Users Guide

Choosing Server Component Firmware Update Type Using CMC Web
Interface
To select the type of server component update type:
1. In the system tree, go to Server Overview, and then click Update → Server Component Update.
The Server Component Update page is displayed.
2. In the Choose Update Type section, select the required update method:
• Update from File
• Update from Network Share
Upgrading Server Component Firmware
You can update the server components firmware using the File method or the Network Share method.
You can install the next version of the firmware image for selected components or devices across one or
more servers. The firmware image is available within the Lifecycle Controller for a rollback operation.
NOTE: For iDRAC and OS Driver packs firmware update, make sure the Extended Storage feature is
enabled.
It is recommended to clear the job queue before initializing a server component firmware update. A list of
all jobs on the server(s) is available on the Lifecycle Controller Jobs page. This page enables deletion of
single or multiple jobs or purging of all jobs on the server. See the Troubleshooting section, "Managing
Lifecycle Controller jobs on a remote system" .
BIOS updates are specific to the model of the server. The selection logic is based on this behavior.
Sometimes, even though a single Network Interface Controller (NIC) device is selected for firmware
update on a server, the update may get applied to all the NIC devices on the server. This behavior is
inherent in the lifecycle controller functionality and particularly the programming contained with the Dell
Update Package (DUP). Currently, Dell Update Packages (DUP) that are less than 48MB in size are
supported.
If the update file image size is greater, the job status indicates that the download has failed. If multiple
server component updates are attempted on a server, the combined size of all the firmware update files
may also exceed 48MB. In such a case, one of the component updates fails as its update file is truncated.
To update multiple components on a server, it is recommended to update the Lifecycle Controller and
32-Bit Diagnostics components together first. The other components can then be updated together.
The following table lists the components that are supported by the Firmware Update feature.
NOTE: When multiple firmware updates are applied through out-of-band methods or using the LC
Web interface, the updates are ordered in the most efficient possible manner to reduce unnecessary
restarting of a system.
Firmware Update – Supported Components
Component
Name
Firmware
Rollback
Out-of-band—
System Restart
Required?
In-band—
System Restart
Required?
Lifecycle
Controller GUI
—Restart
Required?
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