Users Guide

Updating Server Component Firmware

The one-to-many update feature in CMC enables you to update server component rmware across multiple servers. You can update the

server components using the Dell Update Packages available on the local system or on a network share. This operation is enabled by

leveraging the Lifecycle Controller functionality on the server.

The Lifecycle Controller service is available on each server and is facilitated by iDRAC. You can manage the rmware of the components

and devices on the servers using the Lifecycle Controller service. The Lifecycle Controller uses an optimization algorithm to update the

rmware that eciently reduces the number of restarts.

The Lifecycle Controller provides module update support for iDRAC7 and later servers.

NOTE: Before using the Lifecycle Controller–based update feature, server rmware versions must be updated. You must also

update the CMC rmware before updating the server component rmware modules.

NOTE: To update component rmware, the CSIOR option must be enabled for servers. To enable CSIOR on:

• 12th generation servers and later— After restarting the server, from the F2 setup, select iDRAC Settings > Lifecycle Controller,

enable CSIOR and save the changes.

• 13th generation servers —After rebooting the server, when prompted, press F10 to access Lifecycle Controller. Go to the

Hardware Inventory page by selecting Hardware Conguration > Hardware Inventory. On the Hardware Inventory page, click

Collect System Inventory on Restart.

The Update from File method enables you to update the server component rmware using DUP les stored on a local system. You can

select the individual server components to update the rmware using the required DUP les. You can update large number of components

at a time by using an SD Card to store DUP le of more than 48 MB memory size.

NOTE

: Note the following:

• While selecting the individual server components for update, make sure that there are no dependencies between the selected

components. Else, selecting some components that have dependencies on other components for update may cause the server to

stop functioning abruptly.

• Make sure to update the server components in the recommended order. Else, the process of component rmware update may

become unsuccessful.

Always update the server component rmware modules in the following order:

– BIOS

– Lifecycle Controller

– iDRAC

The Single Click all blade update or the

Update from Network Share method enables you to update the server component rmware using

DUP les stored on a network share. You can use the Dell Repository Manager (DRM) based update feature to access the DUP les stored

on a network share and update the server components in a single operation. You can set up a custom remote repository of rmware DUPs

and binary images using the Dell Repository Manager and share it on the Network Share. Alternatively, use the Dell Repository Manager

(DRM) to check for the latest available rmware updates. The Dell Repository Manager (DRM) ensures that the Dell systems are up-to-

date with the latest BIOS, driver, rmware, and software. You can search for the latest updates available from the Support site

(support.dell.com) for supported platforms based on Brand and Model or a Service Tag. You can download the updates or build a

repository from the search results. For more information on using the DRM to search for latest rmware updates, see Using Dell Repository

Manager to Search for the Latest Updates on the Dell Support Site on https://www.kb.dell.com/. For information on saving the inventory

le that DRM uses as input to create the repositories, see Saving chassis inventory report using CMC web interface.

Updating Firmware