Here is the recommended sequence when updating firmware on the Dell PowerEdge server:
1) iDRAC 2) Lifecycle Controller 3) BIOS 4) Diagnostics 5) OS Driver Pack 6) RAID 7) NIC 8) PSU 9) CPLD 10) Other update Regardless of the methodology used to update firmware's, iDRAC and LCC should always be upgraded first before upgrading the other components on the server. Hope this helps. Regards, Sashi [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: linux-poweredge-bounces-Lists On Behalf Of linux-poweredge-request-Lists Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2017 2:45 AM To: linux-poweredge-Lists <[email protected]> Subject: Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 156, Issue 7 Send Linux-PowerEdge mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Linux-PowerEdge digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: R610 - system services disabled and iDrac6 (entrerpise) communication failure (Rene Shuster) 2. Re: DSU with Red Hat Satellite channels (Gottloeb, Jeff [US] (ES&CSO)) 3. Re: Firmware upgrade method (Ricardo Stella) 4. Re: Firmware upgrade method (Patrick Boutilier) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 13:34:57 -0400 From: Rene Shuster <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] R610 - system services disabled and iDrac6 (entrerpise) communication failure To: Ricardo Stella <[email protected]> Cc: linux-poweredge <[email protected]> Message-ID: <CADTU-KmZddC+suh55SbQBcNG7=qkxefj1lnsqom5-kayjdl...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Check if the iDRAC NIC activity light indicates traffic coming in and out. If there is no light, then the iDRAC is bricked and the mainboard needs to be replaced. Happened to us many, many times. If there is light, reset the iDRAC by holding the i button longer than 16 seconds. Related info info: http://en.community.dell.com/search#q=swc0700 http://www.dell.com/support/article/bz/en/bzdhs1/SLN283474/drac---multiple- reboots-can-cause-ipmi-command-errors--lifecycle- recovery-mode--and--swc0700--idrac-is-not-ready--with-idrac7-firmware-13030 On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Ricardo Stella <[email protected]> wrote: > > So we had this older R610 which was put off production and was trying > to give it a new life. Used Dell repository manager to create a > firmware bundle and after this got the errors on the title. > > Obviously, the system didn't like the firmware updates, so has anyone > else experienced this before and know of a way around it? System is > out of warranty and all I'm able to get in touch with at Dell is basic > support (ie motherboard is bad). > > Supposedly, the LCC repair package is what's needed (USC file) but do > I need to install an OS on this first? Is there a live CD/DVD/USB with > the Dell Linux Repository by any chance or a way to quickly build one? > Or do I need to install an OS on this first? > > I have a second R610 (clone) that has not been updated and iDRAC does > boot and I can get to the GUI, except it needs a password reset, and > for some reason the box is not displaying any video. > > Any ideas? Thanks in advance. > > -- > ?(((=((===???(((================================================ > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > -- Tech III * AppControl * Endpoint Protection * Server Maintenance Buncombe County Schools Technology Department Network Group ComicSans Awareness Campaign <http://comicsanscriminal.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/attachments/20170512/87268e27/attachment-0001.html ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 17:34:27 +0000 From: "Gottloeb, Jeff [US] (ES&CSO)" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] DSU with Red Hat Satellite channels To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I've set up my Red Hat Satellites with two custom channels, one for DSU and one for OMSA. I have also installed Dell's RPM GPG key (http://linux.dell.com//repo/hardware/dsu/public.key) on my systems in order to verify integrity of the RPMs. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 16:25:22 -0400 From: Ricardo Stella <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] Firmware upgrade method To: [email protected] Cc: linux-poweredge <[email protected]> Message-ID: <CAEhoxgUKsZKgGU=6q9of8s+vbxmyw8yr4cvqyltrb3qhhsz...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Thanks - I pulled the iDRAC modules from the box that had no video and was able to reset them on the current system. Firmware I have now is: iDRAC 1.80.17 Lifecycle 1.5.1.57 I have the Lifecycle repair package, but cannot find the latest idrac firmware. Thanks On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 12:51 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, unknown of you particular FW versions for 11G servers a proven > sequence is > > 1. iDRAC FW via iDRAC GUI > > 2. LCC repair package via IDRAC GUI > > 3. BIOS update using method of your choice > > 4. if necessary LCC FW using method of your choice (repair package is > not always most recent) > > 5. update drivers if required > > 6. all other FWs > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* linux-poweredge-bounces-Lists on behalf of Ricardo Stella < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 6:38 PM > *To:* linux-poweredge-Lists > *Subject:* [Linux-PowerEdge] Firmware upgrade method > > > Hi, > > while I still try to recover these R610 from a failed firmware > upgrade, I got a hold of an R710 which has RHEL 6.9 installed (just > updated) but firmware is very much old. > > Is there a preferred update method and or steps? I would do it via > DSU, but should I update something first before anything else? Box has > iDRAC 6 enterprise, and Perc H700. > > Thanks in advance. > > Ricardo. > > -- > ?(((=((===???(((================================================ > -- ?(((=((===???(((================================================ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Firmware I have now is: > > iDRAC 1.80.17 > Lifecycle 1.5.1.57 > > I have the Lifecycle repair package, but cannot find the latest idrac > firmware. > > Thanks > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 12:51 PM, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > hi, unknown of you particular FW versions for 11G servers a proven > sequence is > > 1. iDRAC FW via iDRAC GUI > > 2. LCC repair package via IDRAC GUI > > 3. BIOS update using method of your choice > > 4. if necessary LCC FW using method of your choice (repair package > is not always most recent) > > 5. update drivers if required > > 6. all other FWs > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* linux-poweredge-bounces-Lists on behalf of Ricardo Stella > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 6:38 PM > *To:* linux-poweredge-Lists > *Subject:* [Linux-PowerEdge] Firmware upgrade method > > Hi, > > while I still try to recover these R610 from a failed firmware > upgrade, I got a hold of an R710 which has RHEL 6.9 installed (just > updated) but firmware is very much old. > > Is there a preferred update method and or steps? I would do it via > DSU, but should I update something first before anything else? 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