Reference: Advanced Maintenance menu
Consult with Tanium Support before you use advanced options. For more information, see Contact Tanium Support.
Install a firmware update
When you Run the Health Check, you might see messages alerting you to perform a firmware update.
Boot Check : Pass (EFI Boot)
Active partition: pass (VolGroup1-root)
>>> Hardware health (will take 1-12 seconds <<<
hardware type: pass (TA-220)
RAID controller RAID.Integrated.1-1 Security Key: pass
disk encryption: pass
>>> TanOS <<<
BIOS Version: pass (TA-220: 1.6.11)
PERC Version: fail (TA-220: 50.0.1-0537, expected 50.5.0-1750) <----------
iDRAC Version: fail (TA-220: 3.15.17.15, expected 3.21.26.22) <----------
Database Backup: pass (not applicable)
Local sync: pass
>>> Tanium Application file Permissions <<<
executed checks: 48
failed checks: 4
newhealth status setting: warning
Use the Advanced Maintenance menu to stage and apply iDRAC firmware updates, PERC firmware updates, NIC firmware updates, and BIOS firmware updates.
Use the Advanced Maintenance menu to stage and apply firmware updates.
Updating a firmware update is a major task. The process can take from 10-30 minutes, depending on model. Allow the firmware update to complete before attempting any other tasks with the appliance. Do NOT manually power off or reboot the appliance.
- Sign into the TanOS console as a user with the tanadmin role.
- Enter B to go to the Appliance Maintenance menu.
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>>> Appliance Maintenance <<<
1: Backup
2: Alerting
3: Upgrade TanOS
5: Activation Keys
A: Clean directories
B: Reboot/Shutdown
C: Maintenance mode
I: Increase storage
S: OS Services
X: Advanced Maintenance
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter X to go to the Advanced Maintenance menu.
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>>> Appliance Maintenance -> Advanced Menu <<<
Attention: The options in this menu can affect performance/stability
Please consult your TAM before utilizing the below options.
1: Install Firmware Updates
2: Appliance Reset
3: Re-Apply ACLs
4: View TanOS Upgrade Logfile
5: View TanOS Partition Sync Logfile
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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>>> Appliance Maintenance -> Advanced Menu <<<
Attention: The options in this menu can affect performance/stability
Please consult your TAM before utilizing the below options.
1: Install Firmware Updates
2: Appliance Reset
3: Re-Apply ACLs
4: View TanOS Upgrade Logfile
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter 1 to go to the Firmware Update menu.
View screen >>> Appliance Maintenance -> Advanced Menu -> Firmware Update <<<
Firmware Type Current Version Target Version Status
==================== =============== ============== ==============
iDRAC 3.34.34.34 4.22.00.43 Ready to Apply
PERC 50.5.1-2818 50.9.4 Ready to Apply
NIC: Intel Copper 18.0.16 19.5.12 Ready to Apply
NIC: Broadcom Copper 20.8.4 21.60.2 Ready to Apply
BIOS 2.2.11 2.8.2 Ready to Apply
Note that the system may need to reboot to apply changes. In general iDRAC
does not require reboot; BIOS and PERC do require reboot. If any selected
firmware upgrade requires a reboot, the system will reboot immediately after
all firmwares have been staged or applied.
Gathering information to perform bulk upgrades...
Upgrade 'iDRAC' to 4.22.00.43 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'PERC' to 50.9.4 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'NIC: Intel Copper' to 19.5.12 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'NIC: Broadcom Copper' to 21.60.2 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'BIOS' to 2.8.2 [Yes|No]: yes
Proceed with selected upgrades now? [Yes|No]
- Follow the prompts to update the iDRAC, PERC, NIC, and BIOS firmware.
View screen>>> Appliance Maintenance -> Advanced Menu -> Firmware Update <<<
Firmware Type Current Version Target Version Status
==================== =============== ============== ==============
iDRAC 3.34.34.34 4.22.00.43 Ready to Apply
PERC 50.5.1-2818 50.9.4 Ready to Apply
NIC: Intel Copper 18.0.16 19.5.12 Ready to Apply
NIC: Broadcom Copper 20.8.4 21.60.2 Ready to Apply
BIOS 2.2.11 2.8.2 Ready to Apply
Note that the system may need to reboot to apply changes. In general iDRAC
does not require reboot; BIOS and PERC do require reboot. If any selected
firmware upgrade requires a reboot, the system will reboot immediately after
all firmwares have been staged or applied.
Gathering information to perform bulk upgrades...
Upgrade 'iDRAC' to 4.22.00.43 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'PERC' to 50.9.4 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'NIC: Intel Copper' to 19.5.12 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'NIC: Broadcom Copper' to 21.60.2 [Yes|No]: yes
Upgrade 'BIOS' to 2.8.2 [Yes|No]: yes
Proceed with selected upgrades now? [Yes|No]
Re-install ACLs
If you experience issues copying to or from the tancopy /incoming or /outgoing directories, you can use this menu to reapply the access control lists (ACL) for those directories.
- Sign into the TanOS console as a user with the tanadmin role.
- Enter B to go to the Appliance Maintenance menu.
View screen ------------------------------------------------------
>>> Appliance Maintenance <<<
1: Backup
2: Alerting
3: Upgrade TanOS
5: Activation Keys
A: Clean directories
B: Reboot/Shutdown
C: Maintenance mode
I: Increase storage
S: OS Services
X: Advanced Maintenance
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter X to go to the Advanced Maintenance menu.
View screen------------------------------------------------------
>>> Appliance Maintenance -> Advanced Menu <<<
Attention: The options in this menu can affect performance/stability
Please consult your TAM before utilizing the below options.
1: Install Firmware Updates
2: Appliance Reset
3: Re-Apply ACLs
4: View TanOS Upgrade Logfile
5: View TanOS Partition Sync Logfile
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter 3 to reapply the ACLs.
View the TanOS upgrade log
- Sign into the TanOS console as a user with the tanadmin role.
- Enter B to go to the Appliance Maintenance menu.
View screen ------------------------------------------------------
>>> Appliance Maintenance <<<
1: Backup
2: Alerting
3: Upgrade TanOS
5: Activation Keys
A: Clean directories
B: Reboot/Shutdown
C: Maintenance mode
I: Increase storage
S: OS Services
X: Advanced Maintenance
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter X to go to the Advanced Maintenance menu.
View screen------------------------------------------------------
>>> Appliance Maintenance -> Advanced Menu <<<
Attention: The options in this menu can affect performance/stability
Please consult your TAM before utilizing the below options.
1: Install Firmware Updates
2: Appliance Reset
3: Re-Apply ACLs
4: View TanOS Upgrade Logfile
5: View TanOS Partition Sync Logfile
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter 4 to view the TanOS upgrade log file.
View the TanOS partition sync log
This menu only appears if the appliance contains an active partition and an inactive partition.
- Sign into the TanOS console as a user with the tanadmin role.
- Enter B to go to the Appliance Maintenance menu.
View screen ------------------------------------------------------
>>> Appliance Maintenance <<<
1: Backup
2: Alerting
3: Upgrade TanOS
5: Activation Keys
A: Clean directories
B: Reboot/Shutdown
C: Maintenance mode
I: Increase storage
S: OS Services
X: Advanced Maintenance
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter X to go to the Advanced Maintenance menu.
View screen------------------------------------------------------
>>> Appliance Maintenance -> Advanced Menu <<<
Attention: The options in this menu can affect performance/stability
Please consult your TAM before utilizing the below options.
1: Install Firmware Updates
2: Appliance Reset
3: Re-Apply ACLs
4: View TanOS Upgrade Logfile
5: View TanOS Partition Sync Logfile
H: Help
R: Return to previous menu
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- Enter 5 to view the TanOS partition sync log file.