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PowerEdge R420 W/ iDRAC 7 BIOS and Firmware Update Path
I have read that it is not recommended to update to the most recent for BIOS and firmware and to update progressively. Does anyone have a recommended update path from my current state:
CPUs: 2x Xeon E5-2430 v2
BIOS: 2.1.2
Firmware: 1.57.57 (Build 04)
Lifecycle Controller Firmware: 1.4.0.128
DELL-Shine K
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September 30th, 2022 19:00
I would recommend to choose one FW from each year based on release date and perform staged update. You can go to Version section on support site to get release date and link for old releases. Also ensure you are updating BIOS and iDRAC in parallel one after another.
Below is one of the sequence I can recommend
iDRAC 2.10.10.10
BIOS 2.4.2
iDRAC 2.30.30.30
BIOS 2.6.0
iDRAC 2.60.50.50
BIOS 2.9.0
iDRAC 2.65.65.65
Latest BIOS and iDRAC FW available in below links
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=g4m23&oscode=ws8r2&productcode=poweredge-r420
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=0ghf4&oscode=ws8r2&productcode=poweredge-r420
techwreck
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October 2nd, 2022 16:00
Thank you very much. I will try this out later and let you know how it goes!
krisd443
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February 14th, 2023 08:00
Did this work for you? I believe using the last official full firmware CD may have bricked my iLO as all iLO functions are gone. Getting another board in hopes that it can be brought up to date without danger of that.
Praveen.Singh
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February 15th, 2023 03:00
ILO related to HPE system.