Owner's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 205
Recovering iDRAC Firmware Using CMC
iDRAC firmware is typically updated using iDRAC facilities such as the
iDRAC Web interface, the SM-CLP command line interface, or operating
system specific update packages downloaded from support.dell.com. See the
iDRAC Firmware User’s Guide for instructions for updating the iDRAC
firmware.
Early generations of servers can have corrupted firmware recovered using the
new update iDRAC firmware process. When CMC detects corrupted iDRAC
firmware, it lists the server on the Firmware Update page.
To update the iDRAC firmware.
1
Download the latest iDRAC firmware to your management computer from
support.dell.com .
2 Log in to the Web interface (see "Accessing the CMC Web Interface" on
page 107).
3 Click Chassis Overview in the system tree.
4 Click the Update tab. The Firmware Update page appears.
5 Select the iDRAC or iDRACs of the same model to update by selecting the
Update Targets check box those devices.
6 Click the Apply iDRAC Update button below the iDRAC component list.
7 Click Browse , browse to the iDRAC firmware image you downloaded,
and click
Open .
NOTE: The default iDRAC firmware image name is firmimg.imc. CMC
firmware should be updated first, before updating IOM infrastructure device
firmware.
8 Click Begin Firmware Update . Additional instructions to follow:
• Do not use the
Refresh button or navigate to another page during
the file transfer.
• To cancel the process, click
Cancel File Transfer and Update - this
option is available only during file transfer.
• Update status displays in the
Update State field; this field is
automatically updated during the file transfer process.
NOTE: It can take up to ten minutes to update the iDRAC firmware.