CLI Guide

For SSH or Telnet or Serial:
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a <tftp_server_ip_address_or_FQDN> -d <path> [-m
<module>]
racadm fwupdate -f <ftp_server_ip_address_or_FQDN> <username> <password> -d
<path> [-m <module>]
racadm fwupdate -u -m iominf-<n>
racadm fwupdate -s [-m <module>]
racadm fwupdate -c [-m <module>]
For Remote RACADM:
racadm fwupdate -p -u -d <path> [-m <module>]
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.10 -d firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active
racadm fwupdate -r [-m <module>]
racadm -r 192.168.0.120 -u <username> -p <password> fwupdate -p -u -d
firming.cmc
When using FTP, if you provide the full path to the image file on the CLI, then the CMC uses that path to locate
that file on the host. If full path is not provided and the host system is running Linux or another variant of UNIX,
then CMC searches the home directory of the specified user for the file. If the host system is running Windows,
then a default folder, such as
C:\ftproot is searched.
NOTE:
When attempting to run firmware update task, 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".
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 — 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.
• —s — This option returns the status of the update process.
• -a — The -a option specifies TFTP server IP address used for firmware image. This option must be used with
the -g option.
• -clearcfg — The -clearcfg option removes the previous iDRAC configuration after firmware update.
• —s — This option returns the status of the update process. Use this option by itself. Lists active SD card
features and SD card status.
• —u — Performs the firmware update operation (used with -p and -g).
• —s — Displays the status of the firmware update. Use this option by itself. Lists active SD card features and SD
card status.
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 — 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 in the group
cfgRemoteHosts, using properties cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr and cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath.
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