Users Guide

You can perform firmware rollback for the following components:

• iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller

• BIOS

• Network Interface Card (NIC)

• Power Supply Unit (PSU)

• RAID Controller

• Backplane

NOTE: You cannot perform firmware rollback for Diagnostics, Driver Packs, and CPLD.

Before rolling back the firmware, make sure that:

• You have Configure privilege to roll back iDRAC firmware.

• You have Server Control privilege and have enabled Lifecycle Controller to roll back firmware for any other device other than the

iDRAC.

• Change the NIC mode to Dedicated if the mode is set as Shared LOM.

You can roll back the firmware to the previously installed version using any of the following methods:

• iDRAC web interface

• CMC web interface

• RACADM CLI — iDRAC and CMC

• Lifecycle Controller GUI

• Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services

Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface

To roll back device firmware:

1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Maintenance > System Update > Rollback.

The Rollback page displays the devices for which you can rollback the firmware. You can view the device name, associated devices,

currently installed firmware version, and the available firmware rollback version.

2. Select one or more devices for which you want to rollback the firmware.

3. Based on the selected devices, click Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot. If only iDRAC is selected, then click Install.

When you click Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot, the message “Updating Job Queue” is displayed.

4. Click Job Queue.

The Job Queue page is displayed, where you can view and manage the staged firmware updates.

NOTE:

• While in rollback mode, the rollback process continues in the background even if you navigate away from this

page.

An error message appears if:

• You do not have Server Control privilege to rollback any firmware other than the iDRAC or Configure privilege to rollback iDRAC

firmware.

• Firmware rollback is already in-progress in another session.

• Updates are staged to run or already in running state.

If Lifecycle Controller is disabled or in recovery state and you try to perform a firmware rollback for any device other than iDRAC, an

appropriate warning message is displayed along with steps to enable Lifecycle Controller.

Rollback firmware using CMC web interface

To roll back using the CMC Web interface:

1. Log in to CMC Web interface.

2. Go to iDRAC Settings > Settings > CMC.

The Deploy iDRAC page is displayed.

3. Click Launch iDRAC and perform device firmware rollback as mentioned in the Rollback firmware using iDRAC web interface.

Setting up managed system