CLI Guide

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 4. fwupdate — Details

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 Conguration 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 racadm 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 rmware includes a signature which is veried

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.

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

RACADM Subcommand Details