Users Guide

Update the components in the following order:

1. iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller using OME-Modular

2. PowerEdge MX740c BIOS and PowerEdge MX840c Server BIOS

3. Update the device adapter operating system drivers followed by the device adapter firmware.

Adapters—QLogic 27XX series Fibre Channel, QLogic 26XX series Fibre Channel, QLogic 41xxx series, Mellanox ConnectX-4

Lx Ethernet Adapter Firmware, Intel X710, XXV710, and XL710, Emulex Fibre Channel

4. OME-Modular

5. Fabric Switching Engine MX9116n and/or Ethernet Switch MX5108n

NOTE: To update Intel Device Adapter and BOSS firmware, first upgrade OME-Modular to 1.10.10 or use the iDRAC web

interface.

Updating iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller using OME-Modular

1. If OME-Modular is managing a chassis group, then log in to OME-Modular interface of the Lead chassis.

2. Click Devices > Compute. A list of the available compute devices in the chassis or chassis group is displayed.

3. In the list header, select the checkbox to select all compute devices on the current page. If there are multiple pages, then go

to each page and select the checkbox.

4. After selecting all the compute devices, click Update Firmware.

5. In the pop-up wizard, select the individual package and click Browse to select the iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller DUP.

6. Once the DUP is uploaded, click Next and select the Compliance checkbox.

7. Click Finish to start the update on all compute devices.

8. Allow the job to complete before proceeding to update the components, Dell EMC Server BIOS PowerEdge MX740c and Dell

EMC Server BIOS PowerEdge MX840c.

NOTE:

As an alternative method of updating compute hosts, you can implement catalog based updates once the catalogs

are updated with the baseline versions. For more information, see Managing catalogs.

Updating PowerEdge MX740c BIOS and PowerEdge MX840c Server BIOS

Repeat the steps described in the section, Updating iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller using OME-Modular, to update Dell EMC

Server BIOS PowerEdge MX740c and Dell EMC Server BIOS PowerEdge MX840c, as applicable.

Updating adapters

Download and install the operating system drivers for your device adapter that released with the device adapter firmware.

Follow the device adapter driver installation instruction for your operating system.

Repeat the steps described in the section, Updating iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller using OME-Modular, to update QLogic

26XX series Fibre Channel adapters, QLogic 27XX series Fibre Channel adapters, QLogic 41xxx series adapters, Mellanox

ConnectX-4 Lx Ethernet Adapter Firmware, Intel NIC Family Version 19.5.x Firmware for X710, XXV710 and XL710 adapters,

Emulex Picard-16/Picard-32 adapters, as applicable. Go to dell.com to download the latest device drivers associated with the

firmware update.

Updating OME-Modular

1. If OME-Modular is managing a chassis group, log in to OME-Modular of the Lead chassis.

2. If the current version is 1.10.00, 1.10.01, or 1.10.10, go to (Step 4).

3. If the current version is 1.00.01 or 1.00.10, update OME-Modular to 1.10.00 or 1.10.10 before updating to 10.10.20.

Perform the following steps to update to 1.10.10:

NOTE:

Updating to 1.10.x may result in the alert log alert HWC7522, and you may have to perform a system reseat on

the MX7116n or pass-through module (PTM) IOMs.

a. Click Devices > Chassis.

Updating the management module firmware