Users Guide

• OS Driver Pack

• Network I/F Controller

• RAID Controller

The Firmware Inventory section displays only the associated components or devices across all

servers present in the chassis. After you select an item from the drop-down menu, only the

components or devices associated with the ones in the are list displayed.

After the filtered set of components and devices is displayed in the inventory section, further filtering

may occur when a component or device is selected for update. For example, if the BIOS filter is

selected, then the inventory section displays all the servers with only their BIOS component. If a BIOS

component on one of the servers is selected, the inventory is further filtered to display the servers

that match the model name of the selected server.

If a filter is not selected and a selection for update of a component or device is made on the

inventory section, then the filter associated with that selection is automatically enabled. Further

filtering may occur where the inventory section displays all the servers that have a match for the

selected component in terms of model, type, or some form of identity. For example, if a BIOS

component on one of the servers is selected for update, the filter is automatically set to the BIOS and

the inventory section displays the servers that match the model name of the selected server.

Filtering Components for Firmware Updates Using RACADM

To filter components for Firmware Updates using RACADM, run the getversion command:

racadm getversion -l [-m <module>] [-f <filter>]

For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command

Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Viewing Firmware Inventory

You can view the summary of the firmware versions for all components and devices for all servers

currently present in the chassis along with their status.

NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License.

Viewing Firmware Inventory Using CMC Web Interface

To view the firmware inventory:

1. In the left pane, click Server Overview, and then click Update.

2. On the Server Component Update page, view the firmware inventory details in the Component/

Device Firmware Inventory section. On this page, you can view the following information:

• Servers that currently do not support the Lifecycle Controller service are listed as Not Supported.

A hyperlink is provided to an alternative page, where you can directly update only the iDRAC

firmware. This page supports only iDRAC firmware update and not any other component and

device on the server. iDRAC firmware update is not dependent on the Lifecycle Controller service.

• If the server is listed as Not Ready, it indicates that when the firmware inventory was retrieved, the

iDRAC on the server was still initializing. Wait for the iDRAC to be fully operational, and then

refresh the page for the firmware inventory to be retrieved again.

• If the inventory of components and devices do not reflect what is physically installed on the

server, you must invoke the Lifecycle Controller when the server is in the boot process. This helps