Patch BIOS/Drivers/Firmware

Learn how to update BIOS, drivers, and firmware for Dell, HP, and Lenovo systems in OneSite Patch.

OneSite Patch allows you to manage and deploy the BIOS, drivers, and firmware updates provided by Dell, HP, and Lenovo. These updates are added as products in our patch library using the catalogs from Dell/HP/Lenovo directly. You can then add these products to your patch strategy and update bios, drivers, and firmware using existing maintenance windows, scheduling, and approval workflows.

If you are using Build 10.1.972.12 or later, you can get better performance by replacing any Dell/HP/Lenovo products with the new IMPROVED version. If you are excluding drivers from any patch strategies, you will need to add the Improved driver products to your exclusion filter.

Create a Client Settings Policy

You need to distribute a client settings policy to enable driver updates on client systems. Changes to driver and BIOS settings can interrupt device functionality, so this setting is disable by default and must be enabled before these products are even visible in Patch Management.

Follow the steps in the Client Setting Policy documentation to set the Patching Client System > Enable Driver Updates to true.

Create a Patch Strategy

You can create a patching strategy and include OEM firmware products to begin updating your devices. Recently, we have improved OEM update packages to drastically reduce scan times, improve deployment performance, and better handle removing deleted or deprecated patches.

If you have an existing drivers Strategy, be sure to replace that Strategy with the Improved version, as in the examples below.

In this example, we will use the Dell Server Driver/BIOS/Firmware Updates Improved Product.

1. Select Strategies from the side navigation.

   
2. Click New Strategy.

Overview

1. Enter a Name and Description.

2. Toggle ON Strategy Enabled.

3. Click Next.

What to Patch

1. Next to Included Products, click + Browse.

2. In the Search bar, type Dell and click Search.

3. Select the Dell Server Driver/BIOS/Firmware Updates Improved product.

   
4. Click OK.

5. Click Next.

When to Patch

1. Click + Browse next to Schedule.

2. Click the Schedules folder and select a desired schedule.

   
3. Click OK.

4. Click Next.

How to Patch

1. Click + Add Deployment Ring.

2. Click + Browse and select the appropriate business unit.

   
3. Click Save.