Users Guide

• Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Server Component Update

The Firmware Update page displays the current version of the rmware for each listed component and allows you to update the

rmware to the latest version.

If the chassis contains an earlier generation server, whose iDRAC is in recovery mode or if CMC detects that iDRAC has corrupted

rmware, then the earlier generation iDRAC is also listed on the Firmware Update page.

Viewing currently installed rmware versions using RACADM

You can view the currently installed rmware versions using racadm getversion command. For more information about other

RACADM commands, see the Dell Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference

Guide.

Updating the CMC rmware

You can update the CMC rmware using web interface or RACADM. The rmware update, by default, retains the current CMC

settings.

NOTE: To update rmware on CMC, you must have the Chassis Conguration Administrator privilege.

NOTE: You cannot update the CMC rmware if the rmware image le does not contain a verication signature or it

contains a verication signature, which is not valid or corrupted.

NOTE: You cannot downgrade the CMC rmware to an earlier version if the computed signature of that earlier version is

not recognized by the current CMC rmware.

If a Web user interface session is used to update system component rmware, the Idle Timeout (0, 60–10800) setting must be set

to a higher value to accommodate the le transfer time. In some cases, the rmware le transfer time may be as high as 30 minutes.

To set the idle timeout value, see Conguring Services.

During CMC rmware updates, it is normal for some or all of the fan units in the chassis to rotate at 100% speed.

To avoid disconnecting other users during a reset, notify authorized users who may log in to CMC and check for active sessions on

the Sessions page. To open the Sessions page, click Chassis Overview in the left pane, click Network, and then click the Sessions.

During the nal phases of the rmware update process in CMC, the browser session and connection with CMC is lost temporarily as

the CMC is not connected to the network. CMC generates the chassis overall health as critical owing to the temporary network loss.

When CMC restarts after a few minutes, log in to it. The CMC then generates the chassis overall health as healthy and the CMC

network link is up. After CMC resets, the new rmware version is displayed on the Firmware Update page.

When transferring les to and from CMC, the le transfer icon spins during the transfer. If your icon is not animated, make sure that

your browser is congured to allow animations. For more information about allowing animations in the browser, see Allow Animations

in Internet Explorer.

NOTE: In a chassis supported by 2400W AC PSUs, if you attempt to update/downgrade the rmware with a version that

is not supported by 2400W AC PSUs, an error message is displayed. The 2400W AC PSUs support CMC 1.40-A00 and

later images.

Updating CMC rmware using web interface

To update the CMC rmware using the CMC web interface:

1. In the left pane, go to any of the following pages:

• Chassis Overview → Update

• Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update

2. On the Firmware Update page, in the CMC Firmware section, select the required components under the Update Targets

column for the CMC you want to update, and then click Apply CMC Update.

3. In the Firmware Image eld, enter the path to the rmware image le on the management station or shared network, or click

Browse to browse through to the le location. The default name of the CMC rmware image le is fx2_cmc.bin.

4. Click Begin Firmware Update, and then click Yes. The Firmware Update Progress section provides rmware update status

information. A status indicator displays on the page while the image le is uploaded. File transfer time varies based on the