Owner's Manual

18 Updating RAC Firmware

Select any or all of the following options to select the RACs to update

firmware:

•DRAC4

•DRAC5

• iDRAC6 for Racks and Towers

•iDRAC6 for Blades

•CMC

When you select a RAC type, the corresponding RAC IP addresses are

selected from the list. You can also select individual RAC IP addresses

from the list.

In the firmware image file folder, if there is no firmware image file for a

specific RAC type, then the corresponding option is disabled and is not

available for selection. For example, if the firmware image file is not

available for DRAC 4, then you cannot select the

DRAC4

option.

NOTE: iDRAC6 Enterprise for blade servers support firmware update using only the

TFTP server. Hence, if you have selected the From Local Directory option, the

iDRAC6 for Blades option is disabled.

Click

Update Firmware

. For each IP address, the

Status

column displays

the following messages for a successful firmware update:

Preparing FW Update

Transferring FW Image

Updating FW

Restarting

FW Update Success

If the firmware update is not successful, the

Status

column displays one of

the following messages for the IP address:

•FW Update Failed

• Failed to initiate

• Insufficient Privileges

For information on the reasons for failure and the solution, see

"Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions."