Reference Guide

fwupdate
Description
Allows you to update the rmware on the active and standby CMC rmware, chassis infrastructure
rmware, and storage component rmware (RAID controller, hard disk drive, and expander). You can:
• Check the rmware update process status.
• Update the rmware from a FTP or a TFTP server by providing an IP address and optional path.
• Update the rmware from the local le system using remote RACADM.
• The subcommand updates one or more devices of a single type at a time.
To use this subcommand, you must have the Chassis Conguration Administrator privilege.
NOTE:
• Running the subcommand to update the active CMC rmware resets the CMC, causing all
network connections to get logged o. While updating all other modules, including the standby
CMC, the active CMC continues to function normally without resetting.
• The subcommand generates an error, when used on the extension slot of a multi-slot server.
• The CMC rmware cannot be updated to any earlier version other than 2.0 for a chassis that is
congured with 1600W PSU.
• CMC rmware update or roll back is supported only for rmware versions 1.2, 1.25, 1.3, 1.31, 1.35,
1.36, 2.0, and later. For any version other than these, rst update to any of these versions, and then
update to the required version.
For 13th generation and later, CMC rmware includes a signature which is veried by CMC before update to
ensure the authenticity of the uploaded rmware. The rmware update process is successful only if the
rmware image is authenticated by CMC to be a valid image from the service provider and has not been
altered. The rmware update process is stopped if CMC cannot verify the signature of the uploaded
rmware image.
Upload rmware image from TFTP server and start rmware update.
NOTE: Run the rmware update command through only one remote racadm session at a time.
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 le on the CLI, then the CMC uses that path
to locate that le on the host. If you do not provide a full path, then the CMC searches the home
directory of the specied user for the le 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 rmware update using the racadm fwupdate command, if the
number of characters in the rmware image path is greater than 256 characters, Remote
RACADM session logs o 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 rmware le from the client. The -u option must be used with
the -p option.
• -f — The FTP is used to download the rmware.
• -g — For CMC, the rmware is downloaded using the TFTP server.
• -u — The rmware update operation is performed.
• -a — Species the TFTP server IP address or FQDN used for the rmware image (used with -g).
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