Dell PowerEdge EL Updating BIOS on Dell 12th-Generation PowerEdge Servers - Page 23

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Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers A sample output: OPTION Component Status Comp ID VersionType 1(update) FRMW Installed 26018 0.12 BP12G+ 0:2 2(update) FRMW Installed 68138 D505 Physical Disk 0:2:0 3(update) FRMW Installed Empty 7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 4(update) FRMW Installed Empty 7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 5(update) BIOS Installed 159 1.0.4 BIOS 6(update) FRMW Installed Empty 7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 7(update) FRMW Installed 26041 03.10.13 Power Supply.Slot.1 8(update) FRMW Controller Installed 25227 1.00.00 Integrated Dell Remote Access 9(rollback) FRMW Controller Available 25227 1.00.00 Integrated Dell Remote Access 10(update) APAC Diagnostics Utility Installed 25806 4216.1 Dell Enterprise UEFI Diagnostics 11(update) APAC 1.0.0.3551, X69 Installed 28897 1.0.0.3551 Dell Lifecycle Controller 2, 12(update) FRMW Installed 27763 0.5.3 System CPLD 13(update) APAC Installed 18981 7.0.0.38 Dell OS Driver Pack, v.7.0.0.38, X38 14(update) FRMW Installed Empty 3.0.0-0135 PERC S110 Controller 15(update) FRMW Installed Empty 20.10.1-0066 PERC H310 Mini Begin the Update Process The script to perform a firmware update on your system is: fwupdate.py Run fwupdate.py -h for usage options. ./fwupdate.py -h Usage: fwupdate.py [options] Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -f CONFIG_FILE, --file=CONFIG_FILE Enter config file with parameters the script needs. Example of a file is fwupdate.cfg. -v, --verbose Prints information verbosely --cleanenv Cleans .log, .xml, and .cer files in current directory. 23

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Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers
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A sample output:
OPTION
Component
Status
Comp ID
VersionType
1(update)
FRMW
Installed
26018
0.12 BP12G+ 0:2
2(update)
FRMW
Installed
68138
D505
Physical Disk 0:2:0
3(update)
FRMW
Installed
Empty
7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
4(update)
FRMW
Installed
Empty
7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
5(update)
BIOS
Installed
159
1.0.4 BIOS
6(update)
FRMW
Installed
Empty
7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
7(update)
FRMW
Installed
26041
03.10.13 Power Supply.Slot.1
8(update)
FRMW
Installed
25227
1.00.00 Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller
9(rollback)
FRMW
Available
25227
1.00.00 Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller
10(update)
APAC
Installed
25806
4216.1
Dell Enterprise UEFI Diagnostics
Diagnostics Utility
11(update)
APAC
Installed
28897
1.0.0.3551
Dell Lifecycle Controller 2,
1.0.0.3551, X69
12(update)
FRMW
Installed
27763
0.5.3
System CPLD
13(update)
APAC
Installed
18981
7.0.0.38 Dell OS Driver Pack,
v.7.0.0.38, X38
14(update)
FRMW
Installed
Empty
3.0.0-0135 PERC S110 Controller
15(update)
FRMW
Installed
Empty
20.10.1-0066 PERC H310 Mini
Begin the Update Process
The script to perform a firmware update on your system is:
fwupdate.py
Run
fwupdate.py
h
for usage options.
./fwupdate.py -h
Usage: fwupdate.py [options]
Options:
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
-f CONFIG_FILE, --file=CONFIG_FILE
Enter config file with parameters the script needs.
Example of a file is fwupdate.cfg.
-v, --verbose
Prints information verbosely
--cleanenv
Cleans .log, .xml, and .cer files in current directory.