User's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 189
Managing Firmware Updates
This section describes how to use the Web interface to update firmware.
The following Chassis components can be updated using the GUI or
RACADM commands:
• CMC — active and standby
•iKVM
•iDRAC
• IOM infrastructure devices
When you update firmware, there is a recommended process to follow that
can prevent a loss of service if the update fails. See "Installing or Updating the
CMC Firmware" on page 49 for guidelines to follow before you use the
instructions in this section.
Viewing the Current Firmware Versions
The Update page displays the current version of all the updatable
components in the chassis. These may include the iKVM firmware, active
CMC firmware, (if applicable) the standby CMC firmware, the iDRAC
firmware, and the IOM infrastructure device firmware. For more information
see "Updating the IOM Infrastructure Device Firmware" on page 193.
To open an update page for selected devices:
1
Click on the device name or select the Select/Deselect All check box.
2 Click Apply Update.
An update page for the selected devices displays.
If the chassis contains an earlier generation server whose iDRAC is in recovery
mode or if CMC detects that iDRAC has corrupted firmware, then the earlier
generation iDRAC is also listed on the Firmware Update page. See
"Recovering iDRAC Firmware Using CMC" on page 195 for the steps to
recover iDRAC firmware using CMC.
To view the chassis components that can be updated:
1
Log in to the Web interface. For more information, see "Accessing the
CMC Web Interface" on page 103.
2 Click Chassis Overview in the system tree.
3 Click the Update tab. The Firmware Update page appears.