Reference Guide

update

Table 9. Details of update subcommand

Description

Allows you to update the firmware of devices on the server. The supported firmware image file types are:

• .exe — Windows-based Dell Update Package (DUP)

•

.d9

•

.pm

• .sc

The supported catalog files are:

• .xml

• xml.gzip

NOTE: Updating the platforms from the repository is not supported for IPv6.

NOTE: Depending on the network traffic, the HTTP packet transfer may fail if you perform update

operation from a remote RACADM through a local share. In such cases, retry the operation. If the

issue persists, use remote RACADM with the CIFS or NFS share.

NOTE: The supported share types for single file or DUP updates are CIFS, NFS, HTTP, and HTTPS.

For Repository updates, the supported share types are CIFS, NFS, FTP, TFTP, and HTTP.

Synopsis

For single file or DUP update:

racadm update -f <updatefile>

racadm update -f <updatefile> -l <location> -u <username for CIFS share> -p

racadm update -f <updatefile> -l <location>

For Repository updates

racadm update -f <catalog file> -t <Repository type> -l <location> \ -u

<username for CIFS share> -p <password for CIFS share> \ [-a <restart>] [--

verifycatalog]

racadm update -f <catalog file> -t <Repository type> \ -e <FTP server with

the path to the catalog file> [-a <restart>] \[--verifycatalog]

racadm update -f <catalog file> -t <Repository type> \ -e <FTP server with

the path to the catalog file> [-a <restart>] \ -ph <proxy ip> -pu <proxy

user> -pp <proxy pass> -po <proxy port> \

-pt <proxy type>

racadm update viewreport

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