Users Guide

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Firmware update

With Lifecycle Controller, the system can be updated using the repositories accessible through FTP, a network share or on a

locally attached USB drive or a DVD. Use the Firmware Update page to:

● View the current version of the installed applications and firmware.

●

View a list of available updates.

● Select the required updates, downloads (automatic), and then apply the updates to the following components listed in the

table:

NOTE: When you update the firmware on a BCM57xx and 57xxx adapters, you notice that the cards are displayed as

QLogic. This is due to the acquisition of Broadcom NetXtreme II by QLogic.

The following table lists the components that support the Firmware Update feature:

NOTE: When multiple firmware updates are applied through out-of-band methods or using the Lifecycle Controller GUI, the

updates are ordered in the most efficient possible manner to reduce unnecessary restarting of a system.

NOTE: Firmware update for SAS and SATA hard drives or solid-state drives is not supported from Lifecycle Controller GUI.

Table 8. Firmware Update — Supported Components

Component Name Firmware Rollback Supported? (Yes

or No)

Out-of-band — System Restart

Required?

Diagnostics No No

OS Driver Pack No No

BIOS Yes Yes

RAID Controller Yes Yes

SAS HBA Yes (HBA345 and higher) Yes

Backplanes** Yes Yes

Enclosures Yes Yes

NIC Yes Yes

iDRAC Yes Yes

Power Supply Unit Yes Yes

CPLD No Yes

NOTE: After CPLD firmware upgrade is complete, iDRAC restarts automatically.

FC Cards Yes Yes

HHHL NVMe adapter Yes Yes

NVMe PCIe SSD drives Yes Yes

Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Yes No

CMC* No Yes

OS Collector No No

BOSS Yes Yes

NVDIMM Yes Yes

Systems Management Application No Yes

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