Users Guide

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Firmware update
Using Lifecycle Controller, the system can be updated using the repositories accessible through FTP or on a locally attached USB
drive, DVD, or network share. Use the Firmware Update page to:
• View the current version of the installed applications and firmware.
• View a list of available updates.
• Select the required updates, downloads (automatic), and then apply the updates to the following components listed in the table.
NOTE: When you update the firmware on a BCM57 xx and 57 xxx adapters, you will notice that the cards are displayed as
QLogic. This is due to the acquisition of Broadcom NetXtreme II by QLogic.
The following table lists the components that support the Firmware Update feature.
NOTE: When multiple firmware updates are applied through out-of-band methods or using the Lifecycle Controller GUI,
the updates are ordered in the most efficient possible manner to reduce unnecessary restarting of a system.
Table 9. Firmware Update — Supported Components
Component Name Firmware Rollback
Supported? (Yes or No)
Out-of-band — System
Restart Required?
In-band — System
Restart Required?
Lifecycle Controller
GUI — Restart
Required?
Diagnostics No No No No
OS Driver Pack No No No No
BIOS Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID Controller Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backplanes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enclosures Yes Yes No Yes
NIC Yes Yes Yes Yes
iDRAC Yes No *No Yes
Power Supply Unit Yes Yes Yes Yes
CPLD No Yes Yes Yes
FC Cards Yes Yes Yes Yes
HHHL NVMe adapter
(13th generation
PowerEdge servers only)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVMe PCIe SSD drives
(13th generation
PowerEdge servers only)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
CMC (on PowerEdge
FX2 servers)
No Yes Yes Yes
OS Collector No No No No
* Indicates that though a system restart is not required, iDRAC must be restarted to apply the updates. iDRAC communication and
monitoring will temporarily be interrupted.
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