Dell PowerEdge T140 EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide - Page 55

Install any necessary Embedded Systems Management, Below are the steps for the two methods

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1 Download the BIOS update package at: Dell.com/support. 2 When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. 3 Read the release information by running the command "./[model]_BIOS_LX[revision].BIN--version" command from the shell. 4 Download and perform the prerequisites identified in the above steps before proceeding. 5 Install any necessary Embedded Systems Management firmware prior to this BIOS update. 6 Run the update "./[model]_BIOS_LX[revision].BIN--version". 7 Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update. Method 3: Dell update package instructions for Windows DUP. 1 Download the BIOS update package at: Dell.com/support. 2 When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. 3 Browse the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the file. 4 Read over the release information presented in the dialog window. 5 Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding. 6 Install any necessary Embedded Systems Management firmware prior to this BIOS update. 7 Click the Install button. 8 Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update. Method 4: GnuPG signature of Dell update package instructions. 1 Download the BIOS update package at: Dell.com/support. 2 When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. 3 Import the Dell public key. NOTE: You only need to do once on your system. 4 Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, [model]_BIOS_LX_[version].BIN.sign. There are two methods to update the PERC firmware. Below are the steps for the two methods: Method 1: Windows update package. 1 Download the BIOS update package at: Dell.com/support. 2 When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. 3 Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file. 4 Read over the release information presented in the dialog window. 5 Download and perform any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding. 6 Click the Install button. 7 Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update. Method 2: Linux update package. 1 Download the BIOS update package at: Dell.com/support. 2 When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. 3 Read over the release information presented by executing the "./SAS-RAID_Firmware_XXXXX_LN_XXXXX.BIN--version" command from the shell. 4 Download and perform any prerequisites identified in the above step before proceeding. 5 Run the update by executing "./SAS-RAID_Firmware_XXXXX_LN_XXXXX.BIN" from the shell. 6 Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update. There are two methods to update the PERC firmware: Method 1: Windows update package: Troubleshooting hardware issues 55

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1
Download the BIOS update package at:
Dell.com/support
.
2
When the File Download window appears, click
Save
to save the
file
to your hard drive.
3
Read the release information by running the command "
./[model]_BIOS_LX[revision].BIN--version
" command from
the shell.
4
Download and perform the prerequisites
identified
in the above steps before proceeding.
5
Install any necessary Embedded Systems Management
firmware
prior to this BIOS update.
6
Run the update "
./[model]_BIOS_LX[revision].BIN--version
".
7
Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.
Method 3:
Dell update package instructions for Windows DUP.
1
Download the BIOS update package at:
Dell.com/support
.
2
When the File Download window appears, click
Save
to save the
file
to your hard drive.
3
Browse the location where you downloaded the
file
and double-click the
file.
4
Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
5
Download and install any prerequisites
identified
in the dialog window before proceeding.
6
Install any necessary Embedded Systems Management
firmware
prior to this BIOS update.
7
Click the Install button.
8
Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.
Method 4:
GnuPG signature of Dell update package instructions.
1
Download the BIOS update package at:
Dell.com/support
.
2
When the File Download window appears, click
Save
to save the
file
to your hard drive.
3
Import the Dell public key.
NOTE:
You only need to do once on your system.
4
Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature
file,
[model]_BIOS_LX_[version].BIN.sign.
There are two methods to update the PERC
firmware.
Below are the steps for the two methods:
Method 1:
Windows update package.
1
Download the BIOS update package at:
Dell.com/support
.
2
When the File Download window appears, click
Save
to save the
file
to your hard drive.
3
Browse to the location where you downloaded the
file
and double-click the new
file.
4
Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
5
Download and perform any prerequisites
identified
in the dialog window before proceeding.
6
Click the Install button.
7
Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.
Method 2:
Linux update package.
1
Download the BIOS update package at:
Dell.com/support
.
2
When the File Download window appears, click
Save
to save the
file
to your hard drive.
3
Read over the release information presented by executing the "
./SAS-RAID_Firmware_XXXXX_LN_XXXXX.BIN--version
"
command from the shell.
4
Download and perform any prerequisites
identified
in the above step before proceeding.
5
Run the update by executing "
./SAS-RAID_Firmware_XXXXX_LN_XXXXX.BIN
" from the shell.
6
Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.
There are two methods to update the PERC
firmware:
Method 1:
Windows update package:
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