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• The feature card inserted is valid and contains the following feature(s)
FlexAddress: The feature card is not bound to any chassis
Action: The feature card can be moved to another chassis, or can be reactivated on the current chassis. To
reactivate on the current chassis, enter racadm racreset until the CMC module with the feature card
installed becomes active.
Example
$ racadm featurecard -s
The feature card inserted is valid, serial number TEST0123456789012345678
The feature card contains the following feature(s):
FlexAddress: The feature is bound to this chassis
FlexAddressPlus: The feature is bound to this chassis
ExtendedStorage: The feature is bound to this chassis
fwupdate
Description
Allows you to update the rmware on the KVM, active CMC, standby CMC, iDRAC or an IOM infrastructure
device. You can:
• Check the rmware update process status.
• Update CMC from FTP or TFTP server by providing an IP address and optional path.
• Update CMC from the local le system using Remote RACADM.
• There can only be a single update operation in progress at any time. In addition, the fwupdate subcommand
may only update one or more devices of a single kind at a time.
NOTE: CMC rmware update is supported only for the rmware versions 3.10, 3.20, 3.21, 4.0, 4.10,
4.11, 4.30, 4.31, 4.45, and 4.5. For any version other than these, rst update to any of these versions,
and then update to the required version.
To use this subcommand, you must have the Chassis Conguration Administrator privilege.
NOTE: The fwupdate command is not supported for iDRAC7 or later. Use the CMC GUI to perform
the operation.
NOTE:
• Running the fwupdate subcommand to update the rmware on the active CMC resets itself and all
the network connections are dropped. During update of all other modules, including the standby CMC,
the active CMC continues to run normally without resetting.
• In a chassis supported by DC PSUs, an error message is displayed if you attempt to update the
rmware with a version without DC PSU support.
• The fwupdate subcommand generates an error when used on the extension slot of a multi-slot server.
• While Lifecycle Controller is running for racadam commands, you cannot perform other operations
which needs Lifecycle Controller Partition. If the Lifecycle Controller Partition is unreleased (because
of improper closure of racadm command in the partition), then you must wait 20-35 minutes to clear
the Lifecycle Controller Partition
Signed CMC Firmware Image
• For 13th generation and later, CMC rmware includes a signature which is veried by CMC before update
to ensure the authenticity of the uploaded rmware. The rmware update process is successful only if the
rmware image is authenticated by CMC to be a valid image from the service provider and has not been
altered. The rmware update process is stopped if CMC cannot verify the signature of the uploaded
rmware image.
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