Updating Iom Software Using Cmc Web Interface; Ioa/Mxl Gui; Launching Ioa/Mxl Gui From The Chassis Overview Page - Dell PowerEdge FX2 User Manual

NOTE: This feature is supported on PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator IOM only. Other IOMs including MXL 10/40GbE are
not supported.
To reset the selected IOMs to factory default settings using the CMC Web interface:
1. In the system tree, go to I/O Module Overview and click Setup or expand I/O Module Overview in the system tree, select the
IOM, and click Setup.
The Deploy I/O Modules page displays the IOM(s) that are powered on.
2. For the required IOM(s), click Reset.
A warning message is displayed.
3. Click OK to continue.

Updating IOM software using CMC web interface

You can update the IOM software by selecting the required software image from a specified location. You can also rollback to an
earlier software version.
NOTE: This feature is supported only on Dell PowerEdge I/O Aggregator.
To update the IOM Infrastructure device software, in the CMC Web interface:
1. Go to Chassis Overview → I/O Module Overview → Update.
The IOM Firmware Update page is displayed. Alternatively, go to any of the following
• Chassis Overview → Update.
• Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update.
The Firmware Update page is displayed, which provides a link to access the IOM Firmware and Software page.
2. In the IOM Firmware Update page, in the Firmware section, select the check box in the Update column for the IOM you want
to update the software and click Apply Firmware Update. Alternatively, to rollback to the earlier versions of the software,
select the check box in the Rollback column.
3. Select the software image for the software update, using the Browse option. The name of Software image gets displayed in
the IOM Software Location field.
The Update Status section provides software update or rollback 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.
NOTE: The FTOS or IOM software version is displayed in the format X-Y(A-B). For example, 8-3(1-4). If the
Rollback Version of the FTOS image is an old image which uses the old version string format 8-3-1-4, then the
Current Version is displayed as 8-3(1-4).

IOA/MXL GUI

You can launch the IOA/MXL GUI from CMC to manage the IOA/MXL configuration. To launch the MXL/IOA GUI from CMC, the
IOM must be set to MXL or IOA and you must have the Fabric A Administrator privilege.
The Dell PowerEdge FX2 MXL GUI supports changing the switch mode to IOA from MXL and the PowerEdge FX2 IOA GUI
supports changing the switch mode to MXL from IOA.
You can launch the MXL/IOA GUI from the Chassis Overview, I/O Module Overview, and I/O Module Status pages.
NOTE: While logging in to the MXL application for the first time, you are prompted to customize the password.

Launching IOA/MXL GUI from the Chassis Overview page

Go to the Chassis Overview → Quick Links → Launch I/O Module GUI. The IOA/MXL login page is displayed.
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