Users Guide

• OS Collector

CAUTION: The PSU rmware update may take several minutes depending on the system conguration and PSU model.

To avoid damaging the PSU, do not interrupt the update process or power on the system during PSU rmware update.

You must upload the required rmware to iDRAC. After the upload is complete, the current version of the rmware installed on the

device and the version being applied is displayed. If the rmware being uploaded is not valid, an error message is displayed. Updates

that do not require a reboot are applied immediately. Updates that require a system reboot are staged and committed to run on the

next system reboot. Only one system reboot is required to perform all updates.

After the rmware is updated, the System Inventory page displays the updated rmware version and logs are recorded.

The supported rmware image le types are:

• .exe — Windows-based Dell Update Package (DUP)

• .d7 — Contains both iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller rmware

For les with .exe extension, you must have the System Control privilege. The Remote Firmware Update licensed feature and

Lifecycle Controller must be enabled.

For les with .d7 extension, you must have the Congure privilege.

NOTE: After upgrading the iDRAC rmware, you may notice a dierence in the time stamp displayed in the Lifecycle

Controller log until the iDRAC time is reset using NTP. The Lifecycle log displays the BIOS time until the iDRAC time is

reset.

You can perform rmware updates by using the following methods:

• Uploading a supported image type, one at a time, from a local system or network share.

• Connecting to an FTP, TFTP, or HTTP site or a network repository that contains Windows DUPs and a corresponding catalog

le.

You can create custom repositories by using the Dell Repository Manager. For more information, see Dell Repository Manager

Data Center User's Guide. iDRAC can provide a dierence report between the BIOS and rmware installed on the system and

the updates available in the repository. All applicable updates contained in the repository are applied to the system. This feature is

available with iDRAC Enterprise license.

• Scheduling recurring automated rmware updates by using the catalog le and custom repository.

There are multiple tools and interfaces that can be used to update the iDRAC rmware. The following table is applicable only to

iDRAC rmware. The table lists the supported interfaces, image-le types, and whether Lifecycle Controller must be in enabled state

for the rmware to be updated.

Table 9. Image le types and dependencies

.D7 Image iDRAC DUP

Interface Supported Requires LC enabled Supported Requires LC enabled

BMCFW64.exe utility Yes No No N/A

Racadm FWUpdate

(old)

Yes No No N/A

Racadm Update

(new)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

iDRAC UI Yes Yes Yes Yes

WSMAN Yes Yes Yes Yes

In-band OS DUP No N/A Yes No

The following table provides information on whether a system restart is required when rmware is updated for a particular

component: