Hi Patrick > -----Original Message----- > From: patrick_fisc...@dell.com [mailto:patrick_fisc...@dell.com] > Sent: 26 February 2010 10:29 > To: Nick Lunt; linux-powere...@lists.us.dell.com; linux- > powere...@lists.us.dell.com > Subject: RE: Checking servers for firmware/driver updates etc > > We provide 2 Tools. > > The Old one which get no new features, only systemtype Updates and the > new one. > > Old: IT Assistant (requires a Windows 32 Bit OS) > > New: DMC (requires a w23 Host or VM) > > Both tools are able to compare server revisions with the actual > Updates. > So you can run the comparison report to see which machines need to be > updated. A snmp configuration on each machine is a must have. > > You can check the videos for getting an Overview. > If you have further questions feel free to ask. > > ITA and DMC Vids: > http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/enterprise_v > i > deos/ss_omsa?c=us&l=en&s=gen > > ITA Update Video: > http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/Dell+IT+Assistant+-+ITA > > Maybe some of the Linux guys are able to run such reports with Nagios > or > anything else, maybe with reading out the FW and driver strings > (omreport) and compare it with the latest versions from the Update DVD > dell provide ca. 1 time per quarter.
I will check all that out, thanks for your help, Cheers Nick. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4897 (20100226) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq