Installation Manual

Basic Installation of the iDRAC6 41
Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware Using Dell Update Packages for
Supported Windows and Linux Operating Systems
Download and run the Dell Update Packages for supported Windows and
Linux operating systems from
Dell Support website at support.dell.com .
For more information, see the Dell Update Package User’s Guide available on
the
Dell Support website at support.dell.com\manuals .
NOTE: When updating the iDRAC6 firmware using the Dell Update Package utility
in Linux, you may see these messages displayed on the console:
usb 5-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 5-2: device descriptor not accepting
address 2, error -71
These errors are cosmetic in nature and should be ignored. These messages
are caused due to reset of the USB devices during the firmware update
process and are harmless.
Configuring a Supported Web Browser
The following sections provide instructions for configuring the supported
Web browsers.
Configuring Your Web Browser to Connect to the iDRAC6 Web-Based
Interface
If you are connecting to the iDRAC6 Web-based interface from a
management station that connects to the Internet through a proxy server,
you must configure the Web browser to access the Internet from this server.
To configure your Internet Explorer Web browser to access a proxy server:
1
Open a Web browser window.
2 Click Tools , and click Internet Options .
3 From the Internet Options window, click the Connections tab.
4 Under Local Area Network (LAN) settings , click LAN Settings .
5 If the Use a proxy server box is selected, select the Bypass proxy server for
local addresses
box.
6 Click OK twice.