Reference Guide

To use this subcommand, you must have the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege.
NOTE: Running the subcommand to update the active CMC firmware resets the CMC,
causing all network connections to get logged off. While updating all other modules,
including the standby CMC, the active CMC continues to function normally without resetting.
NOTE: The subcommand generates an error, when used on the extension slot of a multi-slot
server.
Synopsis
• Using Remote RACADM:
racadm fwupdate -p -u -d <firmware image>
NOTE: iDRAC7 targets are not supported from CMC. Use the CMC GUI to update iDRAC7
targets from 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 you do not provide a full path, then the CMC
searches the home directory of the specified user for the file if the host system is running
Linux or another variant of UNIX. If the host system is running Windows, then a default folder,
such as C:\ftproot is searched.
NOTE: While performing firmware update using the racadm fwupdate command, if
the number of characters in the firmware image path is greater than 256 characters,
Remote RACADM session logs off with the error message
ERROR: Specified
path is too long.
Input
NOTE: Firmware update from local RACADM (using the -p, -u, or -d options) is not supported
on Linux operating system.
• -p — The -p option is used to update the firmware file from the client. The -u option must be
used with the -p option.
• -f — The FTP is used to download the firmware.
• -g — For CMC, the firmware is downloaded using the TFTP server.
• -u — The firmware update operation is performed.
• -a — Specifies the TFTP server IP address or FQDN used for the firmware image (used with -
g).
NOTE: CMC accepts IPv4, IPv6, or fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for both FTP and
TFTP servers.
• -d — Specifies the source path where the firmware image is stored.
NOTE: The default source path is local Default: Designated TFTP default directory on
that host for the file if -g option is absent. If -g is used, it defaults to a directory
configured on the TFTP server.
• -o — Turns off the servers to perform an update.
• -m < module >—
Specifies the module or device to be updated. < module > is one of the following values:
NOTE: You can also specify multiple modules: –m <module 1> –m <module 2> , and so on.
– cmc-active (default)
– cmc-standby
– iominf-n, where n = 1
NOTE: You can specify the cmc-active and cmc-standby modules at the same time
along with one or more server-n modules. This enables the devices to be updated
together.
– main-board
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