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Quick Reference to Update Various Components
The following tabular form shows the quick overview to update for various components both using
CMC Web Interface and RACADM command line interface.
Component
Firmware
CMCUserInterface RACADM
CMCFirmware

1. DownloadModularCMCChassis
package.Imagenameis
firmimg.cmc.
2. Gotothefirmwareupdatepageby
clickinganyofthefollowing:
 ChassisOverview→Update
 ChassisOverview→Chassis
Controller→Update
 ChassisOverview→I/OModule
Overview→Update
3. UploadtheCMCfirmwareunderthe
CMCsectionandbeginthefirmware
update.
racadm fwupdate –f <ftp
server ipaddress>
<username> <password> -d
<path> [-m <module>]
or
racadm fwupdate –g –u –a
<tftp server ip address> -d
<path> [-m <module>]
Chassis
Infrastructure
firmware
1. DownloadChassisInfraFirmware.
2. Gotoanyofthefollowingpages:
 ChassisOverview→Update
 ChassisOverview→Chassis
Controller→Update
 ChassisOverview→I/OModule
Overview→Update
3. UploadtheChassisInfrafirmware
underrespectivesectionandbeginthe
firmwareupdate.

Samecommandasabove
IOMFirmware 1. DownloadIOMFirmware.
2.
Go to Chassis Overview  I/O
Module Overview  Update
3. UploadtheIOMfirmwareunder
therespectivesectionandapplyfor
update.
racadm fwupdate -u -m
iominf-<n>
BIOS
1. Go to any of the following page
 Chassis Overview  Server
Overview  Update
 Chassis Overview  Storage
 Storage Component
Update
2. Select BIOS under Component
Update filter
3. Upload BIOS Dell Update Package
and begin Update. Image name
is ‘‘BIOS.exe’’
racadm fwupdate –g –u –a
<
ip
_
address
_
of
_
tftp
_
server>
-d <path_to_fw_image>
or
racadm fwupdate –f
<ip_address> -d <path>