Users Guide

5. After the upload is complete, the Update Details section displays a comparison report showing the
current firmware versions and the firmware versions available in the repository.
NOTE: Any update in the repository that is not applicable to the system or the installed
hardware or is not supported is not included in the comparison report.
6. Select the required updates and do one of the following:
• For firmware images that do not require a host system reboot, click Install. For example, .d7
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.
7. 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.
Enter the tasks the user should do after finishing this task (optional).
Related Links
Downloading device firmware
Updating device firmware
Viewing and managing staged updates
Downloading device firmware
Scheduling automatic firmware updates
Updating device firmware using RACADM
To update device firmware using RACADM, use the update subcommand. For more information, see the
RACADM Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Examples:
• To generate a comparison report using an update repository:
racadm update –f catalog.xml –l //192.168.1.1 –u test –p passwd --
verifycatalog
• To perform all applicable updates from an update repository using myfile.xml as a catalog file and
perform a graceful reboot:
racadm update –f “myfile.xml” –b “graceful” –l //192.168.1.1 –u test –p
passwd
• To perform all applicable updates from an FTP update repository using Catalog.xml as a catalog file:
racadm update –f “Catalog.xml” –t FTP –e 192.168.1.20/Repository/Catalog
Scheduling automatic firmware updates
You can create a periodic recurring schedule for iDRAC to check for new firmware updates. At the
scheduled day and time, iDRAC connects to the specified network share (CIFS or NFS) or the FTP, checks
for new updates and applies or stages all applicable updates. A log file on the remote server contains
information about server access and staged firmware updates.
Automatic updates are available only with the iDRAC Enterprise license.
You can schedule automatic firmware updates using the iDRAC web interface or RACADM.
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