Users Guide
Updating Firmware
You can update firmware for:
• CMC
• Chassis infrastructure
• VRTX Expander or Storage Backplane Expander Firmware of Inegrated or external enclosures
• Physical Disks (HDD) per enclosure
NOTE: You can update the HDD firmware only if required.
You can update firmware for the following I/O and server components:
• I/O Module
• BIOS
• iDRAC
• Lifecycle Controller
• 32–bit diagnostics
• Operating System Drivers Pack
• Network Interface Controllers
• RAID controllers on the server module
NOTE: Firmware update may take several minutes to complete.
Topics:
• Downloading CMC Firmware
• Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions
• Updating the CMC Firmware
• Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware
• Updating Server iDRAC Firmware
• Updating Server Component Firmware
• Viewing Firmware Inventory
• Saving Chassis Inventory Report Using CMC Web Interface
• Configuring Network Share Using CMC Web Interface
• Lifecycle Controller Job Operations
• Rolling Back Server Component Firmware
• Upgrading Server Component Firmware
• Deleting Scheduled Server Component Firmware Jobs
• Updating Storage Component Using CMC Web Interface
Downloading CMC Firmware
Before beginning the firmware update, download the latest firmware version from support.dell.com, and save it to your local system.
While updating VRTX Chassis firmware, it is recommended to update the firmware versions of the chassis components in the following
order:
1. Blade components firmware
2. CMC firmware
3. Chassis infrastructure firmware
4. Shared PERC8 firmware (integrated and external)
5. Internal Storage Backplane firmware and external enclosure's expanders
6. HDD firmware (external and integrated enclosures)
For more information about the update sequence for VRTX chassis, see the CMC Firmware 3.0 Release Notes available at dell.com/
cmcmanuals.
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