Installation Manual

NOTE: The same file format is used to recover iDRAC7 using CMC Web interface.

• Managed System — Download the operating system-specific Dell Update Package (DUP). The file extensions

are .bin for Linux Operating systems and .exe for Windows operating systems.

• Lifecycle Controller — Download the latest catalog file and DUPs and use the

Platform Update

feature in Lifecycle

Controller to update the device firmware. For more information about Platform Update, see

Lifecycle Controller

User’s Guide

available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Updating Firmware Using iDRAC7 Web Interface

You can update the device firmware using firmware images available on the local system, from a repository on a

network share (CIFS or NFS), or from FTP.

Updating Single Device Firmware

Before updating the firmware using single device update method, make sure that you have downloaded the firmware

image to a location on the local system.

To update single device firmware using iDRAC7 Web interface:

1. Go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Update and Rollback .

The Firmware Update page is displayed.

2. On the Update tab, select Local as the File Location.

3. Click Browse, select the firmware image file for the required component, and then click Upload.

4. After the upload is complete, the Update Details section displays each firmware file uploaded to iDRAC and its

status.

If the firmware image file is valid and was successfully uploaded, the Contents column displays a icon next to

the firmware image file name. Expand the name to view the Device Name, Current, and Available firmware version

information.

5. Select the required firmware file to be updated and do one of the following:

– For firmware images that do not require a host system reboot, click Install. For example, iDRAC firmware file.

– For firmware images that require a host system reboot, click Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot.

– To cancel the firmware update, click Cancel.

NOTE: If you have uploaded the same firmware image file more than once, only the latest firmware file is

available for selection. The check box for the earlier firmware image files is disabled.

When you click Install, Install and Reboot or Install Next Reboot, the message Updating Job Queue is

displayed.

6. Click Job Queue to display the Job Queue page, where you can view and manage the staged firmware updates or

click OK to refresh the current page and view the status of the firmware update.

NOTE: If you navigate away from the page without committing the updates, an error message is displayed

and all the uploaded content is lost.