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November 7th, 2014 09:00
Updating firmware using UEFI with Lifecycle Controller
I tried to update one of our R810 servers today using the UEFI with Lifecycle Controller and a local DVD SUU. I was following the instructions in a White Paper "Lifecycle Controller Platform
Update/Firmware Update in Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers" from Dell. I wondered if you could identify what I was doing wrong.
Here are the steps I took:
- From Dell Repository Manager, I exported the latest system bundle for the R810 to SUU ISO and burned it to DVD. I started with Linux SUUs, but discovered this morning that the UEFI only accepts Windows DUPs so I exported and burned the Windows x64 system bundle.
- I booted into the UEFI and selected Platform Update.
- I chose the “local repository” option and clicked Next. The Custom SUU in the DVD drive was automatically selected. After clicking through the “catalog could not be verified – do you want to continue” message it presented me with the error: "No Update is available. Ensure Windows catalog, and Dell Update Packages for Windows are used."
- I tried creating a USB repository instead, by copying all the files in the SUU/repository folder to a folder called catalog in the root of the USB drive, per the instructions in the white paper. That gave me the same message. I moved all the files to the root of the drive but that didn’t help either.
What did I do wrong? I even tried pointing it to \repository (for the DVD) and \catalog (for the USB) but it didn’t help. Was I using the wrong type of SUU? How do I point the UEFI to the right location on the DVD? Do I need to specify a file? What syntax do I use?
Thanks.
Regards, Dominic
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brastedd
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October 7th, 2015 07:00
Karen, I believe you can import older DUPs into Repository Manager.
However, there's a simpler way to get your update done. Export the newer BIOS DUP from Repository Manager to create a bootable Linux ISO rather than as a repository, boot to the ISO, and the BIOS should update without an issue. I had the same problem with one of our R910s and updating via Linux ISO worked. The problem occurs when you update via Lifecycle Controller.
If the ISO doesn't work first time, unplug the server, hold down the power button to drain the "flea power", then power the server back up and try again.