Users Guide

Updating Firmware

You can update firmware for:

• The CMC

• Chassis infrastructure

• I/O Module

• PERC

• Expander and HDD

You can update firmware for the following server components:

• BIOS

• iDRAC7 on FM120x4 (12th generation of servers)

• iDRAC8 on FC630 (13th generation of servers)

• Lifecycle Controller

• 32–bit diagnostics

• Operating System Drivers Pack

• Network Interface Controllers

• RAID controllers

Signed CMC Firmware Image

The CMC firmware includes a signature. The CMC firmware performs a signature verification step to

ensure the authenticity of the uploaded firmware. The firmware update process is successful only if the

firmware image is authenticated by CMC to be a valid image from the service provider and has not been

altered. The firmware update process is stopped if CMC cannot verify the signature of the uploaded

firmware image. A warning event is then logged and an appropriate error message is displayed.

When you try to upgrade CMC firmware version, CMC Firmware Update Process verifies the firmware

image in the selected version for the signature from the service provider. The firmware update is stopped,

if the signature is not found or if the verification of the image is not successful. A warning event is logged

and an appropriate error message is displayed.

When a firmware downgrade to a earlier version is attempted, CMC Firmware Update Process verifies the

firmware image in the earlier versions for the signature from the service provider. The firmware

downgrade is stopped, if the computed signature of the earlier version is not recognized by the current

CMC firmware. CMC firmware logs a warning event and an appropriate error message is displayed.