Users Guide

Downloading device firmware
The image file format that you download depends on the method of update:
• iDRAC Web interface — Download the binary image packaged as a self-extracting archive. The default
firmware image file is firmimg.d7.
NOTE: The same file format is used to recover iDRAC using CMC Web interface.
• Managed System — Download the operating system-specific Dell Update Package (DUP). The file
extensions are .bin for Linux Operating systems and .exe for Windows operating systems.
• Lifecycle Controller — Download the latest catalog file and DUPs and use the Firmware Update
feature in Lifecycle Controller to update the device firmware. For more information about Firmware
Update, see Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Updating firmware using iDRAC web interface
You can update the device firmware using firmware images available on the local system, from a
repository on a network share (CIFS or NFS), or from FTP.
Updating single device firmware
Before updating the firmware using single device update method, make sure that you have downloaded
the firmware image to a location on the local system.
NOTE: Ensure that the file name for the single component DUP does not have any blank space.
To update single device firmware using iDRAC web interface:
1. Go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Update and Rollback.
The Firmware Update page is displayed.
2. On the Update tab, select Local as the File Location.
3. Click Browse, select the firmware image file for the required component, and then click Upload.
4. After the upload is complete, the Update Details section displays each firmware file uploaded to
iDRAC and its status.
If the firmware image file is valid and was successfully uploaded, the Contents column displays a plus
icon ( ) icon next to the firmware image file name. Expand the name to view the Device Name,
Current, and Available firmware version information.
5. Select the required firmware file to be updated and do one of the following:
• For firmware images that do not require a host system reboot, click Install. For example, iDRAC
firmware file.
• For firmware images that require a host system reboot, click Install and Reboot or Install Next
Reboot.
• To cancel the firmware update, click Cancel.
When you click Install, Install and Reboot, or Install Next Reboot, the message Updating Job
Queue is displayed.
6. Click Job Queue to display the Job Queue page, where you can view and manage the staged
firmware updates or click OK to refresh the current page and view the status of the firmware update.
NOTE: If you navigate away from the page without saving the updates, an error message is
displayed and all the uploaded content is lost.
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