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Wei Liu
Raja Tamilarasan

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  • Page 1 Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Author(s) Wei Liu Raja Tamilarasan...
  • Page 2 The content is provided as is, without express or implied warranties of any kind. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and its affiliates cannot be responsible for errors or omissions in typography or photography. Dell, the Dell logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Contents Introduction ......................5 1:1 Updates ......................... 5 BIOS DUP (Dell Update Package) from the Operating System (OS) ..........5 Windows DUP ......................5 Linux DUP ......................9 DOS-based BIOS Flash Utility ..................10 UEFI-based BIOS Flash Utility ..................
  • Page 4 Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 17. Remote Firmware Update ................21...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Introduction Customers using the 12th generation Dell PowerEdge Servers have a variety of ways to update the system BIOS. Customers can use any of the following methods, based on their needs and environment.

  • Page 6: Figure 1. Windows Dup

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 1. Windows DUP 3. Click Install. 4. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update (Figure 2).

  • Page 7: Figure 2. After Dup Installation, A System Reboot Is Required For The Update To Be Staged

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 2. After DUP installation, a system reboot is required for the update to be staged 5. The system will reboot and launch Lifecycle Controller (Figure 3).

  • Page 8: Figure 3. System Reboots To Lifecycle Controller

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 3. System reboots to Lifecycle Controller 6. The Lifecycle Controller will invoke the BIOS update (Figure 4). This may take a few minutes. After the BIOS is updated, a system reboot will automatically take place and boot back to the...

  • Page 9: Linux Dup

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 4. The BIOS update inside Lifecycle Controller Linux DUP Installation steps: 1. Read over the release information presented by executing the "./PER710_BIOS_LX_6.0.7.BIN" command from the shell. 2. Run the update by executing "./PER710_BIOS_LX_6.0.7.BIN" from the shell (Figure 5).

  • Page 10: Dos-Based Bios Flash Utility

    The DOS or DRMK (Dell Real Mode Kernel)-based BIOS flash utility for each platform can also be found at the Dell support website. Note that you must have DOS bootable media, such as a USB key. To update the BIOS using this utility, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 11: Uefi-Based Bios Flash Utility

    DOS-based BIOS flash utility UEFI-based BIOS Flash Utility Dell releases a UEFI-based BIOS flash utility for each 12 generation platform. There are two ways to utilize this utility, one is to run it from a UEFI shell, and the other is to load it directly from BIOS Boot Manager.

  • Page 12: Figure 7. Bios Boot Manager

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers 2. Plug in the USB key and power on the system. Press F11 during POST to enter BIOS Boot Manager (Figure 7). Figure 7. BIOS Boot Manager 3. Click UEFI Boot Menu and choose the UEFI-bootable USB key to boot.

  • Page 13: Figure 8. Flash Bios In Uefi Shell

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 8. Flash BIOS in UEFI shell 5. Follow the on-screen instruction to update the BIOS (Figure 9 and Figure 10).

  • Page 14: Figure 9. Uefi-Based Bios Flash Utility

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 9. UEFI-based BIOS flash utility...

  • Page 15: Load The Bios Flash Utility From Bios Boot Manager

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 10. UEFI-based BIOS flash utility Load the BIOS Flash Utility from BIOS Boot Manager In case you don’t have a UEFI shell, you can still use the following method to update the BIOS using the UEFI BIOS flash utility.

  • Page 16: Figure 11. Bios Update File Explorer

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 11. BIOS Update File Explorer 4. Select the USB key, and navigate through the directory contents to find the UEFI BIOS flash utility (for example, R720-010100.efi) (Figure 12).

  • Page 17: Update Bios Via Lifecycle Controller (F10)

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 12. Use BIOS Update File Explorer to select the BIOS UEFI flash utility file to update 5. The BIOS flash utility will launch when you select the file and press Enter. Then follow the on- screen instructions to update the BIOS (Figure 9 and Figure 10).

  • Page 18: Figure 13. Lifecycle Controller Screen After Pressing F10 During Post

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 13. Lifecycle Controller screen after pressing F10 during POST 1. Click on Platform Update  Launch Platform Update (Figure 14). Figure 14. Platform Update screen 2. Select Local Drive (Figure 15).

  • Page 19: Figure 15. Select Update Repository In Platform Update

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 15. Select Update Repository in Platform Update 3. Select your USB device from the Local Drive drop-down list. Type in the name of the DUP (for example, BIOS_VTR78_WN32_1.1.0.EXE) to be used to update.

  • Page 20: 1:Many Updates

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers Figure 16. Select the local drive and type in the DUP file to use 6. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the BIOS update. 1:Many Updates Remote BIOS Update using WSMAN...

  • Page 21: Before You Begin

    WSMAN commands through an SSL connection. The target system (2) is equipped with iDRAC, which is the management controller with advanced capabilities. The update repository (3) contains the Dell update packages (DUPs) that will be used to update the firmware on the target system.

  • Page 22: Performing A Firmware Update On Your System

    Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers 4. Verify that Python version [2.7] is installed on your system. If you need help with this, refer Python Home. 5. Download the Python scripts from [Click Here]. a. [fw_inventory.py] b. [fwupdate.py] c. [fw_poll.py]...
  • Page 23 Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers A sample output: OPTION Component Status Comp ID Version Type 1(update) FRMW Installed 26018 0.12 BP12G+ 0:2 2(update) FRMW Installed 68138 D505 Physical Disk 0:2:0 3(update) FRMW Installed Empty 7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet...
  • Page 24 Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers 1. On running the fwupdate.py script, you will be prompted for the following: Enter iDRAC IP Address: [iDRAC IP] Enter User Name: [USER NAME] Enter User Password: [PASSWORD] The first argument is the IP address of the iDRAC on the target system. The second is the user name.
  • Page 25 Installed 1.0.4 BIOS 7. The script will prompt for the location of the Dell Update Package (DUP) to be used. This location is called the Update Repository; see item 3 in Error! Reference source not found.. iDRAC supports the following download methods with source URI syntax: ...
  • Page 26 Forceful shutdown if graceful shutdown does not succeed No reboot 9. The script prompts for deleting all existing jobs in iDRAC. Dell recommends that you choose “yes” to have a clean start. Erase all previous jobs stored in the iDRAC? (yes/no) yes...
  • Page 27 Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers A sample output of a failed command: The command failed with error code: CMPI_RC_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER If the command fails, verify that the InstanceID you provided is accurate by comparing it with the output from the previous step. Compare each character. Characters are case-sensitive. Also, check the accuracy of the source URI.

  • Page 28: Bios Update Using Repository Manager

    The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) is a systems management hardware and software solution for managing multiple Dell blade chassis. The CMC, which is a hot-pluggable module that sits in the back of a Dell blade Chassis, provides a secure web / browser-based interface that enables an...
  • Page 29 IT administrator to take inventory, perform configuration and monitoring tasks, remotely power on/off blades, and enable alerts for events on servers and components in the blade chassis. For more information on performing updates using the Dell Chassis Management Controller, refer to the following link: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/dell-chassis-management-...

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