Quick Reference Guide

For Remote RACADM:
racadm 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 file on the CLI, then the CMC
uses that path to locate that file on the host. If you do not provide a full path, then the
CMC searches the home directory of the specified user for the file 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.
NOTE: When attempting to run firmware update task using racadm fwupdate
command, if the firmware image path length is greater than 64 characters. Remote
RACADM client exits with the error message "ERROR: Specified path is too long".
Input
• -u — For iDRAC: The update option performs a checksum of the firmware
update file and starts the actual update process. This option may be used along
with the -g or -p options. At the end of the update, iDRAC performs a soft reset.
For CMC: Performs the firmware update operation.
• -s— For iDRAC: The status option returns the current status of where you are
in the update process. This option is always used by itself. Lists active SD card
features and SD card status.
For CMC: Displays the current status of the firmware update.
NOTE: Use -m to display the status of the module update. Omit -m to display the
status of the active CMC update.
NOTE: The value all can only be used to obtain the status of all targets to be
updated.
• -g — For iDRAC:The get option instructs the firmware to get the firmware
update file from the TFTP server. You must also specify the -a, -u, and -d
options. In the absence of the -a option, the defaults are read from properties
contained in the group cfgRemoteHosts, using properties
cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr and cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath.
For CMC: Downloads the firmware update using the TFTP server.
• -a — The IP Address option specifies the TFTP server IP address, used with -g
option.
For CMC: Specifies the TFTP server IP address or FQDN used for the firmware
image (used with -g).
• -d — For iDRAC: The -d, or directory, option specifies the directory on the TFTP
server or on iDRAC’s host server where the firmware update file resides.
For CMC: Specifies the source path where the firmware image resides.
Default: Designated TFTP default directory on that host for the file if -g option is
absent. If -g is used, it defaults to a directory configured on the TFTP server.
• -p — For iDRAC: The -p, or put, option is used to update the firmware file from
the managed system to iDRAC. The -u option must be used with the -p option.
NOTE: This option is not applicable for CMC. The -p option is supported on local and
remote RACADM and is not supported with the serial/Telnet/ssh console and on
Linux operating systems.
• -r — The rollback option is used to rollback to the standby firmware.
This option is not applicable for CMC.
• -c — Cancels the current firmware update of a module.
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