Dell PowerEdge R830 Integrated Remote Access Controller 8 Version 2.70.70.70 U - Page 68

Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services, Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC

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For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals. Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services For information to update the firmware using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services, see Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals. Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, you can update the firmware for the Chassis Management Controller and any component that can be updated by CMC and shared by the servers from iDRAC. Before applying the update, make sure that: • Servers are not allowed to power-up by CMC. • Chassis with LCD must display a message indicating "update is in-progress". • Chassis without LCD must indicate the update progress using LED blinking pattern. • During the update, chassis action power commands are disabled. The updates for components such as Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) of IOM that requires all the servers to be idle, the update is applied on the next chassis power-up cycle. CMC settings to update CMC firmware from iDRAC In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, before performing the firmware update from iDRAC for CMC and its shared components, do the following: 1. Launch the CMC Web interface 2. Navigate to Chassis Overview > Setup > General. 3. From the Chassis Management at Server Mode drop-down menu, select Manage and Monitor, and the click Apply. iDRAC settings to update CMC firmware In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, before updating the firmware for CMC and its shared components from iDRAC, do the following settings in iDRAC: 1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Update and Rollback > Settings The Chassis Management Controller Firmware Update Settings page is displayed. 2. For Allow CMC Updates Through OS and Lifecycle Controller, select Enabled to enable CMC firmware update from iDRAC. 3. Under Current CMC Setting, make sure that Chassis Management at Server Mode option displays Manage and Monitor. You can set this in CMC. Viewing and managing staged updates You can view and delete the scheduled jobs including configuration and update jobs. This is a licensed feature. All jobs queued to run during the next reboot can be deleted. Related tasks Updating device firmware Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web interface To view the list of scheduled jobs using iDRAC web interface, go to Overview > Server > Job Queue. The Job Queue page displays the status of jobs in the Lifecycle Controller job queue. For information about the displayed fields, see the iDRAC Online Help. 68 Setting up managed system and management station

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For more information, see the
iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide
available at
dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Updating firmware using Lifecycle Controller Remote
Services
For information to update the firmware using Lifecycle Controller–Remote Services, see
Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start
Guide
available at
dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Updating CMC firmware from iDRAC
In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, you can update the firmware for the Chassis Management Controller and any component that can
be updated by CMC and shared by the servers from iDRAC.
Before applying the update, make sure that:
Servers are not allowed to power-up by CMC.
Chassis with LCD must display a message indicating “update is in-progress”.
Chassis without LCD must indicate the update progress using LED blinking pattern.
During the update, chassis action power commands are disabled.
The updates for components such as Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) of IOM that requires all the servers to be idle, the update is
applied on the next chassis power-up cycle.
CMC settings to update CMC firmware from iDRAC
In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, before performing the firmware update from iDRAC for CMC and its shared components, do the
following:
1.
Launch the CMC Web interface
2.
Navigate to
Chassis Overview
>
Setup
>
General
.
3.
From the
Chassis Management at Server Mode
drop-down menu, select
Manage and Monitor
, and the click
Apply
.
iDRAC settings to update CMC firmware
In the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, before updating the firmware for CMC and its shared components from iDRAC, do the following
settings in iDRAC:
1.
In the iDRAC Web interface, go to
Overview
>
iDRAC Settings
>
Update and Rollback
>
Settings
The
Chassis Management Controller Firmware Update Settings
page is displayed.
2.
For
Allow CMC Updates Through OS and Lifecycle Controller
, select
Enabled
to enable CMC firmware update from iDRAC.
3.
Under
Current CMC Setting
, make sure that
Chassis Management at Server Mode
option displays
Manage and Monitor
. You
can set this in CMC.
Viewing and managing staged updates
You can view and delete the scheduled jobs including configuration and update jobs. This is a licensed feature. All jobs queued to run during
the next reboot can be deleted.
Related tasks
Updating device firmware
Viewing and managing staged updates using iDRAC web
interface
To view the list of scheduled jobs using iDRAC web interface, go to
Overview
>
Server
>
Job Queue
. The
Job Queue
page displays the
status of jobs in the Lifecycle Controller job queue. For information about the displayed fields, see the
iDRAC Online Help
.
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