Updating The Idrac6 Firmware; Before You Begin; Downloading The Idrac6 Firmware - Dell IDRAC6 User Manual

Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware

Use one of the following methods to update your iDRAC6 firmware.
• Web-based Interface (see "Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware Using the
Web-Based Interface" on page 40)
• RACADM CLI (see "Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware Using RACADM"
on page 40)
• Dell Update Packages (see "Updating the iDRAC6 Firmware Using Dell
Update Packages for Supported Windows and Linux Operating Systems"
on page 40)

Before You Begin

Before you update your iDRAC6 firmware using local RACADM or the
Dell Update Packages, perform the following procedures. Otherwise, the
firmware update operation may fail.
1 Install and enable the appropriate IPMI and managed node drivers.
2 If your system is running a Windows operating system, enable and start
the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service.
3 If you are using iDRAC6 Enterprise and your system is running SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server (version 10) for Intel EM64T, start the Raw service.
4 Disconnect and unmount Virtual Media.
NOTE:
30 minutes may be required before a firmware update will be allowed again.
5 Ensure that the USB is enabled.

Downloading the iDRAC6 Firmware

To update your iDRAC6 firmware, download the latest firmware from the
Dell Support website located at support.dell.com and save the file to your
local system.
The following software components are included with your iDRAC6 firmware
package:
• Compiled iDRAC6 firmware code and data
• Web-based interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files
• Default configuration files
If iDRAC6 firmware update is interrupted for any reason, a wait of up to
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