Dell PowerEdge XE7420

For more information about specific items added and resolved in this BIOS version, see the Fixes and New and enhanced features sections. If there’s any security fix included in this BIOS, we’ll address it in the BIOS external release note.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 29.08 MB

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ESI Globemaster CPLD Version 1.0.3

Importance: Optional

Size: 2.28 MB

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Connect your devices to Service Intelligence using Secure Connect Gateway-an enterprise monitoring technology that is delivered as an appliance and a stand-alone application. SupportAssist Enterprise and Secure Remote Services capabilities are now part of Secure Connect Gateway. Based on the device type or model, Secure Connect Gateway automatically collects telemetry from the device when an issue is detected. This telemetry is used by Dell technical support to provide a proactive and personalized support experience. Depending on the service contract available for the device, it also automates support request creation for issues that are detected. NOTE: Upgrade to Secure Connect Gateway – Application Edition is enabled only from SupportAssist Enterprise version 2.0.70 or later. And, upgrade to Secure Connect Gateway – Virtual Edition is enabled only from SupportAssist Enterprise version 4.00.05 or later. To download Secure Connect Gateway, perform the following steps: – Ensure that you have signed in to Dell Site< / a> using a business account. – Click Download beside the driver name. A HTML file is saved to your system. – Open the HTML file. You are redirected to Secure Connect Gateway page< / a> – From the Select a Model list, select the required Secure Connect Gateway model. You are redirected to the corresponding page. – Click the Drivers & Downloads tab. – Select the required version. – Select the required installation or deployment package. – Click Download.

Importance: Optional

Size: 182 Bytes

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• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019 LTSC
• Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

OS Driver Pack for PowerEdge 14G servers. This Driver Pack contains applicable storage and embedded LOM drivers to support OS installation using the Dell Lifecycle Controller

Importance: Optional

Size: 88.46 MB

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OS Driver Pack for PowerEdge 14G servers. This Driver Pack contains applicable storage, NIC, and video drivers to support OS installation using the Dell Lifecycle Controller

Importance: Optional

Size: 57.51 MB

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OS Driver Pack for PowerEdge 14G servers. This Driver Pack contains applicable storage, NIC, and video drivers to support OS installation using the Dell Lifecycle Controller

Importance: Optional

Size: 94.47 MB

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OS Driver Pack for PowerEdge 15G servers. This Driver Pack contains applicable storage, NIC, and video drivers to support OS installation using the Dell Lifecycle Controller

Importance: Optional

Size: 11.88 MB

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iDRAC 7.00.00.181

Importance: Recommended

Size: 209.39 MB

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This software bundle includes the Dell Technologies Update Package to install Intel NIC Firmware Family Version 23.0.x on Intel E810 adapters and Intel E823 LOM. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 57.24 MB

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Intel NIC source code drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell SLES operating systems. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 5.99 MB

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This software bundle includes the Dell Technologies Update Package to install Intel NIC Drivers on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance. This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties. Please extract contents to view the software license agreement before installing the software update. For the full list of supported adapters by this release of software, please see “Software Compatibility” section in release.txt.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 40.79 MB

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This software bundle includes the Dell Technologies Update Package to install Intel NIC Firmware Family Version 22.5.X on Intel I350, I354, and X550 adapters. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 14.76 MB

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Broadcom NetXtreme-E adapters users guide for the 22.6 release.

Importance: Optional

Size: 5.39 KB

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Linux driver source code packages for NetXtreme-E Ethernet adapters, 22.6.

Importance: Optional

Size: 87.01 MB

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This package provides the Firmware update for Mellanox ConnectX-6 LX Adapters

Importance: Optional

Size: 41.03 MB

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This package provides the Firmware update for Mellanox ConnectX-5 Ethernet Network Adapters

Importance: Optional

Size: 42.9 MB

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Linux Source code packages for Mellanox ConnectX-3 , ConnectX-4, ConnectX-5, ConnectX-6 and ConnectX-7 Ethernet adapters, supporting RHEL8.6,RHEL9.0,SLES15SP3 and SLES15SP4

Importance: Optional

Size: 42.95 MB

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This package provides the Firmware update for Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Ethernet Adapters: – Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25 GbE DA / SFP Network Adapter – Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25 GbE DA / SFP rNDC – Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Dual Port 25 GbE Mezzanine card

Importance: Optional

Size: 30.76 MB

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This package provides the Windows 64-bit drivers for Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx, ConnectX-4, ConnectX-5 Ex and ConnectX-6 Ethernet Adapters and is supported on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with the following operating systems: Windows Server 2016,Window Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022

Importance: Recommended

Size: 55.06 MB

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This package provides the Windows 64-bit drivers for Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx , ConnectX-4, ConnectX-5 and ConnectX-6 Ethernet Adapters and is supported on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. The drivers are used in a pre-installation environment for the following operating systems: Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 .This is for the purpose of operating system deployments that require network connectivity through the Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx, ConnectX-4, ConnectX-5 and ConnectX-6 Ethernet Adapters..

Importance: Recommended

Size: 453 Bytes

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This package contains the Intel NIC Driver Family Version 19.5.0 on Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. The Ethernet network driver helps the system to connect to a wired Internet connection.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 63.13 MB

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Firmware Update for Toshiba MG10 SAS. Model Number MG10SCA20TEY. Added command to update Adjacent Track Interference settings, and improved the drive retry processing.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 9.91 MB

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Firmware update for Seagate Summit SAS 16TB & 20TB ISE. Model numbers ST16000NM007H & ST20000NM007H. Firmware change to ensure drives correctly establish link to host so that drives do not go offline.

Importance: Urgent

Size: 11.32 MB

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This update includes important reliability enhancements and also addresses issues with Max. Erase Count accuracy and drive temperature reporting during format operations. Firmware version DWG9 for Samsung PM1655 drives. Vendor model numbers MZILG800HCHQ-0AD3, MZILG1T6HCJR-0AD3, and MZILG3T2HCLS-0AD3

Importance: Recommended

Size: 8.13 MB

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This release contains firmware version NS11 for HGST drives. Vendor model numbers HUH721212AL5200 and HUH721212AL4200. FW update for WDC Leo-A 512e SAS HDD, Model number HUH721212AL5200. Includes FW fixes to implement improved Vertical Write Inhibit feature to better detect poor writes. ‘FW update for WDC Leo-A 4Kn SAS HDD, Model number HUH721212AL4200. Includes FW fixes to implement improved Vertical Write Inhibit feature to better detect poor writes.

Importance: Urgent

Size: 9.93 MB

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This release contains Western Digital Paris-D PR2 SAS firmware VS18 for model number WUH722020AL5200.

Importance: Optional

Size: 13 MB

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Initial release of WDC Paris-C SAS FIPS firmware version UM08 for model number WUH721816AL5205,WUH721818AL5205

Importance: Recommended

Size: 10.88 MB

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This release contains firmware version EM04 for Toshiba MG09 SAS 18TB ISE drives Vendor model number(s) MG09SCA12TEY, MG09SCA14TEY, MG09SCA18TEY, MG09SCA16TEY

Importance: Recommended

Size: 9.64 MB

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This release contains firmware version EI0D for MG07 model number(s) MG07SCA12TEY, MG07SCA14TEY and MG07SCA12TAY.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 9.28 MB

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This release contains firmware version ESL8 for Seagate drives. Vendor model numbers ST10000NM011G, ST12000NM009G, ST14000NM013G,ST16000NM010G .

Importance: Urgent

Size: 8.13 MB

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Kioxia BD48 FW for PM6 24Gbps for model number(s) KPM6WRUG960G, KPM6WRUG1T92, KPM6WRUG3T84, KPM6WRUG7T68, KPM6WRUG15T3,KPM6WVUG960G, KPM6WVUG1T92, KPM6WVUG3T84, KPM6WVUG7T68.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 9.59 MB

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This FW belongs to Samsung PM1645a drive for Model number(s):MZILT800HBHQ0D3, MZILT1T6HBJR0D3, MZILT3T2HBLS0D3.

Importance: Urgent

Size: 6.62 MB

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This release updates Novell – SUSE Linux ES 15 Update 3 Driver to 37.00.02.00 for HBA Controllers

Importance: Recommended

Size: 4.79 MB

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Driver 34.15.04.00 for HBA11 Controllers

Importance: Recommended

Size: 1.59 MB

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 Driver 34.15.04.00 for HBA Controllers

Importance: Recommended

Size: 1.59 MB

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This release updates Windows 2019 Server driver to 7.721.03.0 for PERC H740P, H840, H745P MX, H745 Adapter, H745 Front, H345 Adapter, H345 Front, H755 Front, H755N, H755 Adapter, H755 MX, H750 Adapter, H355 Adapter, H355 Front, and H350 Adapter controllers.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 5.78 MB

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This release updates Windows 2022 Server driver to 7.721.03.0 for PERC H740P, H840, H745P MX, H745 Adapter, H745 Front, H345 Adapter, H345 Front, H755 Front, H755N, H755 Adapter, H755 MX, H750 Adapter, H355 Adapter, H355 Front, and H350 Adapter controllers.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 5.78 MB

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This release updates RHEL 9.0 Server driver to 7.721.03.0-2 for PERC H740P, H840, H745P MX, H745 Adapter, H745 Front, H345 Adapter, H345 Front, H755 Front, H755N, H755 Adapter, H755 MX, H750 Adapter, H355 Adapter, H355 Front, and H350 Adapter controllers.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 960.14 KB

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This release updates RHEL 8.6 Server driver to 7.721.03.0 for PERC H740P, H840, H745P MX, H745 Adapter, H745 Front, H345 Adapter, H345 Front, H755 Front, H755N, H755 Adapter, H755 MX, H750 Adapter, H355 Adapter, H355 Front, and H350 Adapter controllers.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 1.95 MB

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This release updates Novell – SUSE Linux ES 15 Update 1 driver to 7.710.06.00 for PERC controllers.

Importance: Optional

Size: 2.25 MB

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This release contains firmware version EALA for STX model numbers ST10000NM005G-2MU133, ST12000NM005G-2MT133, ST14000NM005G-2KG133, and ST16000NM005G-2KH133.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 9.85 MB

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This release contains firmware version HL56 for supplier model number(s)MZ7L3960HELTAD3, MZ7L31T9HELAAD3, MZ7L33T8HELAAD3, MZ7L37T6HELAAD3

Importance: Optional

Size: 9.59 MB

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Firmware update fails on drives connected to PERC 9 controllers due to “Invalid Image File”. Please update drive firmware using iDRAC This firmware update includes command updates, improvements in PLP timeout handling, and optimized controller logic to improve slow writes. version HG60 firmware for Samsung PM883a SATA SSDs models MZ7LH240HBHQAD3, MZ7LH480HBHQAD3, MZ7LH960HBJRAD3, MZ7LH1T9HALTAD3, MZ7LH3T8HALTAD3, and MZ7LH7T6HALAAD3

Importance: Recommended

Size: 9.62 MB

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This release contains firmware version Samsung HJ62 for model number(s) MZ7L3480HCHQAD3, MZ7L3960HCJRAD3, MZ7L31T9HBLTAD3, MZ7L33T8HBLTAD3, and MZ7L37T6HBLAAD3

Importance: Recommended

Size: 8.4 MB

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This package contains firmware version PALB for Seagate drives (vendor Model numbers: ST12000NM002J-2TY133, ST14000NM002J-2TX133, ST16000NM002J-2TW133, ST18000NM002J-2TV133)

Importance: Recommended

Size: 8.97 MB

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This release contains firmware version VT18 for WD Paris -D drives. Vendor model number WUH722020ALE600 and WUH722020BLE600.

Importance: Optional

Size: 11.44 MB

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The initial release of Seagate Summit SATA 12TB / 16TB / 20TB ISE for Model numbers ST12000NM002H, ST16000NM002H, ST20000NM002H.

Importance: Optional

Size: 10.31 MB

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This release contains firmware version GF06 for Toshiba MG09 SATA 18TB ISE drives – Vendor model number(s) MG09ACA12TEY,MG09ACA14TEY,MG09ACA16TEY,MG09ACA18TEY

Importance: Recommended

Size: 7.97 MB

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This release contains firmware version K003 for 5400 SATA, model number(s) MTFDDAV960TGA, MTFDDAV480TGA,MTFDDAV240TGC,MTFDDAK480TGB, MTFDDAK960TGB, MTFDDAK1T9TGB, MTFDDAK960TGA, MTFDDAK1T9TGA, MTFDDAK240TGA, MTFDDAK480TGA, MTFDDAK960TGA,MTFDDAK1T9TGA.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 7.55 MB

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This release contains firmware version HF58 for vendor model numbers MZ7KH480HAHQ0D3, MZ7KH960HAJR0D3, MZ7KH1T9HAJR0D3, and MZ7KH3T8HALS0D3

Importance: Recommended

Size: 8.54 MB

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Micron 7300 PRO 960GB U.2 NVMe HTML

Importance: Recommended

Size: 47.38 KB

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Micron 7300 M.2 960GB NVME HTML files

Importance: Recommended

Size: 47.08 KB

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Server Update Utility ISO: Dell Server Updates include Dell SUU, a local 1-to-1 utility to update BIOS, firmware, drivers, and application to the latest version. SUU allows the user to compare the current versions of the components on the system with the versions of the components on the media. SUU provides options for upgrading or downgrading the components. SUU ISO supports updates on 64-bit Linux operating systems for 13G and later Dell PowerEdge servers.

Importance: Optional

Size: 11.1 GB

Supported OS:

Server Update Utility ISO: Dell Server Updates include Dell SUU, a local 1-to-1 utility to update BIOS, firmware, drivers, and application to the latest version. SUU allows the user to compare the current versions of the components on the system with the versions of the components on the media. SUU provides options for upgrading or downgrading the components. SUU ISO supports updates on 64-bit Linux operating systems for 13G and later Dell PowerEdge servers.

Importance: Optional

Size: 1.07 GB

Supported OS:

Dell OpenManage Enterprise Services (previously known as OpenManage Enterprise SupportAssist) is a plugin to the Dell OpenManage Enterprise console that enables proactive and predictive monitoring and management support for your devices with ProSupport and ProSupport Plus entitlements. OpenManage Enterprise with Services provides a single, unified solution for your complete device lifecycle management and proactive and predictive support experience. Services improves the data center efficiency by enabling the administrator to seamlessly manage hardware failure incidents, reducing the time spent by Dell Technical Support, and improving the turnaround and downtime in resolving the hardware issues. The key benefits of Services are: – Monitors your devices, proactively detects hardware issues, and accelerates resolution by creating Technical Support cases automatically to Dell. – Enables you to provide your support and dispatch contacts (primary, secondary, and group) to Dell. – Improves productivity by replacing manual routine operations with automated support. – Predictive issue detection by using the periodic hardware telemetry collections, which enables you to take preventive measures to avoid data loss in future. – Expedites dispatch process. When an issue is detected, Services collects and uploads the system information required for troubleshooting an issue. The collected system information helps Technical Support to provide you an enhanced, personalized, and efficient support experience. Services also provides predictive support and reporting by using the periodic hardware telemetry collections. The periodic collections enable Dell to perform advanced analytics, predict future failures, and inform you about the due time to back up and resolve failures in advance.

Importance: Urgent

Size: 122.93 MB

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Dell OpenManage Enterprise AIOps Infrastructure Observability (formerly CloudIQ) is a plugin for OpenManage Enterprise. It enables you to configure connectivity to PowerEdge APEX AIOps Infrastructure Observability, which is a Dell-owned cloudbased infrastructure monitoring console. Once configured, you can select OpenManage Enterprise device groups for monitoring. The plugin uses Dell Connectivity Service to upload and securely transfer information such as inventory, health, alert, and metric information for selected device groups. This information is periodically sent to the cloud and made available in the console for monitoring.

Importance: Optional

Size: 19.38 MB

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Dell OpenManage Enterprise for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (Operations Manager) is a plugin to OpenManage Enterprise (OME) console. This enables the monitoring of the Dell hardware assets discovered in the SystemCenter Operations Manager (SCOM) using OpenManage Enterprise appliance. The Operations Manager plug-in supports the monitoring of the device inventory, health, and alerts for the hardware including Dell Servers, Modular Systems, and Network Switches. Integrate the OpenManage Enterprise appliance with the SCOM console to manage the Dell devices in data center. For more information about SCOM console, see the Microsoft documentation. Supported System Center Operations Manager(SCOM) versions: -SCOM 2025 -SCOM 2022 – Update Rollup 2 -SCOM 2019 – Update Rollup 5 -SCOM 2016 – Update Rollup 10

Importance: Recommended

Size: 24.66 MB

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DELL System Update (DSU) is a software designed to facilitate the application of updates on various Dell systems. Using DSU you can: 1.Identify the available updates, select the relevant updates and deploy the updates on multiple systems. 2.Maintain consistency in terms of interface and versions across Operating Systems, Repositories and Systems

Importance: Optional

Size: 7.82 MB

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iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight software service that better integrates operating system (OS) features with iDRAC and can be installed on Dell PowerEdge 14G or later generation of servers. iSM provides OS-related information to iDRAC and adds capabilities such as Lifecycle Controller log event replication into the OS log, iDRAC SNMP alerts via OS, Metric injection from operating system to iDRAC telemetry, iDRAC hard reset and remote full Power Cycle. iSM automates SupportAssist report collection process for iDRAC leading to faster issue resolution. iSM has very little impact on the host processor and smaller memory footprint than in-band agents such as Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA), thus expanding iDRAC management to the supported host operating systems.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 5.09 MB

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iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight software service that better integrates operating system (OS) features with iDRAC and can be installed on Dell PowerEdge 14G or later generation of servers. iSM provides OS-related information to iDRAC and adds capabilities such as Lifecycle Controller log event replication into the OS log, iDRAC SNMP alerts via OS, Metric injection from operating system to iDRAC telemetry, iDRAC hard reset and remote full Power Cycle. iSM automates SupportAssist report collection process for iDRAC leading to faster issue resolution. iSM has very little impact on the host processor and smaller memory footprint than in-band agents such as Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA), thus expanding iDRAC management to the supported host operating systems.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 22.03 MB

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Dell OpenManage Ansible Modules allows data center and IT administrators to use RedHat Ansible to automate and orchestrate the configuration, deployment, and update of Dell PowerEdge Servers and modular infrastructure by leveraging the management automation capabilities in-built into the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) and OpenManage Enterprise. OpenManage Ansible Modules simplifies and automates provisioning, deployment, and updates of PowerEdge servers and modular infrastructure. It allows system administrators and software developers to introduce the physical infrastructure provisioning into their software provisioning stack, integrate with existing DevOps pipelines and manage their infrastructure using version-controlled playbooks, server configuration profiles, and templates in line with the Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles. The latest stable version of OpenManage Ansible Modules is available at dell.com / support. In addition to dell.com / support, you can download OpenManage Ansible modules from https: / / github.com / dell / dellemc-openmanage-ansible-modules . The Modules are also available on Ansible Galaxy at https: / / galaxy.ansible.com / dellemc / openmanage and Automation Hub at https: / / console.redhat.com / ansible / automation-hub / repo / published / dellemc / openmanage. Dell supports modules that are downloaded from GitHub, Galaxy and Automation Hub locations.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 909.59 KB

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iDRAC Service Module (iSM) is a lightweight software service that better integrates operating system (OS) features with iDRAC and can be installed on Dell’s 14G or later generation of PowerEdge servers. iSM provides OS-related information to the iDRAC and adds capabilities such as LC log event replication into the OS log, iDRAC SNMP alerts via OS, Metric injection from operating system to iDRAC telemetry, iDRAC hard reset and remote full Power Cycle. iSM automates SupportAssist report collection process for iDRAC leading to faster issue resolution. iSM has very little impact on the host processor and smaller memory footprint than in-band agents such as Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA), thus expanding iDRAC management into supported host operating systems.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 5.14 MB

Supported OS:

Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC) is an extension in Windows Admin Center. The OMIMSWAC extension enables IT administrators to manage the following: -Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers running on supported Windows Operating Systems. -Dell EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (also known as Azure Stack HCI or AS HCI) created using AX nodes from Dell Technologies. -Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server (also known as Windows Server HCI or WS HCI) created using Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes or combinations of AX nodes and Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes. -Microsoft Failover Clusters created with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers running on supported Windows Server operating system. OMIMSWAC simplifies the tasks of IT administrators by remotely managing the PowerEdge servers and clusters throughout their life cycle. With the latest release of OMIMSWAC, the capabilities have improved with the following key features – Support for Azure Stack HCI OS 21H2 – Cluster-Aware Updating of Azure Stack HCI cluster to apply BIOS / Firmware related updates with and without the Kernel Soft Reboot enabled. – Support for Windows Server 2022 on HCI clusters – As part of the secured-core feature, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 attribute message has been enhanced to provide Dell EMC recommendation of enabling these TPM 2.0 attributes for overall security and system resiliency, even though all these attributes may not be required for secured-core. Enabling TPM related attributes is available from the release OMIMSWAC 2.2. For more information about the supported devices and key features, see the OMIMSWAC User’s Guide available on the support site.

Importance: Recommended

Size: 3.8 MB

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This package provides the driver for the video and is supported on the 14G and 15G PowerEdge family of products running the Windows Server 2012R2, 2016, and 2019 Operating Systems.

Importance: Optional

Size: 7.83 KB

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