Users Guide

5. To verify if Lifecycle Controller is able to connect to the IP address that is provided, click Test Network Connection. By default,

it PINGs the Gateway IP, DNS server IP, host IP, and proxy IP (if provided).

NOTE: Lifecycle Controller cannot PING to 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.

6. Click Next.

The Select Updates page is displayed with the catalog le, 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 rmware update is completed. After restart, the system is ready to use.

NOTE: The system does not restart if operating system driver packs or hardware diagnostics are updated.

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

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

NOTE: iDRAC will reset while updating iDRAC, CPLD, or Power Supply.

NOTE: After the CPLD rmware is updated on the modular servers, on the View Current Versions page, under

Firmware Update, the rmware update date is displayed as 2000-01-01, regardless of the actual update date. The

updated date and time is displayed on the basis of time zone that is congured on the server.

NOTE: If the iDRAC rmware update is interrupted for any reason, wait for up to 30 minutes before you attempt

another rmware update.