•delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller.
The Server Component Update page enables you to update various firmware components on the server.
To use the features and functions on this page, you must have:
• For CMC: The Server Administrator privilege.
• For iDRAC: The Configure iDRAC privilege and Log in to iDRAC privilege.
In case of insufficient privileges, you can only view the firmware inventory of components and devices on
the server. You cannot select any components or devices for any type of Lifecycle Controller operation
on the server.
Choosing Server Component Firmware Update Type Using CMC Web
Interface
To select the type of server component update type:
1. In the system tree, go to Server Overview, and then click Update → Server Component Update.
The Server Component Update page is displayed.
2. In the Choose Update Type section, select the required update method:
•Update from File
•Update from Network Share
Filtering Components for Firmware Updates
Information about all the components and devices across all servers is retrieved at one time. To manage
this large amount of information, Lifecycle Controller provides various filtering mechanisms.
NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License.
The Component/Device Update Filter section in the Server Component Update page that allows you to
filter the information based on the component, is available only for the Update by File mode.
These filters enable you to:
• Select one or more categories of components or devices for easy viewing.
• Compare firmware versions of components and devices across the server.
• To narrow the category of a particular component or device based on types or models, automatically
filter the selected components and devices.
NOTE: Automatic filtering feature is important while using the Dell Update Package (DUP). The
update programming of a DUP can be based on the type or model of a component or device.
The automatic filtering behavior is designed to minimize the subsequent selection decisions
after an initial selection is made.
Following are some examples where the filtering mechanisms are applied:
• If the BIOS filter is selected, only the BIOS inventory of all the servers is displayed. If the set of servers
consists of a number of server models, and a server is selected for BIOS update, the automatic
filtering logic automatically removes all the other servers that do not match with the model of the
selected server. This makes sure that the selection of the BIOS firmware update image (DUP) is
compatible with the correct model of the server.
Sometimes, a BIOS firmware update image may be compatible across a number of server models.
Such optimizations are ignored in case this compatibility is no longer true in the future.
• Automatic filtering is important for firmware updates of Network Interface Controllers (NIC) and RAID
Controllers. These device categories have different types and models. Similarly, the firmware update
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