Users Guide

The Lifecycle Controller provides module update support for iDRAC7 and later servers. The iDRAC

firmware must be at version 2.3 or later to update firmware using Lifecycle Controller.

Dell Update Packages (DUPs) are used to perform the firmware updates using Lifecycle Controller. The

Operating System Driver Pack component DUP exceeds this limit and must be updated separately using

the Extended Storage feature.

NOTE: Before using the Lifecycle Controller–based update feature, server firmware versions must

be updated. You must also update the CMC firmware before updating the server component

firmware modules.

NOTE: To update component firmware, the CSIOR option must be enabled for servers. To enable

CSIOR on:

• 12th generation servers and later— After restarting the server, from the F2 setup, select iDRAC

Settings → Lifecycle Controller, enable CSIOR and save the changes.

• 13th generation servers —After rebooting the server, when prompted, press F10 to access

Lifecycle Controller. Go to the Hardware Inventory page by selecting Hardware Configuration

→ Hardware Inventory. On the Hardware Inventory page, click Collect System Inventory on

Restart.

The Update from File method enables you to update the server component firmware using DUP files

stored on a local system. You can select the individual server components to update the firmware using

the required DUP files. You can update large number of components at a time by using an SD Card to

store DUP file of more than 48 MB memory size.

NOTE: Note the following:

• While selecting the individual server components for update, make sure that there are no

dependencies between the selected components. Else, selecting some components that have

dependencies on other components for update may cause the server to stop functioning

abruptly.

• Make sure to update the server components in the recommended order. Else, the process of

component firmware update may become unsuccessful.

Always update the server component firmware modules in the following order:

– iDRAC

– Lifecycle Controller

– BIOS

The Single Click all blade update or the Update from Network Share method enables you to update the

server component firmware using DUP files stored on a network share. You can use the Dell Repository

Manager (DRM) based update feature to access the DUP files stored on a network share and update the

server components in a single operation. You can setup a custom remote repository of firmware DUPs

and binary images using the Dell Repository Manager and share it on the Network Share. Alternatively,

use the Dell Repository Manager (DRM) to check for the latest available firmware updates. The Dell

Repository Manager (DRM) ensures that the Dell systems are up-to-date with the latest BIOS, driver,

firmware, and software. You can search for the latest updates available from the Support site

(support.dell.com) for supported platforms based on Brand and Model or a Service Tag. You can

download the updates or build a repository from the search results. For more information on using the

DRM to search for latest firmware updates, refer to http://en.community.dell.com/TECHCENTER/