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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
Table 5. fwupdate — Details
Description
Allows you to update the firmware on the KVM, active CMC, standby CMC, iDRAC or an IOM
infrastructure device. You can:
● Check the firmware update process status.
● Update CMC from FTP or TFTP server by providing an IP address and optional path.
● Update CMC from the local file 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 firmware update is supported only for the firmware 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, first update to any of these versions,
and then update to the required version.
To use this subcommand, you must have the Chassis Configuration 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 firmware 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
firmware 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 need Lifecycle Controller Partition. If the Lifecycle Controller Partition is unreleased (because
of improper closure of racadm command in the partition), then wait 20-35 minutes to clear the
Lifecycle Controller Partition
Signed CMC Firmware Image
● For Dell’s 13th generation of PowerEdge servers and later, CMC firmware includes a signature which
is verified by CMC before update to ensure the authenticity of the uploaded firmware. The firmware
update process is successful only if the firmware image is authenticated by CMC to be a valid image
from the service provider and has not been altered. The firmware update process is stopped if CMC
cannot verify the signature of the uploaded firmware image.
● Upload firmware image from TFTP server and start firmware update.
NOTE: Run the firmware update command through only one remote racadm session at a time.
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