Owners Manual

Downloading Firmware, Drivers, and

Software

NOTE: It is recommended that you update servers using iDRAC. For more information, go to

en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2013/04/17/idrac7-now-supports-

updating-server-components-using-racadm-and-web-gui.aspx

1. Determine which firmware, drivers, and BIOS are installed for your system components by following

the procedures in Checking System Configuration.

2. Go to dell.com/support.

3. Enter the Service Tag for a supported PowerEdge server and click Submit.

NOTE: Entering the Service Tag for any supported server allows you to download the correct

firmware, drivers, and software for all supported servers.

4. Click the Get Drivers & Downloads tab.

5. Select an appropriate operating system.

Make sure that you select the correct operating system.

6. Download the necessary firmware, drivers, and software:

NOTE: More than one download may be available for the same component. Identify the latest

software or firmware based on the release date.

a. To download BIOS, select BIOS.

If you have different models of servers in your Fluid Cache cluster, download the BIOS versions

for each model.

b. To download cache device firmware and drivers, select Solid State Storage.

c. To download network adapter firmware, drivers, and the OFED package, select Network. Search

for the Mellanox ConnectX-3 driver and firmware.

NOTE: Do not use a network adapter driver downloaded from the manufacturer’s site. Fluid

Cache uses a custom driver provided only by Dell.

d. To download the Fluid Cache for SAN software, click Cache Solutions.

7. Download the files to an appropriate directory.