User's Manual

NOTE: Make sure that the file name for the single component DUPs does not have any blank space.

NOTE: Both 32–bit and 64–bit DUPs are supported.

In the File Path or Update package path box, enter the name of the DUP (for example,

APP_WIN_RYYYZZZ.EXE) or if the DUP is present in a sub-directory, enter both the sub-directory name

and name of the DUP (for example, subdirectory\APP_WIN_RYYYZZZ.EXE).

NOTE: Lifecycle Controller allows 256 characters in a path, and does not support special characters

such as :, *, ?, ", <, >, |, #, %, and ^ in folder names.

Selecting and Applying Updates

1. To select and apply the updates, from the Available System Updates table, click the option

corresponding to the component that has the firmware you want to update to. After you select, the

catalog ID details of the firmware selected is displayed in the following format.

Release Date: YYYY-MM-DD

Source: USB Driveor CD or DVD (<device type>): \<firmware file name in .exe format>.

By default, Lifecycle Controller selects the components for which the current updates are available.

For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller online help.

2. Click Apply. The system restarts after the update process is complete. When applying more than one

update, the system restarts between updates directly into Lifecycle Controller, and continues with

the other selected updates.

NOTE: The system does not restart after updating the OS driver pack and hardware diagnostics.

NOTE: While using Lifecycle Controller to update the power supply unit (PSU) firmware, the system

turns off after the first task. It takes a couple of minutes to update the PSU firmware, and then

automatically turns on the server.

Firmware Rollback

Lifecycle Controller allows you to roll back to a previously-installed version of component firmware such

as BIOS, iDRAC, RAID Controller, NIC, Enclosure, Backplane, Fibre Channel cards, and Power Supply Unit.

It is recommended to use this feature if you have a problem with the current version, and want to revert

to the previously‑installed version.

• The Dell Diagnostics, OS driver packs, CPLD, and Lifecycle Controller firmware cannot be rolled back

to earlier versions.

• The earlier version is available only if the component firmware is updated at least once to a different

version.

• Every time an image is updated, the earlier version of the firmware image is backed up.

• Every time a rollback operation is performed, the previously-installed firmware becomes the current

version, and the previous version will not be available. However, for iDRAC, previously installed version

becomes the current version and the current version is stored as the previous version.

• The earlier version of the firmware is available only if any of the following tools are used to update the

firmware: Lifecycle Controller Firmware Update feature, Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, or the

Dell Update Package. However, the previous version of PSU firmware is available if Lifecycle

Controller Firmware Update feature or Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services is used to update the

firmware.