Users Guide

3. Enter the required details in the fields that are displayed.

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.

4. Click Check for Update.

5. After the upload is complete, the Update Details section displays a comparison report showing the current firmware versions

and the firmware versions available in the repository.

NOTE: Updates that are unsupported or not applicable to the system or installed hardware are not included in the

comparison report.

6. Select the required updates and do one of the following:

• For firmware images that do not require a host system reboot, click Install. For example, .d7 firmware file.

• For firmware images that require a host system reboot, click Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot.

• To cancel the firmware update, click Cancel.

When you click Install, Install and Reboot, or Install Next Reboot, the message Updating Job Queue is displayed.

7. To display the Job Queue page, click Job Queue. On this page, you can view and manage the staged firmware updates. Click

OK to refresh the current page and view the status of the firmware update.

Related links

Updating device firmware

Viewing and managing staged updates

Scheduling automatic firmware updates

Updating device firmware using RACADM

To update device firmware using RACADM, use the update subcommand. For more information, see the RACADM Reference Guide

for iDRAC and CMC available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Examples:

• To generate a comparison report using an update repository:

racadm update –f catalog.xml –l //192.168.1.1 –u test –p passwd --verifycatalog

• To perform all applicable updates from an update repository using myfile.xml as a catalog file and perform a graceful reboot:

racadm update –f “myfile.xml” –b “graceful” –l //192.168.1.1 –u test –p passwd

• To perform all applicable updates from an FTP update repository using Catalog.xml as a catalog file:

racadm update –f “Catalog.xml” –t FTP –e 192.168.1.20/Repository/Catalog

Scheduling automatic firmware updates

You can create a periodic recurring schedule for iDRAC to check for new firmware updates. At the scheduled date and time, iDRAC

connects to the specified destination, checks for new updates, and applies or stages all applicable updates. A log file is created on

the remote server, which contains information about server access and staged firmware updates.

It is recommended that you create a repository using Dell Repository Manager (DRM) and configure iDRAC to use this repository to

check for and perform firmware updates. Using an internal repository enables you to control the firmware and versions available to

iDRAC and helps avoid any unintended firmware changes.

NOTE: For more information about DRM, see delltechcenter.com/repositorymanager.

iDRAC Enterprise license is required to schedule automatic updates.

You can schedule automatic firmware updates using the iDRAC web interface or RACADM.

NOTE: IPv6 address is not supported for scheduling automatic firmware updates.