Owner's Manual

28 Using Dell Update Packages

Locate the BIOS, ESM firmware, and PERC 6/E Update Packages for the

Dell system and download them.

Additionally, download the Server Administrator application.

NOTE: To install the current version of drivers for your operating system,

download the current version of the Dell Systems Management Tools and

Documentation DVD from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Drivers

are located in the SERVICE directory in the DVD.

Copy the files that you downloaded to the system’s

C:\temp

directory.

Verify the digital signature for each Update Package.

Create a simple batch file that executes the following packages one-by-one

in this order:

•PERC6/E driver

• PERC 6/E firmware

• ESM system firmware

• BIOS

Use the CLI

option on each line in the batch file for these packages so

that you can schedule the process by using the task manager. On each line

of the file, you also include the following line to check the results of the

execution:

/l=c:\temp\6950_upgrade.log

Analyze the log file, verify that the packages installed successfully, and note

that the system has rebooted.

Install Server Administrator.

At this point, the Dell system is running the most current operating system

and the system BIOS, system firmware, RAID controller's firmware, and

drivers are up–to–date. You are now ready to install the financial application

for your division.