Adding a task to the installation queue

Prerequisites

  • The Configure iLO Settings privilege is required for adding tasks to the installation queue.

  • The Recovery Set privilege is required for making an optional update to the System Recovery Set after a queued update is completed successfully.

  • If you want to use the Update Recovery Set feature, a System Recovery Set must exist and contain the component you want to update.

Procedure
  1. Click Firmware & OS Software in the navigation tree, and then click the Installation Queue tab.
  2. Click or click Add to Queue.

    The Add to Queue pane is available whenever you view a tab on the Firmware & OS Software page. If the browser window is a small size, and the Add to Queue option is not displayed, click the ellipsis icon in the top right corner of the iLO web interface, then click Add to Queue.

    iLO prompts you to add task information.

  3. Enter a task name (up to 64 characters) in the Task name box.
  4. Select a value in the Component/Command box.

    The list includes the following:

    • Components stored in the iLO Repository.

    • The Wait and Reset iLO commands.

  5. If the Wait command is selected, enter the wait time in the Wait time (seconds) box.

    Valid values are from 1 to 3600 seconds.

  6. (Optional) If you want to specify an installation schedule, select the Set schedule window check box.
    1. Select a method for defining the schedule.

      • Select Use maintenance window (default) to choose a maintenance window you configured on the Maintenance Windows page.

        To add a maintenance window, click New to navigate to the Maintenance Windows page. Create a maintenance window, and then restart this procedure.

      • Select Specify time window to enter a schedule now.

    2. Depending on the selected method, do one of the following:

      • If you selected Use maintenance window, select a value in the Maintenance window list.

      • If you selected Specify time window, enter the schedule details.

  7. (Optional) If you selected a component in step 4, and the component exists in the System Recovery Set, select the Update Recovery Set check box to replace the existing component with the selected component.

    Selecting this option replaces the component, even if the version in the System Recovery Set is newer.

    This option is not displayed if:

    • A command is selected.

    • There is no System Recovery Set.

    • Your user account is not assigned the required privilege.

  8. If the server has a TPM or TM, suspend or back up any software that stores information on the TPM or TM, then select the Confirm TPM override check box.

    Drive encryption software is an example of software that stores information on the TPM or TM.

    CAUTION: If you use drive encryption software, suspend it before initiating a firmware update. Failure to follow these instructions might result in losing access to your data.
  9. Click Add to Queue.

    iLO notifies you that the task was added to the end of the installation queue. This event is recorded in the iLO event log.

    If the task would expire before the start time of an existing task that precedes it in the queue, iLO notifies you that it cannot save the task. The installation queue is a first-in, first-out list of tasks, and you cannot create a task that will expire before an existing task will run.

    If you selected the Update Recovery Set check box, the component is updated after the task is initiated and completed successfully.