Release Notes

Also, download the latest available Shared PERC8 driver for the operating system installed on the
server node.
Note: If the OS is VMWare ESXi, the driver is part of the Dell ESXi image.
Updating the Server Nodes
1. Update the operating system-specific Shared PERC8 driver on all the server nodes. For Windows
operating system, see the
Shared PERC8 User’s Guide available at support.dell.com. For VMware,
the driver is part of the Dell-customized ESXi image. For more information, see installing async
drivers at kb.vmware.com.
2. Update the iDRAC firmware using Windows DUP and the iDRAC web interface for each server
node, or on all server nodes at once through VRTX CMC web interface if Enterprise license is in
place and the Extended Storage feature is enabled. This update takes several minutes to
complete after which, the iDRAC web interface becomes inaccessible for approximately three
minutes.
3. Update the CPLD on each server node using the Windows DUP and iDRAC web interface. Make
sure to select “Install and Reboot” after uploading the DUP, which forces the server nodes to
reboot and perform the CPLD update. After the CPLD update completes a complete server node
power cycle occurs. This results in the iDRAC web interface being inaccessible for approximately
three minutes.
4. Update the BIOS on each server node using Windows DUP and the iDRAC web interface, or on
all server nodes at once through the VRTX CMC web interface (Server Overview -> Update tab)
if Enterprise license is in place. Make sure to select “Install and Reboot” after uploading the DUP
which forces the server nodes to reboot and perform the BIOS update.
VRTX Chassis Component Updates
Visit support.dell.com and download the latest available versions of the following programmable
components for the VRTX chassis to be updated:
• CMC Firmware
• HDD Firmware (Windows DUP)
• Shared PERC8 Firmware (Windows DUP)
• VRTX Chassis Infrastructure Firmware
• VRTX Storage Backplane Expander Firmware (Windows DUP)
Updating VRTX Chassis Components
1. Before updating any chassis components, chassis must be powered on, all server nodes must be
powered down, and remain powered down until all chassis component updates are complete.
2. Update the HDD firmware for each installed shared storage HDD using the Storage -> Update
tab in the CMC web interface.
3. Update the CMC firmware using the Chassis Overview -> Update tab in the CMC web interface.
Make certain to update both CMC controllers in the same operation by selecting both the Active
and Standby controller checkboxes. After the firmware upload completes, the CMC is rebooted
to perform the update resulting in access to the CMC web interface being lost for several
minutes.
4. Update the VRTX chassis infrastructure firmware using the Chassis Overview -> Update tab in
the CMC web interface. This update results in the chassis power cycling automatically and may
result in a CMC controller reset as well. This results in the CMC web interface being inaccessible
for several minutes.
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