Users Guide

NOTE: IPv6 address is not supported for scheduling automatic firmware updates.

Related Links

Downloading device firmware

Updating device firmware

Viewing and managing staged updates

Scheduling automatic firmware update using web interface

To schedule automatic firmware update using web Interface:

NOTE: Do not create the next scheduled occurrence of an automatic update job if a job is already

Scheduled. It overwrites the current scheduled job.

1. In the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Update and Rollback.

The Firmware Update page is displayed.

2. Click the Automatic Update tab.

3. Select the Enable Automatic Update option.

4. Select any of the following options to specify if a system reboot is required after the updates are

staged:

• Schedule Updates — Stage the firmware updates but do not reboot the server.

• Schedule Updates and reboot Server — Enables server reboot after the firmware updates are

staged.

5. Select any of the following to specify the location of the firmware images:

• Network — Use the catalog file from a network share (CIFS or NFS). Enter the network share

location details.

NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special

characters for user name and password or percent encode the special characters.

• FTP — Use the catalog file from the FTP site. Enter the FTP site details.

6. Based on the selection in step 5, enter the network settings or the FTP settings.

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.

7. In the Update Window Schedule section, specify the start time for the firmware update and the

frequency of the updates (daily, weekly, or monthly).

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.

8. Click Schedule Update.

The next scheduled job is created in the job queue. Five minutes after the first instance of the

recurring job starts, the job for the next time period is created.

Scheduling automatic firmware update using RACADM

To schedule automatic firmware update, use the following commands:

• To enable automatic firmware update:

racadm set lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate.Enable 1

• To view the status of automatic firmware update:

racadm get lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate

• To schedule the start time and frequency of the firmware update:

racadm AutoUpdateScheduler create -u username –p password –l <location> [-f

catalogfilename -pu <proxyuser> -pp<proxypassword> -po <proxy port> -pt

<proxytype>] -time < hh:mm> [-dom < 1 – 28,L,’*’> -wom <1-4,L,’*’> -dow <sun-

sat,’*’>] -rp <1-366> -a <applyserverReboot (1-enabled | 0-disabled)>