Users Guide

Scheduling automatic firmware update using RACADM

To schedule automatic firmware update, use the following commands:

● To enable automatic firmware update:

racadm set lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate.Enable 1

● To view the status of automatic firmware update:

racadm get lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate

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To schedule the start time and frequency of the firmware update:

racadm AutoUpdateScheduler create -u username –p password –l <location> [-f

catalogfilename -pu <proxyuser> -pp<proxypassword> -po <proxy port> -pt <proxytype>] -

time < hh:mm> [-dom < 1 – 28,L,’*’> -wom <1-4,L,’*’> -dow <sun-sat,’*’>] -rp <1-366> -

a <applyserverReboot (1-enabled | 0-disabled)>

For example,

○ To automatically update firmware using a CIFS share:

racadm AutoUpdateScheduler create -u admin -p pwd -l //1.2.3.4/CIFS-share –f

cat.xml -time 14:30 -wom 1 -dow sun -rp 5 -a 1

○ To automatically update firmware using FTP:

racadm AutoUpdateScheduler create -u admin -p pwd -l ftp.mytest.com -pu puser –pp

puser –po 8080 –pt http –f cat.xml -time 14:30 -wom 1 -dow sun -rp 5 -a 1

● To view the current firmware update schedule:

racadm AutoUpdateScheduler view

● To disable automatic firmware update:

racadm set lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate.Enable 0

● To clear the schedule details:

racadm AutoUpdateScheduler clear

Updating device firmware using RACADM

To update device firmware using RACADM, use the update subcommand. For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM CLI

Guide available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

Examples:

● Upload the update file from a remote HTTP share:

racadm update -f <updatefile> -u admin -p mypass -l http://1.2.3.4/share

● Upload the update file from a remote HTTPS share:

racadm update -f <updatefile> -u admin -p mypass -l https://1.2.3.4/share

● 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

Setting up managed system