Compatibility Matrix

Updating PowerEdge VRTX enclosure
components
Download the latest available versions of the following components from Dell.com/support/home:
• Hard drive firmware (Windows Dell Update Package)
• CMC firmware
• PowerEdge VRTX chassis infrastructure firmware
• PowerEdge VRTX storage backplane expander firmware (Windows DUP)
• Shared PERC 8 firmware (Windows DUP)
NOTE: You must turn off all server modules before updating any enclosure component.
To update the PowerEdge VRTX enclosure components, perform the following steps from the CMC Web interface:
1. Click Storage > Update to update the hard drive firmware for each installed shared storage hard drive.
2. Click Chassis Overview > Update to update the CMC firmware.
NOTE: Ensure that you update both the CMC firmware by selecting both the Active and Standby controller check
boxes.
After the firmware update is complete, the CMC restarts. Access to the CMC web interface is lost for several minutes.
3. Click Chassis Overview > Update to update the PowerEdge VRTX enclosure infrastructure firmware.
This update results in the PowerEdge VRTX enclosure automatically getting power cycled. CMC reset and the access to the CMC
web interface are lost for several minutes.
4. Click Storage > Update to update the PowerEdge VRTX storage backplane expander firmware.
5. Enable all the Shared PERC 8 controllers installed in the enclosure. If the second Shared PERC 8 controller is set to Disabled PERC
(Integrated 2), use the CMC command ‘racadm raid enableperc:RAID.ChassisIntegrated.2-1’ to enable the
disabled controller.
PowerEdge VRTX enclosure will execute an enclosure power cycle after running the Shared PERC 8 enablement command.
6. Click Storage > Update to update the Shared PERC 8 controller firmware on all installed controllers. Update both Shared PERC 8
controllers at the same time.
NOTE:
After the controller firmware update, if you want to disable the second Shared PERC 8 controller for the
storage backplane expander firmware update, use the following CMC command: ‘racadm raid
disableperc:Raid.ChassisIntegrated.2-1’
Executing this command results in an enclosure power cycle.
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