Dell 2 Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware

•Chassis Overview → Update

•Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update

2. On the Firmware Update page, in the CMC Firmware section, select the required components under

the Update Targets column for the CMC or CMCs (if standby CMC is present) you want to update,

and then click Apply CMC Update.

3. In the Firmware Image field, click Browse (Internet Explorer or Firefox) or Choose File (Google

Chrome) to browse through to the file location. The default name of the CMC firmware image file is

vrtx_cmc.bin.

4. Click Begin Firmware Update. The Firmware Update Progress section provides firmware update

status information. A status indicator displays on the page while the image file is uploaded. File

transfer time varies based on the connection speed. When the internal update process begins, the

page automatically refreshes and the Firmware update timer is displayed.

5. For a standby CMC, when the update is complete, the Update State field displays Done. For an active

CMC, during the final phases of the firmware update process, the browser session and connection

with CMC is lost temporarily because the active CMC is not connected to the network. You must log

in after a few minutes, when the active CMC has restarted. After CMC resets, the new firmware is

displayed on the Firmware Update page.

NOTE: After the firmware update, delete the files from the web browser cache. For instructions

about clearing the browser cache, see the web browser’s online help.

Additional instructions:

• During a file transfer, do not click the Refresh icon or navigate to another page.

• To cancel the process, select the Cancel File Transfer and Update option. This option is available only

during file transfer.

• The Update State field displays the firmware update status.

NOTE: The update process may take several minutes for CMC.

To update CMC firmware using RACADM, use the fwupdate subcommand. For more information about

RACADM commands, see Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line

Reference Guide.

Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware

The chassis infrastructure update operation updates components such as the Main Board and PCIe

subsystem management firmware.

NOTE: To update the chassis infrastructure firmware, make sure the chassis is turned on and the

servers are turned off.

1. Go to any of the following pages:

•Chassis Overview → Update.

•Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update.

2. On the Firmware Update page, in the Chassis Infrastructure Firmware section, in the Update

Targets column, select the option, and then click Apply Chassis Infrastructure Firmware.

3. On the Firmware Update page, click Browse, and then select the appropriate chassis infrastructure

firmware.