Quick Reference Guide

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NOTE:

When attempting to run firmware update task using racadm fwupdate

command, if the firmware image path length is greater than 256 characters.

Remote RACADM client exits with the error message "ERROR: Specified path is too

long".

Input

• -u — For iDRAC: The update option performs a checksum of the firmware

update file and starts the actual update process. This option may be used along

with the -g or -p options. At the end of the update, iDRAC performs a soft reset.

For CMC: Performs the firmware update operation.

• -s — For iDRAC: This option returns the status of the update process. Use this

option by itself. Lists active SD card features and SD card status.

For CMC: Displays the status of the firmware update.

NOTE:

Use -m to display the status of the module update. Omit -m to display the

status of the active CMC update.

NOTE:

The value all is used only to obtain the status of all targets to update.

• -g — For iDRAC:The get option instructs the firmware to get the firmware

update file from the TFTP server. Specify the

-a, -u, and -d options. In the

absence of the -a option, the defaults are read from properties contained in the

group cfgRemoteHosts, using properties cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr and

cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath.

For CMC: Downloads the firmware update using the TFTP server.

• -a — The IP Address option specifies the TFTP server IP address, used with -g

option.

For CMC: Specifies the TFTP server IP address or FQDN used for the firmware

image (used with -g).

• -d — For iDRAC: The -d

, or directory option specifies the directory on the TFTP

server or on iDRAC’s host server, where the firmware update file resides.

For CMC: Specifies the source path where the firmware image resides.

Default: Designated TFTP default directory on that host for the file if -g option is

absent. If -g is used, it defaults to a directory configured on the TFTP server.

• -p — For iDRAC: The -p, or put, option is used to update the firmware file from

the managed system to iDRAC. The

-u option must be used with the -p option.

NOTE: This option is not applicable for CMC. The -p

option is supported on local

and remote RACADM and is not supported with the serial/Telnet/ssh console and

on the Linux operating systems.

• -r — The rollback option is used to roll back to the standby firmware.

This option is not applicable for CMC.

• -c — Stops the current firmware update of a module.

This option is applicable only for CMC.

• -m <

module

>—

Specifies the module or device to be updated. <

module

> is one of the following

values:

— cmc-active (default)

— cmc-standby

— kvm

— server-nx where

=1–8;

= a,b,c,d

— server-generation, where generation = iDRAC or iDRAC6 only.