Users Guide

42 Basic Installation of the DRAC 5
3 In the Firmware Update page in the Firmware Image field, type the path
to the firmware image that you downloaded from
support.dell.com or click
Browse to navigate to the image.
NOTE: If you are running Firefox, the text cursor does not appear in the
Firmware Image field.
For example:
C:\Updates\V1.0\< image_name > .
The default firmware image name is
firmimg.d5 .
4 Click Update .
The update may take several minutes to complete. When completed,
a dialog box appears.
5 Click OK to close the session and automatically log out.
6 After the DRAC 5 resets, click Log In to log in to the DRAC 5.
Updating the DRAC 5 Firmware Using racadm
You can update the DRAC 5 firmware using the CLI-based racadm tool.
If you have installed Server Administrator on the managed system, use local
racadm to update the firmware.
1
Download the DRAC 5 firmware image from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com to the managed system.
For example:
C:\downloads\firmimg.d5
2
Run the following racadm command:
racadm -pud c:\downloads\
You can also update the firmware using remote racadm.
For example:
racadm -r <DRAC5 IP address> U <username> -p
<password> fwupdate -p -u -d <path>
where path is the location where you saved firmimg.d5 on the managed
system.