Dell Edge Gateway5000 Series Installation and Operation Manual

The fwupgmgr tool or commands are used to update the UEFI BIOS on the system. The UEFI BIOS for this platform is released through online Linux Vendor File System (LVFS) based methods

It is recommended that you enable the UEFI Capsule update by default so that it is running in the background to keep the system BIOS up to date.

Without an internet connection

1. Download the latest .cab file from secure-lvfs.rhcloud.com/lvfs/devicelist.
2. Check the current BIOS details.

   $ sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-devices

3. Copy the firmware.cab file to /root/snap/uefi-fw-tools/common/ folder.

   $ sudo cp firmware.cab /root/snap/uefi-fw-tools/common/

4. Check the details of the BIOS from the .cab file.

   $ sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-details [Full path of firmware.cab]

5. Apply the update.

   $ sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr install [Full path of firmware.cab] -v

6. Restart the system.

   $ sudo reboot

With an internet connection

1. Connect and login to the Edge Gateway.
2. Check the current BIOS details.

   $sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-devices

3. Check if the update is available from LVFS service.

   $sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr refresh

4. Download the BIOS from the www.dell.com/support.

   $sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-updates

5. Apply the update.

   $sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr update -v

6. Restart the system.

   $ sudo reboot