Managing Firmware baselines

Firmware baselines have one or more Firmware Catalogs and are attached to various elements.

  1. Server types - Will be applied every time a server with the specific server type is registered

  2. OS templates - Will be applied every time a server is deployed with the specific OS template if not already deployed.

  3. Data centers - Will be applied every time a server in a specific data center is deployed.

Creating a firmware baseline

To create a firmware baseline navigate to Firmware> Baselines > Add firmware Baseline

Fill in the following form:

param

details

Name

Name of the baseline

Description

The Description of the baseline

Catalogs

The catalogs to be attached to this baseline

Level

Where to attach the baseline to (one of: Data center, Server type, OS template)

Datacenter/Server type/OS Template

Object to attach the baseline to

Editing a baseline

Click on Edit to edit a baseline.

Removing a baseline

To disable a baseline go to the respective object and either on the Overview or Advanced tab change the Baseline property and set to None.