Users Guide

Component Name Firmware Rollback
Supported? (Yes or
No)
Out-of-band —
System Restart
Required?
In-band — System
Restart Required?
Lifecycle
Controller GUI
— Restart
Required?
NVMe PCIe SSD
drives (13th
generation
PowerEdge servers
only)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
CMC (on
PowerEdge FX2
servers)
No Yes Yes Yes
OS Collector No No No No
* Indicates that though a system restart is not required, iDRAC must be restarted to apply the updates.
iDRAC communication and monitoring will temporarily be interrupted.
Related Concepts
Firmware update methods
Version compatibility
Related Tasks
Updating firmware
Firmware update methods
The following table lists the various locations or media and methods to perform the updates:
NOTE: If the FTP server or network share is used for updates, configure the network card using the
Settings wizard before accessing the updates.
Table 5. Firmware Update Methods
Location FTP
Methods
Non-proxy (Internal or Service Provider)
Proxy (Internal or Service Provider)
Media Local Drive
Dell Server Update Utility DVD
USB Drive
Methods
Virtual Console (Mapped on Client)
Attached Locally
Location Network Share
CIFS
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