Updating Firmware Images And Monitoring The Pdu Power Status; Verifying And Updating The Fan Controller Board Firmware Via The Compute Sled; Viewing The Fan Controller Board Firmware Version Information; Updating The Fan Controller Board Firmware - Dell PowerEdge C8000 Hardware Owner's Manual

Updating Firmware Images and
Monitoring the PDU Power Status
Verifying and Updating the Fan Controller Board
Firmware Via the Compute Sled

Viewing the Fan Controller Board Firmware Version Information

1 Run the command line interface.
2 Enter the following command line:
cmd > fcbutil /i

Updating the Fan Controller Board Firmware

NOTE:
Removing the FCB during a FCB firmware update will break the firmware
update process and could damage or corrupt the image on the FCB. Please contact
Dell for more help if this occurred.
NOTE:
When updating FCB components, such as the CPLD and fan table, the
update sequence is as follows: CPLD > fan table > FCB firmware.
1 Download the latest fan controller board firmware from dell.com/support.
Browse to the location where you downloaded the firmware package and
extract the package.
2 Run the fan controller (FC) update utility.
– MS-DOS — FCBUTIL.EXE
– Windows — fcbutil_x64.exe
– Linux — fcbutil_linux or fcbutil_linux64

Updating Firmware Images and Monitoring the PDU Power Status

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