How to Enable Dell Updates in version 11.1 (4294088)

Starting in version 11.1, the appliance uses a new version of the Dell hardware catalog. The process of detecting and deploying hardware updates is very similar to the one used for device patching. Start by creating schedule updates to either detect, deploy, or both detect and deploy hardware updates. You can review the list of the available Dell updates on the catalog page. This page lists the updates for which signature files exist on the appliance.

• This feature requires the latest version of the KACE Agent to run on managed Dell devices.
  • A new prerequisite may require a Detect & Deploy prior to a full Detect for missing hardware updates.
• Existing data related to Dell hardware updates such as schedule history is not migrated from earlier versions of the appliance.
• User reports associated with Dell hardware updates and created with a previous version of the appliance are not migrated to version 11.1.

Due to reports and smart labels not being migrated, after the upgrade, broken smart labels and reports may exist related to Dell Updates. It is possible to run the Dell Updates Migration Report after a Dell Update download to identify these broken items for deletion or manual updates. Please see How to run the Dell Updates Migration Report (332677)