Operating instructions

Installing the DRAC 2-1
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This chapter describes procedures for performing the following tasks:
 Downloading new versions of the system basic input/output system (BIOS)
and/or firmware and installing them on your server
 Installing the Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card (DRAC) in a Dell
PowerEdge server
 Updating the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition (NNM SE)
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If you are adding the DRAC to an existing system, you may need to update the BIOS
and system management firmware on that system prior to installing the DRAC to
ensure full support for the DRAC (for minimum version requirements, see the
hipread.txt file with the latest version or update of the HP OpenView NNM SE with
Dell OpenManage HIP software).
1. Obtain a copy of the most current version of your system’s BIOS.
Upgrades are available on Dell’s World Wide Web site (http://www.dell.com/)
and on Dell’s TechConnect bulletin board service (BBS).
2. Follow the instructions to create a bootable BIOS diskette.
3. Insert the BIOS diskette and reboot the system.
The system should boot to the BIOS upgrade menu.
4. Follow the instructions on the BIOS upgrade menu.
5. Repeat the steps, as applicable, for upgrading the system management
firmware.