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Component Name Firmware Rollback

Supported? (Yes or

No)

Out-of-band—

System Restart

Required?

In-band—System

Restart Required?

Lifecycle Controller

GUI—Restart

Required?

Diagnostics No No No No

OS Driver Pack No No No No

Lifecycle Controller No No No Yes

BIOS Yes Yes Yes Yes

RAID Controller Yes Yes Yes Yes

Backplanes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Enclosures Yes Yes No Yes

NIC Yes Yes Yes Yes

iDRAC Yes **No *No *No

Power Supply Unit Yes Yes Yes Yes

CPLD No Yes Yes Yes

FC Cards Yes Yes Yes Yes

PCIe SSD Yes Yes Yes Yes

* Indicates that though a system restart is not required, iDRAC must be restarted to apply the updates. iDRAC communication and

monitoring will temporarily be interrupted.

** When iDRAC is updated from version 1.30.30 or later, a system restart is not necessary. However, firmware versions of iDRAC

earlier than 1.30.30 require a system restart when applied using the out-of-band interfaces.

All Lifecycle Controller updates are scheduled for immediate execution. However, the system services can delay this execution

sometimes. In such situations, the update fails as a result of the remote share that is hosted by the CMC being no longer available.

All the LC component updates become effective immediately. However, in some cases, system services can delay the time taken for

becoming effective. In such cases, the update is unsuccessful because of the remote share that is hosted by CMC not being

available anymore.

Upgrading Server Component Firmware From File Using CMC Web Interface

To upgrade the server components firmware version to the next version using the Update from File method:

1. In the CMC Web interface, 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 Update from File. For more information, see Choosing Server Component Update

Type

3. In the Component/Device Update Filter section, filter the component or device (optional). For more information see Filtering

Components for Firmware Updates Using CMC Web Interface.

4. In the Update column, select the check boxes for the component or device for which you want to update the firmware to the

next version. Use the CRTL key shortcut to select a type of component or device for update across all the applicable servers.

Pressing and holding the CRTL key highlights all the components in yellow. While the CRTL key is pressed down, select the

required component or device by enabling the associated check box in the

Update column.

A second table is displayed that lists the selected type of component or device and a selector for the firmware image file. For

each type of component, one selector for the firmware image file is displayed.

Few devices such as Network Interface Controllers (NICs) and RAID Controllers contain many types and models. The update

selection logic automatically filters the relevant device type or model based on the initially selected devices. The primary reason

for this automatic filtering behavior is that only one firmware image file for the category can be specified.

NOTE: The update size limitation of either a single DUP or combined DUPs can be ignored if the Extended Storage

feature is installed and enabled. For information on enabling extended storage, see Configuring CMC Extended

Storage Card.

5. Specify the firmware image file for the selected components or devices. This is a Microsoft Windows Dell Update Package

(DUP) file.