Users Guide
Scheduling automatic rmware update using RACADM
To schedule automatic rmware update, use the following commands:
• To enable automatic rmware update:
racadm set lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate.Enable 1
• To view the status of automatic rmware update:
racadm get lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate
• To schedule the start time and frequency of the rmware update:
racadm AutoUpdateScheduler create -u username –p password –l <location> [-f catalogfilename -
pu <proxyuser> -pp<proxypassword> -po <proxy port> -pt <proxytype>] -time < hh:mm> [-dom < 1
– 28,L,’*’> -wom <1-4,L,’*’> -dow <sun-sat,’*’>] -rp <1-366> -a <applyserverReboot (1-enabled
| 0-disabled)>
For example,
• To automatically update rmware using a CIFS share:
racadm AutoUpdateScheduler create -u admin -p pwd -l //1.2.3.4/CIFS-share –f cat.xml -time
14:30 -wom 1 -dow sun -rp 5 -a 1
• To automatically update rmware using FTP:
racadm AutoUpdateScheduler create -u admin -p pwd -l ftp.mytest.com -pu puser –pp puser –
po 8080 –pt http –f cat.xml -time 14:30 -wom 1 -dow sun -rp 5 -a 1
• To view the current rmware update schedule:
racadm AutoUpdateScheduler view
• To disable automatic rmware update:
racadm set lifecycleController.lcattributes.AutoUpdate.Enable 0
• To clear the schedule details:
racadm AutoUpdateScheduler clear
Updating rmware using CMC web interface
You can update iDRAC rmware for blade servers using the CMC Web interface.
To update iDRAC rmware using the CMC Web interface:
1 Log in to CMC Web interface.
2 Go to Server > Overview > <server name>.
The Server Status page is displayed.
3 Click Launch iDRAC Web interface and perform iDRAC Firmware Update.
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Updating device rmware
Updating rmware using iDRAC web interface
Updating rmware using DUP
Before you update rmware using Dell Update Package (DUP), make sure to:
• Install and enable the IPMI and managed system drivers.
• Enable and start the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service if your system is running Windows operating system,
NOTE
: While updating the iDRAC rmware using the DUP utility in Linux, if you see error messages such as usb 5-2:
device descriptor read/64, error -71 displayed on the console, ignore them.
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