User's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 163

Managing Firmware Updates

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, follow the recommended process to prevent a

loss of service if the update fails. See "Installing or Updating the CMC

Firmware" for guidelines to follow before using the instructions in this

section.

Viewing the Current Firmware Versions

The Update page displays the current version of all the components in the

chassis that can be updated. 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" for additional details. Clicking on

either the device name or the Select/Deselect All check box and then the

Apply Update 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" for the steps to recover

iDRAC firmware using the CMC.

To view the components that can be updated:

Click

Chassis

in the system tree.

Click the

Update

tab. The

Updatable Components

page appears.