Lifecycle Controller Version 3.36.36.36 User's Guide

Updating firmware

1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. In the left pane, click Firmware Update.
3. In the right pane, click Launch Firmware Update.
4. Select any one of these update repositories: FTP Server, Local Drive (CD, DVD, or USB), or Network Share (CIFS, NFS, HTTP, or HTTPS), and click Next.
   The Enter Access Details page is displayed.

   NOTE:If you select FTP Server, you can verify the connection by clicking Test Network Connection. If the domain name is provided, then the server IP address and the domain name is displayed. If proxy IP is provided, then the proxy IP along with the server IP is displayed.

   NOTE:If you select Network Share (CIFS, NFS, HTTP, or HTTPS), you can verify the connection by clicking Test Network Connection. By default, Lifecycle Controller pings the host and proxy IP.
5. Type or select the appropriate data.
   NOTE:In the FilePath or Update Package Path field, you can directly enter the customized name for the catalog file. For example DUP\adc.xml.
6. Click Next.
   The Select Updates page is displayed with the catalog file, catalog version, and component names for which the updates are available.
7. Select the components that require an update, and then click Apply.
   The update process is initiated, and the firmware update is completed. After restart, the system is ready to use.

   NOTE:The system does not restart if operating system driver packs, OS collector tool, or hardware diagnostics are updated.

   NOTE:When applying more than one update, the system may restart between updates. In this case, Lifecycle Controller restarts the server and automatically continues the update process.

   NOTE:iDRAC resets while updating iDRAC. If the iDRAC firmware update is interrupted for any reason, wait for up to 30 minutes before you attempt another firmware update.

   NOTE:After the CPLD firmware is updated on the modular servers, on the View Current Versions page, under Firmware Update, the firmware update date is displayed as 2000-01-01, regardless of the actual update date. The updated date and time are displayed based on the time zone that is configured on the server.

   NOTE:On a PowerEdge server, if you use Lifecycle Controller to update the Intel network card firmware from version 15.0.xx to 16.5.xx or conversely, reboot the server to view the updated firmware.

   NOTE:If you update the Intel Network Card firmware from version 14.5.x to 16.5.xx or vice versa on a PowerEdge server by using Lifecycle Controller, the Firmware Rollback page may display the firmware version as 15.0.xx instead of 14.5.x . However, the Firmware Rollback page displays the version 14.5.x if you update the firmware by using the Intel Network firmware DUPs on the OS.