Reference Guide

• -f— Specifies the FTP server IP address or FQDN, username,

and password used for firmware image. Applies FTP

download process for firmware update.

• --clearcfg (Optional) — After the firmware update, this

option removes the previous iDRAC configuration.

CMC version 3.00 accepts IPv4, IPv6 or fully qualified

domain names (FQDN) for both FTP and TFTP servers.

Output

Displays a message indicating the operation that is being

performed.

Example

• Update firmware on servers of iDRAC generation.

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d

firmimg.d7

• Download firmware update file from a specified location on

the TFTP server at a specific IP address.

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 143.166.154.143 -d

<path>

After the image file is downloaded from the TFTP server, the

update process begins. When completed, iDRAC is reset.

• Read the status of the firmware update.

racadm fwupdate -s

• To block the firmware downgrade on 3000W AC power

supply configuration.

racadm fwupdate –s

Ready for firmware update

racadm fwupdate –g –u –a 10.210.138.121 –d

firming-4.40-A00.cmc –m cmc-active

Firmware update has been initiated. This

update process may take several minutes to

complete.

racadm fwupdate –s

Cannot update local CMC firmware: The

uploaded firmware image does not support the

installed power supplies.

NOTE: Firmware update from local RACADM (using -p -u

-d

options) is not supported on linux OS.

The following table describes the firmware update method supported for

each interface.