Users Guide

RACADM Subcommand Overview 189
Output
Displays a message indicating which operation is being performed.
Examples
• racadm fwupdate -g -u - a 143.166.154.143 -d <path>
In this example, the -g option tells the firmware to download the firmware update file from a location
(specified by the
-d option) on the TFTP server at a specific IP address (specified by the -a option).
After the image file is downloaded from the TFTP server, the update process begins. When completed,
the DRAC 5 is reset.
If the download exceeds 15 minutes and times out, transfer the firmware flash image to a local drive on
the server. Then, using Console Redirection, connect to the remote system and install the firmware
locally using local racadm.
• racadm fwupdate -s
This option reads the current status of the firmware update.
• racadm fwupdate -p -u -d c:\ <images>
In this example, the firmware image for the update is provided by the host’s file system.
• racadm -r 192.168.0.120 -u root -p racpassword fwupdate -g -u -a
192.168.0.120 -d <images>
In this example, RACADM is used to remotely update the firmware of a specified DRAC using the
provided DRAC username and password. The image is retrieved from a TFTP server.
NOTE: The -p option is not supported in the Remote RACADM interface for the fwupdate subcommand.
-s The status option returns the current status of where you are in the update process. This
option is always used by itself.
-g The get option instructs the firmware to get the firmware update file from the TFTP
server. The user must also specify the -a and -d options. In the absence of the -a option,
the defaults are read from properties contained in the group cfgRemoteHosts, using
properties cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr and cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath.
-a The IP Address option specifies the IP address of the TFTP server.
-d The -d, or directory, option specifies the directory on the TFTP server or on the
DRAC 5’s host server where the firmware update file resides.
-p The -p, or put, option is used to update the firmware file from the managed system to
the DRAC 5. The -u option must be used with the -p option.
Table A-10. fwupdate Subcommand Options (continued)
Option Description