Users Guide

Scheduling automatic rmware updates
You can create a periodic recurring schedule for iDRAC to check for new rmware updates. At the scheduled date and time, iDRAC
connects to the specied destination, checks for new updates, and applies or stages all applicable updates. A log le is created on the
remote server, which contains information about server access and staged rmware updates.
It is recommended that you create a repository using Dell Repository Manager (DRM) and congure iDRAC to use this repository to check
for and perform rmware updates. Using an internal repository enables you to control the rmware and versions available to iDRAC and
helps avoid any unintended rmware changes.
NOTE: For more information about DRM, see delltechcenter.com/repositorymanager.
iDRAC Enterprise license is required to schedule automatic updates.
You can schedule automatic rmware updates using the iDRAC web interface or RACADM.
NOTE: IPv6 address is not supported for scheduling automatic rmware updates.
Related link
Updating device rmware
Viewing and managing staged updates
Scheduling automatic rmware update using web interface
To schedule automatic rmware update using web Interface:
NOTE
: Do not create the next scheduled occurrence of an automatic update job if a job is already Scheduled. It overwrites the
current scheduled job.
1 In the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Update and Rollback.
The Firmware Update page is displayed.
2 Click the Automatic Update tab.
3 Select the Enable Automatic Update option.
4 Select any of the following options to specify if a system reboot is required after the updates are staged:
Schedule Updates — Stage the rmware updates but do not reboot the server.
Schedule Updates and reboot Server — Enables server reboot after the rmware updates are staged.
5 Select any of the following to specify the location of the rmware images:
Network — Use the catalog le from a network share (CIFS or NFS). Enter the network share location details.
NOTE
: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special characters for user name
and password or percent encode the special characters.
FTP — Use the catalog le from the FTP site. Enter the FTP site details.
6 Based on the selection in step 5, enter the network settings or the FTP settings.
For information about the elds, see the iDRAC Online Help.
7 In the Update Window Schedule section, specify the start time for the rmware update and the frequency of the updates (daily,
weekly, or monthly).
For information about the elds, see the iDRAC Online Help.
8 Click Schedule Update.
The next scheduled job is created in the job queue. Five minutes after the rst instance of the recurring job starts, the job for the next
time period is created.
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