Users Guide

In case of insucient privileges, you can only view the rmware inventory of components and devices on the server. You cannot select any
components or devices for any kind of Lifecycle Controller operation on the server.
Choosing Server Component Firmware Update Type Using
CMC Web Interface
To select the type of server component update type:
1 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 the required update method:
• Update from File
• Update from Network Share
Upgrading Server Component Firmware
You can update the server components rmware using the File method or the Network Share method.
You can install the next version of the rmware image for selected components or devices across one or more servers. The rmware image
is available within the Lifecycle Controller for a rollback operation.
NOTE
: For iDRAC and OS Driver packs rmware update, make sure the Extended Storage feature is enabled.
Clear the job queue before initializing a server component rmware update. A list of all jobs on the servers is available on the Lifecycle
Controller Jobs page. This page enables deletion of single or multiple jobs or purging of all jobs on the server. See the Troubleshooting
section, "Managing Lifecycle Controller jobs on a remote system".
BIOS updates are specic to the model of the server. The selection logic is based on this behavior. Sometimes, even though a single
Network Interface Controller (NIC) device is selected for rmware update on a server, the update may get applied to all the NIC devices on
the server. This behavior is inherent in the lifecycle controller functionality and particularly the programming contained with the Dell Update
Package (DUP). Currently, Dell Update Packages (DUP) that are less than 48MB in size are supported.
If the update le image size is greater, the job status indicates that the download has failed. If multiple server component updates are
attempted on a server, the combined size of all the rmware update les may also exceed 48MB. In such a case, one of the component
updates fails as its update le is truncated.
To update multiple components on a server, it is recommended to update the Lifecycle Controller and 32-Bit Diagnostics components
together rst. The other components can then be updated together.
The following table lists the components that are supported by the Firmware Update feature.
NOTE
: When multiple rmware updates are applied through out-of-band methods or using the LC Web interface, the updates are
ordered in the most ecient possible manner to reduce unnecessary restarting of a system.
Table 12. Firmware Update — Supported Components
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
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