Reference Guide

CMC version 3.00 accepts IPv4, IPv6 or fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for both FTP

and TFTP servers.

NOTE: You can specify the cmc-active and cmc-standby modules at the same time along with one or

more server-n modules. This option enables the devices to be updated together.

NOTE: Verify that the update applied to servers for a particular generation has been validated for all

impacted server models.

Output

Displays a message indicating the operation that is being performed.

Example

• Upload the rmware image from the TFTP server and start the rmware update.

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.2 -d firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active

TFTP rmware update has been initiated. This update process may take several minutes to complete.

• Upload the rmware image from the FTP server and start the rmware update.

racadm fwupdate -f 192.168.0.100 fred xxx -d firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active

• Upload a rmware image from the client and start rmware update.

racadm fwupdate -p -u -d firmimg.cmc

• Start IOM infrastructure rmware update.

racadm fwupdate -u -m iominf-1

• Update rmware on both the CMCs.

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.2 -d firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active -m cmc-

standby

• Update rmware on multiple servers.

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.2 -d firmimg.imc -m server-1 -m

server-2 -m server-3

• Update rmware on servers of iDRAC generation.

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.2 -d firmimg.imc -m server-iDRAC

• Update rmware on multiple IOM infrastructure devices.

racadm fwupdate -u -m iominf-4 -m iominf-5 -m iominf-6

• Query the status of all rmware targets to be updated.

racadm fwupdate -s -m all

• Query the current status of the rmware update process for a particular module.

racadm fwupdate -s -m <module>

• Download rmware update le from a specied location on the TFTP server at a specic IP address.

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.2 -d <path>

After the image le is downloaded from the TFTP server, the update process begins. When completed,

CMC is reset.

• Read the status of the rmware update.

racadm fwupdate -s

• Cancel a rmware update in progress.

racadm fwupdate –c

NOTE: Firmware update from local RACADM (using -p -u -d options) is not supported on Linux

OS.

NOTE: These commands specically apply to an active-CMC update.

Signed CMC Firmware Image:

• To get the rmware update status:

racadm fwupdate –s –m cmc-active

Invalid rmware: The uploaded rmware image does not contain a verication signature.