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# About logical enclosures

A logical enclosure represents a logical view of a single enclosure with an enclosure group serving as a template. If the intended configuration in the logical enclosure does not match the actual configuration on the enclosures, the logical enclosure becomes inconsistent. Use the Logical Enclosures screen to manage firmware, configuration scripts, create a support dump, and to apply updates made from the Enclosure Groups screen to the enclosures in the logical enclosure.

A logical enclosure is automatically created when a c7000 enclosure is added.

## About inconsistent logical enclosures

A logical enclosure can become inconsistent in the following cases:

- The enclosure group referenced by the logical enclosure or the logical enclosure configuration script has been modified. For example, a logical interconnect group has been added, modified, or removed from the enclosure group.

- The logical interconnects are inconsistent with the logical interconnect groups

- Any other logical enclosure configuration is inconsistent with the enclosure group

- There are extra or missing logical interconnects when compared to the enclosure group's inventory of logical interconnect groups.

#### More information

Update enclosures in the logical enclosure from the enclosure group

## About updating firmware from a logical enclosure

You can update firmware from a logical enclosure for shared infrastructure, shared infrastructure and profiles, and OA (Onboard Administrators) only, if any.

When you update the firmware for an enclosure associated with a logical enclosure, the firmware baseline configured for the logical enclosure sets the baseline on the enclosure and each of the logical interconnects in the enclosure, as well as the OA.

From the Logical Enclosures screen, you can initiate firmware updates. Firmware is updated in the following order:

1. Onboard Administrators

2. Logical interconnects

3. Server hardware and their associated server profiles

##### More information

Update the firmware in a logical enclosure

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