CLI Guide

Table 105. Details of update (continued)
Synopsis
racadm update -f <updatefile> [--reboot]
racadm update -f <updatefile> -l <Remote CIFS Share> -u <username for
CIFS share> -p <password for CIFS share> [--reboot]
racadm update -f <updatefile> -l <Remote NFS Share> [--reboot]
racadm update –f <catalog file> -t <Repository type> -l <Remote CIFS/NFS
Share> -u <username for CIFS share> -p <password for CIFS share> [-a
<FALSE|TRUE>] [--verifycatalog]
racadm update –f <catalog file> -t <Repository type> -l <Remote CIFS/NFS
Share> -u <username for CIFS share> -p <password for CIFS share>
racadm update –f <catalog file> -t <Repository type> –e <FTP server with
the path to the catalog file> [-a <FALSE|TRUE>] [--verifycatalog]
racadm update viewreport
Input
● -f—Update filename for Windows DUP, .d7, .pm, .pm only.
For update from repository .xml files are allowed.
If a file name is not specified for repository update, then the Catalog.xml is taken as default.
● -u—Specifies username of the remote share that stores the update file. Specify username in a domain
as domain/username.
● -p—Specifies password of the remote share that stores the update file.
● -l—Specifies network share location (CIFS/NFS/HTTP/HTTPS) that stores the update file. For more
information about these shares, see the Usage examples section.
● -a—This option indicates whether the server must be restarted after the update from repository
operation completes. It takes TRUE and FALSE as options. These options are case-insensitive.
● -t—Type of repository being used for update. The valid options are FTP, CIFS, NFS, TFTP, HTTP, and
HTTPS. These options are case-insensitive. If the repository update functionality is invoked, then this
option must be run.
● -e—Specifies the server path for the FTP, TFTP, HTTP, and HTTPS.
● --verifycatalog—Tests the list of DUPs that are applied and generates a report.
● —reboot—Performs a graceful system reboot after the firmware update.
● -ph—Specifies the IP address of the proxy server.
● -pp—Specifies the password for proxy credentials.
● -pu—Specifies the username for proxy credentials.
●
-po—Specifies the port for proxy server.
● -pt—Specifies the proxy type. Valid values are HTTP and SOCKS4. These values are case-insensitive.
NOTE:
○ If the repository must be through a proxy, then the proxy server address, proxy username and
the proxy password must be specified.
○ The Lifecycle Controller must be enabled for repository update.
Output Firmware update job for <filename> is initiated.
This firmware update job may take several minutes to complete depending on the component or firmware
being updated. To view the progress of the job, run the racadm jobqueue view command.
For repository update command, the output is:
Update from repository operation has been initiated. Check the progress
of the operation using "racadm jobqueue view -i JID_809364633532" command.
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