Viewing And Managing Staged Updates Using Racadm; Rolling Back Device Firmware - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

You must have Server Control privilege to delete jobs.

Viewing and managing staged updates using RACADM

To view the staged updates using RACADM, use jobqueue sub-command. For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM
Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Rolling back device firmware

You can roll back the firmware for iDRAC or any device that Lifecycle Controller supports, even if the upgrade was previously
performed using another interface. For example, if the firmware was upgraded using the Lifecycle Controller GUI, you can roll back
the firmware using the iDRAC web interface. You can perform firmware rollback for multiple devices with one system reboot.
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On Dell's 13 generation PowerEdge servers that have a single iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller firmware, rolling back the iDRAC
firmware also rolls back the Lifecycle Controller firmware. However, on a 12
2.xx.xx.xx, rolling back iDRAC to a previous version such as 1.xx.xx does not roll back the Lifecycle Controller firmware version. It is
recommended that you roll back Lifecycle Controller to a previous version after rolling back iDRAC.
NOTE: On a 12th generation of PowerEdge server with firmware version 2.10.10.10, you cannot roll back Lifecycle
xx . xx without rolling back iDRAC. Roll back iDRAC first to 1. xx . xx version and only then can you roll back
Controller to 1.
Lifecycle Controller.
It is recommended to keep the firmware updated to ensure you have the latest features and security updates. You may need to
rollback an update or install an earlier version if you encounter any issues after an update. To install an earlier version, use Lifecycle
Controller to check for updates and select the version you want to install.
You can perform firmware rollback for the following components:
• iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
• BIOS
• Network Interface Card (NIC)
• Power Supply Unit (PSU)
• RAID Controller
• Backplane
NOTE: You cannot perform firmware rollback for Diagnostics, Driver Packs, and CPLD.
Before rolling back the firmware, make sure that:
• You have Configure privilege to roll back iDRAC firmware.
• You have Server Control privilege and have enabled Lifecycle Controller to roll back firmware for any other device other than the
iDRAC.
• Change the NIC mode to Dedicated if the mode is set as Shared LOM.
You can roll back the firmware to the previously installed version using any of the following methods:
• iDRAC web interface
• CMC web interface
• RACADM CLI — iDRAC and CMC
• Lifecycle Controller GUI
• Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services
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generation PowerEdge server with firmware version
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