not sure what you mean. i have the asm running on a 2003 box and i'm logged in as Administrator. but the asm is client/server connection so the client connection to the asm server has to be done as root in order to get the ability to upgrade firmware.
i really should be able to perform the software update from the cli. but i suspect it may be a permission issue.
oh well - looks like i have to physically do this at the datacenter.. *sigh*
yep you were right. it's just that you have to be at the right place in the gui to get the option. only the top level object will reveal the rom image element.