Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 53)

CMC allows IOM infrastructure device firmware (IOMINF) updates only if it detects that the IOMINF firmware is out-of-
date with the image contained in CMC file system. If the IOMINF firmware is up-to-date, CMC prevents IOMINF updates.
Up-to-date IOMINF devices are not listed as updatable devices.
Related Links
Downloading CMC Firmware
Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions
Updating IOM Software Using CMC Web Interface
Updating IOM Firmware Using CMC Web Interface
To update the IOM Infrastructure device firmware, in the CMC Web interface:
1. Go to Chassis Overview → I/O Module Overview → Update .
The IOM Firmware and Software page is displayed.
Alternatively, go to any of the following:
– Chassis Overview → Update
– Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update
– Chassis Overview → iKVM → Update
The Firmware Update page is displayed, which provides a link to access the IOM Firmware and Software page.
2. In the IOM Firmware and Software page, in the IOM Firmware section, select the checkbox in the Update column
for the IOM you want to update the firmware and click Apply Firmware Update .
The Update Status section provides firmware update status information. A status indicator displays on the page
while the image file uploads. File transfer time varies based on connection speed. When the internal update
process begins, the page automatically refreshes and the Firmware update timer is displayed.
NOTE: Do not click the Refresh icon or navigate to another page during the file transfer.
NOTE: The file transfer timer is not displayed when updating IOMINF firmware.
When the update is complete, there is a brief loss of connectivity to the IOM device since it resets and the new
firmware is displayed on the IOM Firmware and Software page.
Updating IOM Firmware Using RACADM
To update IOM infrastructure device firmware using RACADM, use the fwupdate subcommand For more information,
see
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC .
Updating Server iDRAC Firmware
You can update firmware for iDRAC6 and iDRAC7.
The iDRAC firmware must be at version 1.4 or later for servers with iDRAC, or 2.0 or later for servers with iDRAC6
Enterprise. If updating iDRAC6 firmware to 3.0 or later from an iDRAC6 version less than 2.3, the iDRAC6 firmware must
first be updated to version 2.3 before updating to version 3.0 or greater.
The iDRAC (on a Server) resets and become temporarily unavailable after firmware updates is successfully uploaded.
Related Links
Downloading CMC Firmware
Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions
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