
•
Backplane update for internal and external enclosures
•
OS Collector
CAUTION: The PSU firmware update may take several minutes depending on the system configuration and PSU model.
To avoid damaging the PSU, do not interrupt the update process or power on the system during PSU firmware update.
You must upload the required firmware to iDRAC. After the upload is complete, the current version of the firmware installed on the
device and the version being applied is displayed. If the firmware being uploaded is not valid, an error message is displayed. Updates
that do not require a reboot are applied immediately. Updates that require a system reboot are staged and committed to run on the
next system reboot. Only one system reboot is required to perform all updates.
After the firmware is updated, the
System Inventory
page displays the updated firmware version and logs are recorded.
The supported firmware image file types are:
•
.exe — Windows-based Dell Update Package (DUP)
•
.d7 — Contains both iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller firmware
For files with .exe extension, you must have the System Control privilege. The Remote Firmware Update licensed feature and
Lifecycle Controller must be enabled.
For files with .d7 extension, you must have the Configure privilege.
NOTE: After upgrading the iDRAC firmware, you may notice a difference in the time stamp displayed in the Lifecycle
Controller log until the iDRAC time is reset using NTP. The Lifecycle log displays the BIOS time until the iDRAC time is
reset.
You can perform firmware updates by using the following methods:
•
Uploading a supported image type, one at a time, from a local system or network share.
•
Connecting to an FTP, TFTP, or HTTP site or a network repository that contains Windows DUPs and a corresponding catalog
file.
You can create custom repositories by using the Dell Repository Manager. For more information, see
Dell Repository Manager
Data Center User's Guide
. iDRAC can provide a difference report between the BIOS and firmware installed on the system and
the updates available in the repository. All applicable updates contained in the repository are applied to the system. This feature
is available with iDRAC Enterprise license.
•
Scheduling recurring automated firmware updates by using the catalog file and custom repository.
There are multiple tools and interfaces that can be used to update the iDRAC firmware. The following table is applicable only to
iDRAC firmware. The table lists the supported interfaces, image-file types, and whether Lifecycle Controller must be in enabled
state for the firmware to be updated.
Table 9. Image file types and dependencies
.D7 Image
iDRAC DUP
Interface
Supported
Requires LC enabled
Supported
Requires LC enabled
BMCFW64.exe utility Yes
No
No
N/A
Racadm FWUpdate
(old)
Yes
No
No
N/A
Racadm Update
(new)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
iDRAC UI
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WSMAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
In-band OS DUP
No
N/A
Yes
No
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