Users Guide

• Chassis Overview → Update.

• Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update.

2. On the Firmware Update page, in the Chassis Infrastructure Firmware section, in the Update Targets column, select the

option, and then click Apply Chassis Infrastructure Firmware.

3. On the Firmware Update page, click Browse, and then select the appropriate chassis infrastructure rmware.

4. Click Begin Firmware Update, and then click Yes.

The Firmware Update Progress section provides rmware update status information. While the image le uploads, a status

indicator displays on the page. File transfer time varies on the basis of connection speed. When the internal update process

begins, the page automatically refreshes and the rmware update timer is displayed.

Additional instructions to follow:

• Do not click the Refresh icon, or navigate to another page during the le transfer.

• The Update State eld displays the rmware update status.

When the update is complete, there is a brief loss of connectivity to the main board, because it resets and the new rmware is

displayed on the Firmware Update page.

Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware Using RACADM

To update chassis infrastructure rmware using RACADM, use the fwupdate sub-command. For more information about using the

RACADM commands, see the

Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.

Updating Server iDRAC Firmware

You can update rmware for iDRAC using the CMC Web interface or the RACADM. To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise

License.

The iDRAC rmware version must be 1.40.40 or later for servers with iDRAC.

The iDRAC (on a server) resets and is temporarily unavailable after a rmware update.

NOTE: To update an iDRAC rmware using the Chassis Management Controller, an SD card must be available in the

chassis. However, to update the iDRAC rmware through the iDRAC Web interface, an SD card is not required in CMC.

For more information on launching iDRAC Web interface from CMC, see Launching iDRAC from Server Status Page.

Updating Server iDRAC Firmware Using Web Interface

To update the iDRAC rmware in the server:

1. Go to any of the following pages:

• Chassis Overview → Update.

• Server Overview → Update → Server Component Update.

The Firmware Update page is displayed.

NOTE:

You can also update server iDRAC rmware using Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Update. For more

information, see Updating Server Component Firmware.

2. To update the iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 rmware, in the iDRAC7 Firmware or iDRAC8 Firmware section respectively, click the

Update link of the server for which you want to update the rmware.

The Server Component Update page is displayed. To continue, see Updating Server Component Firmware.

3. In the Firmware Image eld, enter the path to the rmware image le on the management station or shared network, or click

Browse to navigate to the le location. The default iDRAC rmware image name is rming.imc.

4. Click Begin Firmware Update, and then click Yes.