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ManualsBrandsDell ManualsActive System ManagerChassis Management Controller Version 2.23 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX
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Installation
Prerequisites
Before setting up your CMC environment, download the latest version of CMC firmware for PowerEdge
VRTX from the Dell Support Website at dell.com/support/. Also, make sure that you have the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation DVD that is included with your system.
Installation Procedure
1. In the CMC web interface, click Chassis Overview, and then click Update.
2. On the Firmware Update page, in the CMC Firmware section, select the required components
under the Update Targets column for the CMC or CMCs (if a standby CMC is present) you want to
update, and then click Apply CMC Update.
3. In the Firmware Image box, type the path to the firmware image file on the management station or
shared network, or click Browse to browse through to the file location. The default name of the CMC
firmware image file is vrtx_cmc.bin.
4. Click Begin Firmware Update, and then click Yes. The Firmware Update Progress section
displays information about the firmware update status.
For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide available
at the support site.
VRTX Update Procedure
Prerequisites
iDRAC web interface for each server node must be accessible from management station.
Local or remote access to OS management for each server node.
VRTX chassis CMC web interface must be accessible from management station.
All server and chassis components must be in a Healthy state with no outstanding issues or alerts.
Any issues must be resolved prior to performing updates.
Server Node Updates
Visit support.dell.com and download the latest available Windows DUP versions of the following
programmable components for the server node model (M520, M620, M630 or M820) used in the VRTX
chassis to be updated:
• BIOS
• iDRAC7/8
• CPLD
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 dell.com/support. 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