CLI Guide

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).
NOTE: CMC accepts IPv4, IPv6, or fully qualied domain names (FQDN) for both FTP and TFTP
servers.
• -d — Species the source path where the rmware image is stored.
NOTE: The default source path is local Default: Designated TFTP default directory on that host for
the le if -g option is absent. If -g is used, it defaults to a directory congured on the TFTP server.
• -o — Turns o the servers to perform an update.
• -m <module>—
Species the module or device to be updated. <module> is one of the following values:
NOTE: You can also specify multiple modules: –m <module 1> –m <module 2> , and so on.
– cmc-active (default)
– cmc-standby
– iominf-n, where n = 1
NOTE
: You can specify the cmc-active and cmc-standby modules at the same time along with
one or more server-n modules. This enables the devices to be updated together.
– main-board
– perc-fqdd, where fqdd is FQDD of the PERC
– expander-fqdd, where fqdd is FQDD of the Storage Expander
– hdd-fqdd, where fqdd is FQDD of the HDD
• -s — Displays the current status of the rmware update.
NOTE
: Use -m to display the status of the module update. Omit -m to display the status of the
active CMC update.
NOTE: Use all to get the status of all the targets that must be updated.
• -c — Cancels the current rmware update of a module.
NOTE
: The Enclosure, Expander, HDD, and PERC updates cannot be cancelled.
Output
Displays a message indicating the operation that is being performed.
Example
NOTE: The following commands specically apply to an active-CMC
update.
• Upload a rmware image from the client and start rmware update:
racadm fwupdate -p -u -d vrtx_cmc.bin
• Upload the rmware image from the TFTP server and start the rmware update:
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d vrtx_cmc.bin -m cmc-active
TFTP firmwareate has been initiated. This update process may take several
minutes to complete.
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