Users Guide

58 Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise
6 By default, the Preserve Configuration option is enabled (checked) 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 update.
The progress of the firmware upgrade operation, measured in percentage,
is displayed 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. You must
close the current browser window and reconnect to iDRAC6 using a new
browser window.
Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using RACADM
You can update iDRAC6 firmware using remote RACADM.
1
Download iDRAC6 firmware image from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com to the TFTP server.
For example:
C:\downloads\firmimg.imc
2 Run the following RACADM command:
For example:
racadm -r <iDRAC6 IP address> -u <username> -p
<password> fwupdate -g -u -a <path>
where path is the location on the TFTP server where firmimg.imc is stored.
Using the DOS Update Utility
To update iDRAC6 firmware using the DOS update utility, boot the
managed server to DOS, and execute the idrac16d command. The syntax for
the command is:
idrac16d [-f] [-i=<filename>] [-l=<logfile>]
When executed with no options, the idrac16d command updates iDRAC6
firmware using the firmware image file
firmimg.imc in the current directory.