User's Manual

1. In vSphere Client → Dell Server Management tab → Host Information, click Firmware → Run Firmware Update
Wizard.
2. To use the Load a single firmware update from a file option:
a) Enter the file path in the following format:
CIFS: \\<host accessible share path>\<FileName>.exe or
NFS: host:/share/filename.exe
b) If you have NFS, skip to step 7. Otherwise enter the User Name and Password in a domain format that has
access to the share drive.
c) Continue to step 7.
Alternatively, to use the Update from repository option:
a) Select Update from repository.
b) Make sure you have a network connection to ftp.dell.com.
c) Click Next.
3. Select the bundle for your host and click Next.
4. Select the desired firmware updates and click Next. Components that are either a downgrade, already up-to-date,
or currently scheduled for update are not selectable. If you select the Allow Components to be Downgraded check
box, select the options that are listed as Downgrade. Selecting this option is only recommended to advanced users
who understand the implications of downgrading firmware.
5. Select the desired restart option.
– Enter maintenance mode, apply updates, and restart.
Host goes into maintenance mode. If the host cannot enter maintenance mode, then the host is not
restarted and the update is applied during the next reboot. Select the Exit maintenance mode after
firmware update completes check box, to exit maintenance mode after the update.
– Apply updates on next reboot.
To avoid a service interruption, it is recommended that the host enters maintenance mode before the
reboot.
– Apply updates and force reboot without entering maintenance mode.
-The update is applied, and a reboot occurs even if the host is not in maintenance mode. This method is not
recommended.
6. Click Finish.
7. To verify that the update was successful, in Dell Management Center select Job Queue → Inventory History →
Run Now , and review the Dell Management Center Overview page to see the new versions.
Updating Older Firmware Versions
Firmware must be at a minimum level for the Firmware Update Wizard to run. When it is not, you are offered options to
help update your firmware, prior to running the Firmware Update Wizard. Typically, firmware installed earlier than July
29, 2009 requires you to download and run an ISO file, see Firmware Updates. For firmware installed between July 29,
2009 and prior to Oct. 14, 2010, you are offered an ISO bundle to automatically install from the Dell Management Plug-in.
Firmware updated after October 14th, 2010 runs the Firmware Update Wizard. Firmware updates are run from vSphere
Client on the host Dell Server Management Tab. To set up the repository, see Setting Up The Firmware Repository .
To update older firmware versions:
1. In vSphere Client, on the Dell Server Management tab, under Host Actions, click Run Firmware Update Wizard.
The Update Required dialog displays when your host is at a lower level of firmware than the wizard supports. You
will either be asked to download and run an ISO file or be given a bundle of updates to run.
2. In the Update Required dialog box, do one of the following:
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