Users Guide

Update the BOSS-S2 firmware version

BOSS-S2 card firmware updates can be done using the following methods:

● Operating system Dell Update Packages

○ Windows

○ Linux

● The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

● Lifecycle Controller (LC)

Topics:

• Update BOSS-S2 using Windows update packages

• Update BOSS-S2 using Linux

• Update BOSS-S2 using iDRAC

• Update BOSS-S2 using Lifecycle Controller

Update BOSS-S2 using Windows update packages

Prerequisites

Download the latest operating system Dell Update Package (DUP) from SAS-RAID_Firmware_xxxxx_xxxx_xxx.exe for

Windows from www.dell.com/support/home and install it for monolithic servers.

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Perform the following steps to update using Windows:

NOTE: Ensure that you have Administrator privileges for Windows.

Steps

1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) for Windows from the www.dell.com/support/home.

2. Double-click the EXE file and click Install.

After the inventory collection and firmware validation processes are complete, the installed version and package version are

displayed.

NOTE:

Installed version refers to the current firmware version of the controller, and package version refers to the DUP

version.

3. Click Yes to continue.

4. Click Yes to reboot the system.

System reboot is required for a successful update as the firmware updates are staged.

5. Verify the installed firmware version in HII, iDRAC, or MVCLI utility.

Update BOSS-S2 using Linux

Prerequisites

Download the latest operating system Dell Update Package (DUP) from SAS-RAID_Firmware_xxxxx _xxxx_xxx.bin for Linux

from www.dell.com/support/home and install it for monolithic servers.

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Perform the following steps to update using Linux:

Update the BOSS-S2 firmware version 11