Reference Guide

ManualsBrandsDell ManualsActive System ManagerChassis Management Controller Version 2.10 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX

Upload firmware image from TFTP server and start firmware update.

Synopsis

• Using Remote RACADM:

racadm -r fwupdate -p -u -d <firmware image>

NOTE: iDRAC7 targets are not supported from CMC. Use the CMC GUI to

update iDRAC7 targets from CMC.

When using FTP, if you provide the full path to the image file on the CLI, then the

CMC uses that path to locate that file on the host. If you do not provide a full

path, then the CMC searches the home directory of the specified user for the file

if the host system is running Linux or another variant of UNIX. If the host system is

running Windows, then a default folder, such as C:\ftproot is searched.

NOTE: While performing firmware update using the racadm fwupdate

command, if the number of characters in the firmware image path is greater

than 256 characters, Remote RACADM session logs off with the error

message ERROR: Specified path is too long.

• racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d firmimg.cmc -m cmc-

active

Input

NOTE: Firmware update from local RACADM (using the -p, -u, or -d options) is

not supported on Linux operating system.

• -p — The -p option is used to update the firmware file from the client. The -u

option must be used with the -p option.

• -f — The FTP is used to download the firmware.

• -g — For CMC, the firmware is downloaded using the TFTP server.

• -u — The firmware update operation is performed.

• -a — Specifies the TFTP server IP address or FQDN used for the firmware image

(used with -g).

NOTE: CMC accepts IPv4, IPv6, or fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for

both FTP and TFTP servers.

• -d — Specifies the source path where the firmware image is stored.

NOTE: The default source path is local Default: Designated TFTP default

directory on that host for the file if -g option is absent. If -g is used, it defaults

to a directory configured on the TFTP server.

• -o — Turns off the servers to perform an update.

• -m <module>—

Specifies the module or device to be updated. <module> is one of the following

values:

NOTE: You can also specify multiple modules: –m <module 1> –m <module

2>, and so on.

– cmc-active (default)

– cmc-standby

– iominf-n, where n = 1

NOTE: You can specify the cmc-active and cmc-standby modules at the

same time along with one or more server-n modules. This enables the

devices to be updated together.

– main-board

– perc-fqdd, where fqdd is FQDD of the PERC

– expander-fqdd, where fqdd is FQDD of the Storage Expander