Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using Cmc Web Interface; Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using Racadm; Updating Cmc Firmware - Dell PS-M4110 User Manual

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using CMC Web Interface

In the CMC Web interface, go to any of the following pages to view the current firmware versions:
• Chassis Overview → Update
• Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update
• Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Update
• Chassis Overview → I/O Module Overview → Update
• Chassis Overview → iKVM → Update
The Firmware Update page displays the current version of the firmware for each listed component and allows you to
update the firmware to the latest revision.
If the chassis contains an earlier generation server whose iDRAC is in recovery mode or if CMC detects that iDRAC has
corrupted firmware, then the earlier generation iDRAC is also listed on the Firmware Update page.

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using RACADM

To view the currently installed firmware versions using RACADM, use the getkvminfo subcommand. For more
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC .
information, see the

Updating CMC Firmware

You can update CMC firmware using Web interface or RACADM. The firmware update, by default, retains the current
CMC settings. During the update process, you can reset CMC configuration settings back to the factory default settings.
NOTE: To update firmware on CMC, you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege.
If a Web user interface session is used to update system component firmware, the Idle Timeout setting must be set high
enough to accommodate the file transfer time. In some cases, the firmware file transfer time may be as high as 30
minutes. To set the Idle Timeout value, see
During updates of CMC firmware, it is normal for some or all of the fan units in the chassis to spin at 100%.
If you have redundant CMCs installed in the chassis, it is recommended to update both the CMCs to the same firmware
version at the same time with a single operation. If CMCs have different firmware and a failover occurs, unexpected
results may occur.
The Active CMC resets and becomes temporarily unavailable after the firmware has been uploaded successfully. If a
standby CMC is present, the standby and active roles swap. The standby CMC becomes the active CMC. If an update is
applied only to the active CMC, after the reset is complete the active CMC does not run the updated image, only the
standby CMC has that image. In general, it is highly recommended to maintain identical firmware versions for the active
and standby CMCs.
When the standby CMC has been updated, swap the CMCs' roles so that the newly updated CMC becomes the active
CMC and CMC with the older firmware becomes the standby. See the cmcchangeover command section in the
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC for
information about swapping roles. This allows you to verify that the update has succeeded and that the new firmware is
working properly, before you update the firmware in the second CMC. When both CMCs are updated, you can use the
cmcchangeover command to restore the CMCs to their previous roles. CMC Firmware revision 2.x updates both the
primary CMC and the redundant CMC without using the cmcchangeover command.
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