Users Guide

NOTE:

• While selecting the individual server components for update, make sure that there are no dependencies between the

selected components. If not, selecting some components that have dependencies on other components for update may

cause the server to stop functioning abruptly.

• Make sure to update the server components in the recommended order. If not, the process of component firmware

update may become unsuccessful.. For more information about updating the server component firmware, see

Recommended Workflow for Performing Updates on PowerEdge Servers.

The Single Click all blade update or the Update from Network Share method enables you to update the server component

firmware using DUP files stored on a network share. You can use the Dell Repository Manager (DRM) based update feature to

access the DUP files stored on a network share and update the server components in a single operation. You can setup a custom

remote repository of firmware DUPs and binary images using the Dell Repository Manager and share it on the Network Share.

NOTE: The Single Click all blade update method has the following benefits:

• Enables you to update all the components on all the blade servers with minimal clicks.

• All the updates are packaged in a directory. This avoids individual upload of each component’s firmware.

• Faster and consistent method of updating the server components.

• Enables you to maintain a standard image with the required updates versions of the server components that can be used

to update multiple servers in a single operation.

• You can copy the directories of updates from the Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) download DVD or create and customize

the required update versions in the Dell Repository Manager (DRM). The latest version of the Dell Repository Manager is

not required to create this directory. However, DRM version 1.8 provides an option to create a repository (directory of

updates) based on the M1000e inventory that was exported. For more information on saving chassis inventory report see

Saving Chassis Inventory Report Using CMC Web Interface. For information on creating a repository using the DRM, see

the Dell Repository Manager Data Center Version 1.8 User’s Guide and the Dell Repository Manager Business Client

Version 1.8 User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Lifecycle Controller provides module update support through iDRAC. It is recommended to update the CMC firmware before

updating the server component firmware modules. After updating the CMC firmware, in the CMC Web interface, you can update

the server component firmware on the Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Update → Server Component Update page. It is

also recommended to select all the component modules of a server to be updated together. This enables Lifecycle Controller to use

its optimized algorithms to update the firmware, reducing the number of reboots.

NOTE: iDRAC firmware must be at version 3.2 or later to support this feature.

If Lifecycle Controller service is disabled on the server, the Component/Device Firmware Inventory section displays Lifecycle

Controller may not be enabled.