, enter USERID, Password, Select “Secure Mode” Check
box, and Select “Skip Common name check and “Trusted Site” check boxes
5. Click Next, On Discovery Range Action page select “Perform both discovery and Inventory.
6. Click Finish.
7. Navigate to Manage > Devices. Verify that the device is discovered and classified under RAC
device group.
Note: Discovered iDRAC will be either present under compliant or non-compliant systems section
in the compliance pie-chart.
8. Click on “Advanced Settings”. Set preferred update mode to “Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)”
Click OK to save the settings and close the “Advanced Settings” window