Users Guide

.D9 Image iDRAC DUP
Interface Supported Requires LC enabled Supported Requires LC enabled
WSMan Yes Yes Yes Yes
In-band OS DUP No N/A Yes No
The following table provides information on whether a system restart is required when firmware is updated for a particular component:
NOTE: When multiple firmware updates are applied through out-of-band methods, the updates are ordered in the most
efficient possible manner to reduce unnecessary system restart.
Table 12. Firmware update — supported components
Component Name Firmware Rollback
Supported? (Yes or
No)
Out-of-band — System
Restart Required?
In-band — System
Restart Required?
Lifecycle Controller
GUI — Restart
Required?
Diagnostics No No No No
OS Driver Pack No No No No
iDRAC with Lifecycle
Controller
Yes No No* Yes
BIOS Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID Controller Yes Yes Yes Yes
BOSS Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVDIMM No Yes Yes Yes
Backplanes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enclosures Yes Yes No Yes
NIC Yes Yes Yes Yes
Power Supply Unit Yes Yes Yes Yes
CPLD No Yes Yes Yes
NOTE: After CPLD firmware upgrade is complete, iDRAC restarts automatically.
FC Cards Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVMe PCIe SSD drives Yes No No No
SAS/SATA hard drives No Yes Yes No
OS Collector No No No No
CMC (on PowerEdge FX2
servers)
No Yes Yes Yes
Table 13. Firmware update — supported components
Component Name Firmware Rollback
Supported? (Yes or
No)
Out-of-band — System
Restart Required?
In-band — System
Restart Required?
Lifecycle Controller
GUI — Restart
Required?
Diagnostics No No No No
OS Driver Pack No No No No
iDRAC with Lifecycle
Controller
Yes No No* Yes
BIOS Yes Yes Yes Yes
RAID Controller Yes Yes Yes Yes
BOSS Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVDIMM No Yes Yes Yes
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