Users Guide

124 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise Using the Web Interface
6 By default the Preserve Configuration check box is selected to preserve
the current settings on iDRAC6 after an upgrade. If you do not want the
settings to be preserved, clear the
Preserve Configuration check box.
7 Click Begin Update to start the upgrade process. Do not interrupt the
upgrade process.
8 In the Upload (step 3 of 3) window, you will see the status of the upgrade.
The progress of the firmware upgrade operation, measured in percent, will
appear in the
Progress column.
9 Once the firmware update is complete, the Upload (step 3 of 3) window
will refresh with the result and iDRAC6 will reset automatically. To
continue accessing iDRAC6 through the Web interface, close the current
browser window and reconnect to iDRAC6 using a new browser window.
Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using CMC
Typically, iDRAC6 firmware is updated using iDRAC6 utilities, such as
iDRAC6 Web interface or operating system specific update packages
downloaded from support.dell.com.
You can use CMC Web interface or RACADM to update iDRAC6 firmware.
This feature is available both when iDRAC6 firmware is in Normal mode, as
well as when it is corrupted.
NOTE: See the Chassis Management Controller Firmware User Guide for
instructions for using CMC Web interface.
To update iDRAC6 firmware, perform the following steps:
1
Download the latest iDRAC6 firmware to your management station from
support.dell.com .
2 Log in to CMC Web interface.
3 Click Chassis Overview in the system tree.
4 Click the Update tab. The Firmware Update screen is displayed.
5 In the iDRAC6 Enterprise Firmware section  Update Targets column,
select the iDRAC6s to be updated.
6 Click Apply iDRAC6 Enterprise Update .
7 Click Browse , browse to iDRAC6 firmware image you downloaded, and
click
Open .
8 Click Begin Firmware Update .