Downloading Drivers And Firmware; Channel Firmware Commodities - Dell EMC PowerEdge XE2420 Installation And Service Manual

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Table 7. Options to download and install OS drivers (continued)
Option

Downloading drivers and firmware

It is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management firmware on the system.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware.
Steps
1. Go to www.dell.com/support/drivers.
2. Enter the Service Tag of the system in the Enter a Dell Service Tag, Dell EMC Product ID or Model field, and then press Enter.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect PC to automatically detect the Service Tag, or click Browse
all products, and navigate to your product.
3. On the displayed product page, click Drivers & Downloads.
On the Drivers & Downloads page, all drivers that are applicable to the system are displayed.
4. Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.

Channel Firmware Commodities

For edge workloads with unique requirements of front side serviceability, small form factor chassis, network acceleration, redundant
network connectivity, and high capacity and dense storage the following commodities are enabled in the XE2420:
Intel XXV710 Dual Port 10/25GbE SFP28 OCP NIC 2.0
Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000 Full Height Bracket w/power cable
Intel 15.3 TB, NVMe, E1.L, EDSFF, P4510, TLC
NVMe M.2, PCIE Storage Option with 12 M.2 slots per Card
NVMe M.2, PCIE Storage Option with 16 M.2 slots per Card
NVMe M.2, PCIE Storage Option with 20 M.2 slots per Card
Dual NVMe M.2, PCIE Storage Option with 12 M.2 slots per Card
Dual NVMe M.2, PCIE Storage Option with 16 M.2 slots per Card
Dual NVMe M.2, PCIE Storage Option with 20 M.2 slots per Card
NOTE:
These commodities contain channel firmware and therefore do not have standard Dell systems management
support including iDRAC, DUPs, and catalogs.
NOTE:
Vendor tools are required to configure, deploy, manage, and update these commodities.
NOTE:
Firmware that is shipped at the time of order is only the Dell validated version.
If an issue is reported to technical support on a later version flashed by the end user, the end user will must flash back to the shipped
version to begin the root cause process. Best effort support will still be provided for non-Dell validated firmware versions.
iDRAC Reporting and Limitations
Intel XXV710 Dual Port 10/25GbE SFP28 OCP NIC 2.0
Reference of NIC reported in iDRAC inventory.
Documentation
NOTE:
To determine the most recent iDRAC release for
your platform and for latest documentation version, see
www.dell.com/support/article/sln308699.
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