Owner's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 213
3 Click the Update tab. The Firmware Update page appears.
4 Select the iDRAC or iDRACs to update by selecting the Update Targets
check box those devices.
5 Click the Apply iDRAC Update button below the iDRAC component list.
6 In the Firmware Image field, enter the path to the firmware image file on
your management station or shared network, or click
Browse to navigate to
the file location.
7 Click Begin Firmware Update . The Firmware Update Progress section
provides firmware update status information. A status indicator displays
on the page while the image file uploads. File transfer time can vary greatly
based on connection speed. When the internal update process begins,
the page automatically refreshes and the firmware update timer displays.
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: The update may take several minutes for CMC or Server.
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. For
instructions for updating the iDRAC firmware, see the iDRAC Firmware
User’s Guide.
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.