Users Guide

To update the firmware:

1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.

2. In the left pane, click Firmware Update.

3. In the right pane, click Launch Firmware Update.

4. To indicate the repository where the firmware file is stored, select any one of these update

repositories: FTP Server, Local Drive(CD or DVD or USB), or Network Share, click Next.

The Enter Access Details page is displayed.

NOTE: If you select Network Share, click Test Network Connection to verify if Lifecycle

Controller is able to connect to the IP address that you have provided. By default, it pings the

Gateway IP, DNS server IP, and host IP. Lifecycle Controller cannot ping the domain name and

does not display its IP address, if the DNS is not able to resolve the domain name. Make sure

that the issue with DNS is resolved and retry.

5. Type or select the appropriate data.

6. Click Next.

The Select Updates page is displayed with the catalog file, catalog version, and component names

for which the updates are available.

7. Select the components that require an update, and then click Apply.

The update process is initiated and the firmware update is completed. After restart, the system is

ready to use.

NOTE: The system does not restart if operating system driver packs, OS collector tool, or

hardware diagnostics are updated.

NOTE: When applying more than one update, the system may restart between updates. In this

case, Lifecycle Controller restarts the server and automatically continues the update process.

NOTE: iDRAC resets while updating iDRAC. If the iDRAC firmware update is interrupted for any

reason, wait for up to 30 minutes before you attempt another firmware update.

NOTE: After the CPLD firmware is updated on the modular servers, on the View Current

Versions page, under Firmware Update, the firmware update date is displayed as 2000-01-01,

regardless of the actual update date. The updated date and time are displayed based on the

time zone that is configured on the server.