You have Server Control privilege to update firmware for devices other than iDRAC. To update device firmware using HTTP:

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 HTTP as the File Location.

3.In the HTTP Server Settings section, enter the HTTP details. For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.

4.Click Check for Update.

5.After the upload is complete, 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 is not supported is not included in the comparison report.

6.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.

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

Queue is displayed.

7.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.

Enter the tasks the user should do after finishing this task (optional).

Related Links

Downloading Device Firmware

Updating Device Firmware

Viewing and Managing Staged Updates

Downloading Device Firmware

Scheduling Automatic Firmware Updates

Updating Device Firmware Using RACADM

To update device firmware using RACADM, use the update subcommand. For more information, see the RACADM Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Examples:

To generate a comparison report using an update repository:

racadm update –f catalog.xml –l //192.168.1.1 –u test –p passwd -- verifycatalog

To perform all applicable updates from an update repository using myfile.xml as a catalog file and perform a graceful reboot:

racadm update –f “myfile.xml” –b “graceful” –l //192.168.1.1 –u test –p passwd

To perform all applicable updates from an FTP update repository using Catalog.xml as a catalog file: racadm update –f “Catalog.xml” –t FTP –e 192.168.1.20/Repository/Catalog

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