User's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 147
Managing Firmware
This section describes how to use the Web interface to update firmware. The
following components can be updated using the GUI or RACADM
commands:
• CMC - primary and standby.
•iKVM
•iDRAC
• IOM infrastructure devices
When you update firmware, there is a recommended process to follow that
can prevent a loss of service if the update fails. See "Installing or Updating the
CMC Firmware" on page 43 for guidelines to follow before you use the
instructions in this section.
Viewing the Current Firmware Versions
The Update page displays the current version of all the updatable
components chassis. These may include the iKVM firmware, primary CMC
firmware, (if applicable) the standby CMC firmware, the iDRAC firmware,
and the IOM infrastructure device firmware; see "Updating the IOM
Infrastructure Device Firmware" on page 151 for additional details. Clicking
on either the device name or the Select/Deselect All check box and then the
Apply Update the button will display an update page for the selected devices.
If the chassis contains an earlier generation server whose iDRAC is in recovery
mode or if the CMC detects that an iDRAC has corrupted firmware, then the
earlier generation iDRAC is also listed on the Updatable Components page.
See "Recovering iDRAC Firmware Using the CMC" on page 153 for the steps
to recover iDRAC firmware using the CMC.
To view the updatable components:
1
Log in to the Web interface (see "Accessing the CMC Web Interface" on
page 87).
2 Click Chassis in the system tree.
3 Click the Update tab. The Updatable Components page appears.