Users Guide

Using single component DUPs
To use single component Dell Update Packages (DUP), download the Dell Update Package (only .exe) from
(downloads.dell.com), or copy from the Server Update Utility DVD, or from Support/Manuals: www.dell.com/support/manuals
to a local hard disk drive or network share.
NOTE: Make sure that the file name for the single component DUPs does not have any blank space.
NOTE: Both 32–bit and 64–bit DUPs are supported.
NOTE: If you execute multiple jobs for various components and iDRAC DUP is one of the jobs, ensure that iDRAC job is
the last job in the queue. Ensure that all other jobs are either in SCHEDULED or COMPLETED state before you execute the
iDRAC job.
In the File Path or Update package path field, enter the name of the DUP (for example, APP_WIN_RYYYZZZ.EXE)
or if the DUP is present in a subdirectory, enter both the subdirectory name and name of the DUP (for example,
subdirectory\APP_WIN_RYYYZZZ.EXE).
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path that includes the file name and file extension. For example, if 56
characters are used for file name and extension, only 200 characters can be used for the path. Lifecycle Controller does not
support these characters -:, *,?,”,<,>,|,#,%,^, and SPACE.
Selecting and applying updates
1. To select and apply the updates, from the Available System Updates table, select the check box corresponding to the
component that has the firmware you want to update. After you select the catalog ID details, of the firmware selected are
displayed in the following format:
Release Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Source: USB Drive or CD or DVD (< device type >): \< firmware file name in .exe format >.
By default, Lifecycle Controller selects the components for which the current updates are available.
2. Click Apply. The system may restart after the update process is complete. When applying more than one update, the system
may restart between the updates and launch back to Lifecycle Controller, and continue with the other selected updates.
NOTE: The system does not restart after updating the operating system driver pack and hardware diagnostics.
NOTE: While using Lifecycle Controller to update the power supply unit (PSU) firmware, the system turns off after the first
task. It takes a couple of minutes to update the PSU firmware, and then automatically turns on the server.
Firmware rollback
Lifecycle Controller allows you to roll back to a previously installed version of component firmware such as BIOS, iDRAC with
Lifecycle Controller, RAID Controller, NIC, Enclosure, Backplane, Fibre Channel cards, and Power Supply Unit (PSU). Use this
feature if you have a problem with the current version, and want to revert to the previously‑installed version.
On the Dell 13th generation PowerEdge servers that have a single iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller firmware, rolling back the
iDRAC firmware also rolls back the Lifecycle Controller firmware. However, on a 12th generation PowerEdge servers with
firmware version 2.xx.xx.xx, if you want to roll back Lifecycle Controller firmware to a previous version such as 1.x.x, you must
first roll back iDRAC to the previous version and then roll back Lifecycle Controller. It is not possible to roll back Lifecycle
Controller to a previous version if iDRAC firmware version is 2.xx.xx.xx.
● Dell Diagnostics, operating system driver packs, CPLD, and operating system collector tool cannot be rolled back to earlier
versions.
● The earlier version is available only if the component firmware is updated at least once to a different version.
● Except for iDRAC firmware, the earlier version of the firmware is not displayed if the current version and the earlier version
are the same.
● Every time a firmware image is updated, the earlier version of the firmware image is backed up.
● Every time a rollback operation is performed, the previously installed firmware becomes the current version. However,
for iDRAC, the previously installed version becomes the current version and the current version is stored as the previous
version.
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