Users Guide

Updating firmware using remote RACADM

To update using remote RACADM:

1. Download the firmware image to the TFTP or FTP server. For example, C:\downloads\firmimg.d7

2. Run the following RACADM command:

TFTP server:

• Using fwupdate command: racadm -r <iDRAC IP address> -u <username> -p

<password> fwupdate -g -u -a <path>

where path is the location on the TFTP server where firmimg.d7 is stored.

• Using update command: racadm -r <iDRAC IP address> -u <username> -p

<password> update —f <filename>

FTP server:

• Using fwupdate command: racadm -r <iDRAC IP address> -u <username> -p

<password> fwupdate –f <ftpserver IP> <ftpserver username> <ftpserver

password> –d <path>

where path is the location on the FTP server where firmimg.d7 is stored.

• Using update command: racadm -r <iDRAC IP address> -u <username> -p

<password> update —f <filename>

For more information, see fwupdate command in the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface

Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services

For information to update the firmware using Lifecycle Controller–Remote Services, see Lifecycle

Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC

In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, you can update the firmware for the Chassis Management Controller

and any component that can be updated by CMC and shared by the servers from iDRAC.

Before applying the update, make sure that:

• Servers are not allowed to power-up by CMC.

• Chassis with LCD must display a message indicating “update is in-progress”.

• Chassis without LCD must indicate the update progress using LED blinking pattern.

• During the update, chassis action power commands are disabled.

The updates for components such as Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) of IOM that requires all the

servers to be idle, the update is applied on the next chassis power-up cycle.

CMC settings to update CMC firmware from iDRAC

In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, before performing the firmware update from iDRAC for CMC and its

shared components, do the following:

1. Launch the CMC Web interface

2. Navigate to Chassis Overview → Setup → General.