CLI Guide

NOTE: When attempting to run rmware update task using racadm fwupdate command, if the rmware
image path length is greater than 256 characters. Remote RACADM client exits with the error message
"ERROR: Specified path is too long".
Input
• —u — Performs the rmware update operation (used with -p and -g).
• —s — Displays the status of the rmware update. Use this option by itself. Lists active SD card features and SD
card status.
NOTE: Use —m to display the status of the module update. Omit -m to display the status of the active
CMC update.
NOTE: The value all is used only to obtain the status of all targets to update.
• -g — Downloads the rmware update using the TFTP server.
• -a — The IP Address option species the TFTP server IP address, used with -g option.
Species the TFTP server IP address or FQDN used for the rmware image (used with -g).
• -d — The -d, or directory option species the directory on the TFTP server or on CMC’s host server, where
the rmware update le resides.
Species the source path where the rmware image resides.
Default: Designated TFTP default directory on that host for the le if -g option is absent. If -g is used, it
defaults to a directory congured on the TFTP server.
• -p — The -p option is used to upload the rmware image from the client.
NOTE: This option is only supported on the remote interface(s) and Windows operating systems.
• -m <module> — Species the module or device to be updated. <module> is one of the following values:
– cmc-active — default state if –m is not specied.
– cmc-standby
– kvm
– server-<n> — where n=1–16
– server-<nx> — where n=1–8; x = a, b, c, d (lowercase)
– server-<g> <generation> — where generation = iDRAC or iDRAC6 only.
– iominf-<n> — where n = 1–6
NOTE
: Multiple modules can be specied except iominf-<n>, for example, –m <module 1> –m
<module 2> and so on.
• -f — Species the FTP server IP address or FQDN, username, and password used for rmware image. Applies
FTP download process for rmware update.
• -c — Cancels an ongoing rmware update. The cancel operation is supports the following values:
– cmc-active — This is the default option if -m is not specied.
– cmc-standby
– server-<n> — where n = 1 to 16
– server-<nx> — where n = 1 to 8; x = a to d (lowercase)
– server-<g> — where g = generation (iDRAC, iDRAC6)
– iominf-<n> — where n = 1 to 6
– kvm
NOTE
: Omit -m to cancel an active CMC update.
CMC version 3.00 accepts IPv4 or fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for both FTP and TFTP
servers.
NOTE
: CMC does not support FTP over IPv6.
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