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Updating firmware
Table 12. System component update guide
System components
Utility
Network Daughter Card
Dell Open Manage Essentials
PSUs
Dell Open Manage Essentials
NIC
Dell Open Manage Essentials
BIOS
Dell Open Manage Essentials
iDRAC
Dell Open Manage Essentials
Dell PERC H310 Adapter
Dell Open Manage Essentials
LSI 9207-8i
LSI SAS2Flash Utility
Front HDDs
Nutanix Web GUI (preferred) or Dell Nautilis
Front SSDs
Nutanix Web GUI (preferred) or Dell Nautilis
Rear SSDs
Dell Nautilus
Updating other components
Use OpenManage Essentials to update the firmware of the discovered system components. For
instructions about using OpenManage Essentials to monitor and update the discovered components of
the Dell XC720xd system, see Updating Server BIOS, Firmware, Drivers, and Applications in the
OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide
.
Updating drive firmware with Dell Nautilus
To update disk firmware with Dell Nautilus:
1.
Turn off Controller Virtual Machine (CVM).
For information about how to turn off a node, refer to
Nutanix Hardware Replacement
document.
2.
Put hypervisor in Maintenance Mode.
3.
Access system GUI, and by doing one of the following:
• Connect the physical keyboard or monitor or mouse to the ports on the Dell XC720xd.
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