Agreed as we are a 100% linux shop as well except for OME and SanHQ but I have found it it to be a more stable way (with more control when leveraging Dell Repo Manager with a custom catalog) to manage the firmware on our hundreds of Dell servers than Dell's in-OS based tools. Just my 2 cents. Support Assist Enterprise just got released for Linux and hopefully OME is headed that way.
Cameron On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Jeff Palmer <j...@palmerit.net> wrote: > With all due respect, this response isn't overly helpful. Standing up a > windows server specifically to manage a 100℅ Linux shop isn't a solution, > it's a hack. > > The tools provided should work as advertised without having to resort to > supporting/maintaining an entirely new OS and product/environment to get > the same functionality. > > On Dec 15, 2016 12:07 PM, "Cameron Smith" <came...@networkredux.com> > wrote: > >> All of these issues are why I use OME for firmware. >> >> >> Cameron Smith >> Technical Operations Manager >> Network Redux, LLC >> 5200 SW Macadam Ave Ste 450 >> Portland, Oregon 97239 >> Cell: 503-926-4928 <(503)%20926-4928> >> >> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 6:36 AM, Kilian Cavalotti < >> kilian.cavalotti.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 11:55 AM, <soorej_ponna...@dell.com> wrote: >>> > Dell Linux Repository (DLR) is deprecated by the new Dell System >>> Update >>> > (DSU). DSU has lot many features added and easy to use. >>> >>> Mmh, could you please give an example of one such feature? As far as I >>> know, DSU is just merely catching up in terms of features to what DLR >>> had been doing just fine for years. And I'm not mentioning code >>> quality here, just features... >>> >>> > The DSU update >>> > repository is refreshed every month. >>> >>> Well, yes, and in very interesting ways. For instance, the last >>> 1.3.1-16.12.00 update now wants to downgrade BIOS versions that were >>> already quite behind. To be precise: until now, the latest BIOS >>> version that DSU proposed for R630s was 2.2.5 (when the latest BIOS >>> version on support.dell.com has been 2.3.4 for quite a while). But >>> with the latest version, DSU now wants to downgrade 2.2.5 to 2.1.7: >>> >>> -- 8< ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> -------------------- >>> # dmidecode -s system-product-name >>> PowerEdge R630 >>> # dsu -v >>> dsu (Dell System Update) 1.3.1 >>> Copyright (C) 2014 Dell Proprietary. >>> # dsu >>> Verifying catalog installation ... >>> [...] >>> Getting System Inventory ... >>> Determining Applicable Updates ... >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> [ ]1 BIOS >>> Current Version : 2.2.5 Downgrade to : 2.1.7 >>> -- 8< ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> -------------------- >>> >>> So, in its current state, DSU does not provide any useful updates for >>> my servers, and worse, it actually tried to downgrade the already >>> outdated versions that are installed. >>> That's the very base feature of DSU: check local BIOS versions them >>> against what's available in the repo. And I'm sorry, but it can't even >>> get that right. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> -- >>> Kilian >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >>> Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com >>> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >> Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com >> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >> >>
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