Our current iDRAC version is 1.50 so does this look correct?
1. Update iDRAC to 1.52 2. Update iDRAC to 1.54 3. Update iDRAC to 1.55 4. Update iDRAC to 1.57 5. Update iDRAC to 1.80 6. Update iDRAC to 1.85 7. Update iDRAC to 1.92 8. Update BIOS to 2.2.15 9. Update iDRAC to 1.95 10. Update BIOS to 2.2.10 11. Update BIOS to 2.2.11 12. Update BIOS to 2.3.12 13. Update iDRAC to 1.98 14. Update BIOS to 3.0.0 15. Update BIOS to 6.0.7 16. Update iDRAC to 1.99 17. Update iDrac to 2.80 18. Update iDRAC to 2.85 19. Update BIOS to 6.4.0
Then run SUU to update the LC or should LC be done in version increments manually as well?
I ve just update wrong IDRAC file ( exe) , via web IDrac, My server is R710 ( IDRAC ver 1.54).Now I can not connect to the Idrac web. Can I use Dell Life Cycle When press F10 to upgrade Idrac from ver 1.54 ?
A Dell support advised me to always upload .exe files for Win x32 or x64 which worked on R720. However, on the R710 one has to always download File Format: An application e.g. iDRAC6_2.91_A00_FW_IMG.exe, extract to a folder and upload file ending with .d6 e.g. firmimg.d6. I also clear browser's cache after each update as sometimes it wouldn't allow me to log back in and only refreshed the login page. Some updates also failed on R720 and Dell rep asked me to Reset iDRAC under Quick Launch Tasks which helped (it's just a reboot and settings are preserved). This way I was able to update iDRAC to the latest 2.92 version listed to this particular server (the file's in view full driver details https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=kpccc&oscode=ws8r2&productcode=poweredge-r710) . I'm not sure if I can go any further than this version but when was updating the R720 thought I was on the latest version although Life Cycle ISO it further updated my iDRAC7 causing restart subsequently loss of connection. That gave me almost a heart attack after multiple failed attempts to reconnect in FireFox It turned out that the console's Java process stalled on my client machine used for updates and required a full Windows 10 restart before I could reconnect to the console again to hit enter key to finish Life Cycle bootable ISO updates.
I'm now looking for an ISO to run and update other firmware on the R710 but it has to be dated after the latest iDRAC6 2.92 firmware release i.e. 31 Jan 2019. I've read Dell stopped supporting this machine in LC hence might have continue with manual one by one firmware updates.
jcs82379
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March 6th, 2017 11:00
Ok so apply these updates by version starting with idrac for a total of 10 updates,
then run the suu again to update the LC correct?
jcs82379
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March 6th, 2017 11:00
Thanks,
Our current iDRAC version is 1.50 so does this look correct?
1. Update iDRAC to 1.52
2. Update iDRAC to 1.54
3. Update iDRAC to 1.55
4. Update iDRAC to 1.57
5. Update iDRAC to 1.80
6. Update iDRAC to 1.85
7. Update iDRAC to 1.92
8. Update BIOS to 2.2.15
9. Update iDRAC to 1.95
10. Update BIOS to 2.2.10
11. Update BIOS to 2.2.11
12. Update BIOS to 2.3.12
13. Update iDRAC to 1.98
14. Update BIOS to 3.0.0
15. Update BIOS to 6.0.7
16. Update iDRAC to 1.99
17. Update iDrac to 2.80
18. Update iDRAC to 2.85
19. Update BIOS to 6.4.0
Then run SUU to update the LC or should LC be done in version increments manually as well?
chuthienan
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June 19th, 2018 16:00
Hi
I ve just update wrong IDRAC file ( exe) , via web IDrac, My server is R710 ( IDRAC ver 1.54).Now I can not connect to the Idrac web. Can I use Dell Life Cycle When press F10 to upgrade Idrac from ver 1.54 ?
The best regard
davss
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February 17th, 2021 13:00
After some trouble I managed to update my iDRAC6 1.54 on R710 using the below links to 1.85:
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000153015/common-tasks-when-handling-drac-firmware
Then from 1.85 used updates from my R710 page.
A Dell support advised me to always upload .exe files for Win x32 or x64 which worked on R720. However, on the R710 one has to always download File Format: An application e.g. iDRAC6_2.91_A00_FW_IMG.exe, extract to a folder and upload file ending with .d6 e.g. firmimg.d6. I also clear browser's cache after each update as sometimes it wouldn't allow me to log back in and only refreshed the login page. Some updates also failed on R720 and Dell rep asked me to Reset iDRAC under Quick Launch Tasks which helped (it's just a reboot and settings are preserved). This way I was able to update iDRAC to the latest 2.92 version listed to this particular server (the file's in view full driver details https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-uk/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=kpccc&oscode=ws8r2&productcode=poweredge-r710) . I'm not sure if I can go any further than this version but when was updating the R720 thought I was on the latest version although Life Cycle ISO it further updated my iDRAC7 causing restart subsequently loss of connection. That gave me almost a heart attack after multiple failed attempts to reconnect in FireFox It turned out that the console's Java process stalled on my client machine used for updates and required a full Windows 10 restart before I could reconnect to the console again to hit enter key to finish Life Cycle bootable ISO updates.
I'm now looking for an ISO to run and update other firmware on the R710 but it has to be dated after the latest iDRAC6 2.92 firmware release i.e. 31 Jan 2019. I've read Dell stopped supporting this machine in LC hence might have continue with manual one by one firmware updates.