CLI Guide

Active CMC: The feature card inserted is
valid, serial number = CN0H871T137401112222A00
The feature card contains the following
feature(s):
FlexAddress: bound
FlexAddressPlus: bound
ExtendedStorage: bound
Standby CMC: The feature card contains the
following feature(s):
FlexAddress: not bound
FlexAddressPlus: not bound
ExtendedStorage: bound
fwupdate
Table 20. Details of 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.
34 RACADM Subcommand Details