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DRAC5 to update BIOS and firmware?
I have used iDRAC6 and the Life Cycle Controller to update the BIOS and firmware of PE servers before but I have one PE2900 which I need to update also. Can I use a DRAC5 card to do the same as the iDRAC6 and LCC do? Ideally I'd like to be able to detect and download the updates from FTP rather than downloading a bunch of updates which aren't applicable (such as the SUU).
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May 7th, 2014 09:00
Hi,
Unfortunately, no the added lifecycle controller update functionality was not available on the 2950s. You can use the repository manager to create a disk with just the needed updates. http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=N8WYG&fileId=3214195932&osCode=WNET&productCode=poweredge-2950&languageCode=EN&categoryId=SM
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May 8th, 2014 02:00
Hi,
I feared as much!
I downloaded the DRM and created a repository for my PE2900 (which seemed to be classed as PE2950) and exported the SUU to a directory. I ran the SUU on the 2900 but once it had collected the inventory the message displayed was:
Informational Message:
This is an unsupported system and no software updates will be applicable to this system. Please refer to the User Guide for more information about prerequisites and supported systems.
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May 8th, 2014 08:00
The 2900 and 2950 are different models in regards to updates, the 2900 is under tower systems in the DRM, even if you have it in a rack configuration.