Updating M1000e Servers and Using in Chassis Management Controller (CMC) VRTX Chassis This Dell technical white paper provides information about updating M1000e servers to make them compatible for use in the CMC VRTX Chassis.
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Executive Summary This whitepaper provides information about updating a M1000e server to make it compatible for a CMC VRTX Chassis. The scope of this white paper is to describe the tasks relevant for M520, M620, and M820 servers by using an iDRAC graphical user interface (GUI). You must have an iDRAC Enterprise license to complete this task. Note that the behavior of a server after updating firmware versions of iDRAC, BIOS, and CPLD are different.
1 Prerequisites o o 5 iDRAC7 with Enterprise license To update a server to make usable in VRTX Chassis, you must complete the following tasks, which are discussed in detail in the following sections of this white paper: o Downloading latest firmware versions from the dell support site o Updating the firmware on servers o Installing appropriate hardware components Updating M1000e Servers and Using in Chassis Management Controller (CMC) VRTX Chassis
2 Downloading Firmware Versions from Dell Support Site You must download all the following 32-bit firmwares and install on the M1000e servers: o o o BIOS version 1.7.6 or later for M520/M620, or version 2.0.24 for M820. DELL iDRAC7 1.40.40 or later for M520/M620, or version 1.50.50 or later for M820. CPLD 1.0.6 or later for M620. CPLD 1.0.5 or later for M520. CPLD 1.0.3 or later for M820. You can update a firmware by using the following file types.
5. On the Drivers and Downloads page, in the Refine your results section, from the Operating System drop-down menu, select MS Windows 2008 x86. The selection of this implies that you want to download a 32-bit iDRAC firmware version. 6. Expand Embeded Server Management. Under iDRAC 1.51.51, click Other Formats. 7. 7 From the list of firmware versions displayed, click Download File corresponding to the file whose File Name is ESM_Firmware_JGG1X_WN32_1..51.51_A00.EXE.
To know about the other hardware and software requirements of a server for installing iDRAC, make sure that you read through the Release Notes available on this page 8. Wait for the file to get downloaded. This may take approximately 5–10 minutes. 9. Similarly, download only the Windows 32-bit firmwares of BIOS and CPLD to a known file folder location.
3 Updating Firmware Versions Using iDRAC GUI Before you update firmware using Dell Update Package (DUP), make sure to: Install and enable the IPMI and managed system drivers. Enable and start the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service, if your server is running Windows operating system, o o While updating an iDRAC7 firmware using the DUP utility in Linux, if the messages such as usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71 is displayed on the page, ignore them.
5. Click the Browse button to browse through to the DUP file, select the file, and then click Open. The firmware upload operation is started and the status is displayed. After the file is downloaded, the Status column displays Package successfully downloaded.
6. In the Update Details section, select the option corresponding to the firmware version you want to install, and then click Install. Before you update the firmware, make sure that the Lifecycle Controller of this iDRAC is started. A message is displayed as given in the screen shot here to indicate that the installation process is started and status of installation can be viewed by clicking Job Queue. Alternately, click Server > Job Queue. The Status column shows Completed.
3.1 After Updating iDRAC Firmware After the iDRAC firmware is updated, it takes around two (2) minutes for the changes to become effective. During this period, iDRAC will not be available for use. For more information about whether or not a server restart is required for the firmware to be effective, see the Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals. 7. To verify whether or not the firmware is updated correctly, in the left pane, click Server.
4 Inserting Updated Server Module in CMC VRTX Chassis 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. After you update iDRAC firmware, BIOS, and CPLD, make sure that the versions are correctly appearing on the iDRAC GUI. Turn off the server, and then remove the server from the M1000e chassis. Open the top cover, and then remove the installed mezzanine cards in Fabric B and Fabric C, if any.
