Dell How to Update Firmware via iDRAC: Complete Guide for iDRAC 8 Updates

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.

Related Links

Updating Device Firmware

Viewing and Managing Staged Updates

Downloading Device Firmware

Updating Firmware Using Repository

You can perform multiple firmware updates by specifying a network share containing a valid repository of DUPs and a catalog describing the available DUPs. When iDRAC connects to the network share location and checks for available updates, a comparison report is generated that lists all available updates. You can then select and apply the required updates contained in the repository to the system.

Before performing an update using the repository, make sure that:

•A repository containing Windows based update packages (DUPs) and a catalog file is created in the network share (CIFS or NFS). If a user-defined catalog file is not available, by default Catalog.xml is used.

•Lifecycle Controller is enabled.

•You have Server Control privilege to update firmware for devices other than iDRAC.

To update device firmware using a repository:

1.In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → iDRAC Settings → Update and Rollback . The Firmware Update page is displayed.

2.On the Update tab, select Network Share as the File Location.

3.In the Catalog Location section, enter the network setting details.

While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special characters for user name and password or percent encode the special characters.

For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.

4.Click Check for Update.

The Update Details section displays a comparison report showing the current firmware versions and the firmware versions available in the repository.

NOTE: Any update in the repository that is not applicable to the system or the installed hardware or not supported is not included in the comparison report.

5.Select the required updates and do one of the following:

•For firmware images that do not require a host system reboot, click Install. For example, .d7 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.

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