Updating Idrac6 Firmware Using The Cmc - Dell iDRAC6 User Manual

Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using the CMC

Typically, iDRAC6 firmware is updated using iDRAC6 utilities, such as
iDRAC6 Web interface or operating system specific update packages
downloaded from support.dell.com.
You can use the CMC Web interface or CMC RACADM to update iDRAC6
firmware. This feature is available both when iDRAC6 firmware is in Normal
mode, as well as when it is corrupted.
NOTE:
See the Chassis Management Controller Firmware User Guide for
instructions for using the CMC Web interface.
To update iDRAC6 firmware, perform the following steps:
1 Download the latest iDRAC6 firmware to your management computer
from support.dell.com.
2 Log in to the CMC Web interface.
3 Click Chassis in the system tree.
4 Click the Update tab. The Firmware Update screen appears.
5 Select iDRAC6 or iDRAC6s of the same model to update by selecting the
Update Targets check box.
6 Click the Apply iDRAC6 Enterprise Update button below iDRAC6
component list.
7 Click Browse, browse to iDRAC6 firmware image you downloaded, and
click Open.
8 Click Begin Firmware Update.
After the firmware image file has been uploaded to the CMC, iDRAC6
updates itself with the image.
iDRAC6 Firmware Rollback
iDRAC6 has the provision to maintain two simultaneous firmware images.
You can choose to boot from (or rollback to) the firmware image of your choice.
1 Open iDRAC6 Web interface and log in to the remote system.
Click System→ Remote Access→ iDRAC6, and then click the Update tab.
2 Click Rollback. The current and the rollback firmware versions are
displayed on the Rollback (Step 2 of 3) page.
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Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise Using the Web Interface