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PowerEdge VRTX
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Updating Server Component Firmware (BIOS, Lifecycle Controller, OS Drivers
Pack, iDRAC, RAID Controller, Hard Disk Drive, and Expander)
Updating iDRAC Firmware
1. To update iDRAC Firmware, you can go to the Firmware Update page by clicking any one of
the following.
a. Chassis Overview  Chassis Controller  Update
b. Chassis Overview  Update
c. Chassis Overview  I/O Module Overview  Update
d. Chassis Overview  Server Overview  Update
After you click the tabs as listed above, the Firmware Update page is displayed. A sample
screen shot is given here.
In the iDRAC7 Firmware section, select the corresponding Update Target(s) to update the
iDRAC firmware.
After clicking the Update link the Server Component Update page is displayed. However, if
you click the tabs as listed in step 4, the Server Component Update page is directly
displayed.
2. The Component/Device Update Filter section has an option to filter information about
specific components from the available list of components. For example, to list all the
available iDRAC component devices, select the iDRAC option under the Component/Device
Update Filter section.