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Update Service Availability and Supported Operating Systems

Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Compatibility Guide Version 1.3

  Overview

  Operating Systems That Support Update Services

  Required Drivers

  Update Services Dependent on Dell PowerEdge System or Device Type

  Update Service Exceptions for System BIOS

  Update Service Exceptions for Firmware

  Restrictions on Firmware or Device Driver Updates

Overview

The Update Service provides up-to-date version control and valuable change management tools for performing BIOS and firmware version updates on your local system. You can view the current version and perform updates for the system BIOS and firmware, RAID controller firmware, RAC firmware, and other system component firmware. Device driver updates are available for RAID controllers.

Operating Systems That Support Update Services

All updates require Server Administrator and a supported Microsoft® Windows NT® or Microsoft Windows® 2000 operating system.

Required Drivers

For information about operating system and driver requirements for RAID controllers, see "Requirements for the Storage Management Service."

Update Services Dependent on Dell™ PowerEdge™ System or Device Type

Some PowerEdge systems support the Update Service in a qualified sense. This section lists devices that are supported for update only if special conditions are met. This section also lists devices and PowerEdge systems that are not supported by the update service.

Update Service Exceptions for System BIOS

BIOS updates are supported on the both the PowerEdge 500SC and 1650 systems if the BIOS revision is A05 or later. The BIOS update is supported for the PowerEdge 2550 system if the BIOS revision is A06 or later.

BIOS updates are not supported for PowerEdge 350 and 8450 systems. 

Update Service Exceptions for Firmware

Firmware updates are not supported for PowerEdge 1500SC, 1550, and 8450 systems. 

Restrictions on Firmware or Device Driver Updates

The Update Service will not perform PERC, CERC, or ROMB firmware and device driver updates unless Dell OpenManage Array Manager agent is installed. The Array Manager agent is installed with Server Administrator by default. 

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