Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using Racadm; Updating The Cmc Firmware; Updating Cmc Firmware Using Racadm - Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using RACADM

To view the IP information for iDRAC and CMC, and the CMC service- or asset tag using RACADM, run the racadm
Chassis Management
getsysinfo sub-command. For more information about other RACADM commands, see the
Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide .

Updating the CMC Firmware

You can update the 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 the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege.
If a Web user interface session is used to update system component firmware, the Idle Timeout (0, 60–10800) setting
must be set to a higher value 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 Configuring Services.
During CMC firmware updates, it is normal for some or all of the fan units in the chassis to rotate at 100% speed.
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 the CMC with the earlier firmware becomes the standby. For information about swapping roles, see the
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command
cmcchangeover command section in the
Line Reference Guide . Running this command helps 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 running the cmcchangeover command.
To avoid disconnecting other users during a reset, notify authorized users who may log in to CMC and check for active
sessions on the Sessions page. To open the Sessions page, click Chassis Overview in the left pane, click Network, and
then click the Sessions.
When transferring files to and from CMC, the file transfer icon spins during the transfer. If your icon is not animated,
make sure that your browser is configured to allow animations. For more information about allowing animations in the
browser, see Allow Animations in Internet Explorer.

Updating CMC Firmware Using RACADM

To update CMC firmware using RACADM, use the fwupdate subcommand. For more information about RACADM
Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide .
commands, see
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