CLI Guide

Table 114. Details of update subcommand (continued)
Must be one of the below:
○ FTP: Repository is FTP
○ TFTP: Repository is TFTP
○ HTTP: Repository is HTTP
○ HTTPS: Repository is HTTPS
○ CIFS: Repository is CIFS
○ NFS: Repository is NFS
NOTE: These options are case insensitive. If the repository update functionality is to be invoked,
this option is necessary.
● -e:<FTP server with the path to the catalog file>—Specifies the Server path for
the FTP, TFTP, HTTP, and HTTPS.
● -ph : <proxy ip>—Specifies the IP address of the proxy server.
● -pu : <proxy user>—Specifies the user name for proxy credentials.
● -pp : <proxy pass>—Specifies the password for proxy credentials.
● -po : <proxy port>—Specifies the port for proxy server.
● -pt : <proxy type>—Specifies the proxy type.
Must be one of the below:
○ HTTP: Proxy is HTTP
○ SOCKS4: Proxy is SOCKS4
NOTE:
○ If the repository has to be through a proxy, the proxy server address, proxy username and the
proxy password are necessary. The Lifecycle Controller must be enabled for repository update.
○ This command supports both IPV4 and IPV6 formats. IPV6 is applicable only for CIFS and NFS
remote share.
Output Firmware update job for <filename> is initiated.
This firmware update job may take several minutes to complete depending on the component or firmware
being updated. To view the progress of the job, run the racadm jobqueue view command.
For repository update command, the output is:
Update from repository operation has been initiated. Check the progress
of the operation using "racadm jobqueue view -i JID_809364633532" command.
For devices that perform update process without rebooting the host, the update status changes from
Downloading to Completed. For devices that require host reboot to perform update process, the
update status changes from Downloading to Scheduled. When the status is displayed as Scheduled,
reboot the host to start the update process.
The following devices require host reboot to perform the update process:
● Backplanes
● BIOS
● Complex programmable logic device (CPLD)
● Hard disk drives
○ Solid-state drives (SSD)
● Network interface cards (NIC) or Fibre Channel (FC) cards
● PCIe SSD devices
● Power supply unit (PSU)
● Storage controllers
Example
For single file or DUP updates:
● Upload the update file from a remote FTP share
racadm update -f <updatefile> -u admin -p mypass -l ftp://1.2.3.4/share
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