Hi, Can you please us know the sequence you have been trying?
Regards, Sashi [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Guillaume Courtois [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 8:36 PM To: K, Sashi <[email protected]> Cc: linux-poweredge-Lists <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] Firmware upgrade method Hi, Then I'm tempted to ask why the dsu tool updates iDRAC at the very end ? (I seem to have seen that on the few servers I've updated last week). Bye. Le 14/05/2017 16:49, [email protected] a écrit : > 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---mult > iple- > 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/2017051 > 2/87268e27/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... > URL: > http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/attachments/2017051 > 2/aee8c478/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 18:15:14 -0300 > From: Patrick Boutilier <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] Firmware upgrade method > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > You can get > https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER03547784M/1/iDRAC6_2.85_A00_FW_IMG.ex > e and then just unzip it to get firmimg.d6 > > > > > [boutilpj@bartdl dell]$ unzip -l iDRAC6_2.85_A00_FW_IMG.exe > Archive: iDRAC6_2.85_A00_FW_IMG.exe > Length Date Time Name > --------- ---------- ----- ---- > 56642616 02-05-2016 09:07 firmimg.d6 > 23826 02-04-2016 16:05 iDRAC6_2.85_A00_ReleaseNotes.txt > --------- ------- > 56666442 2 files > > > On 05/12/2017 05:25 PM, Ricardo Stella wrote: >> >> 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] >> <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? Box >> has iDRAC 6 enterprise, and Perc H700. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Ricardo. >> >> -- >> ?(((=((===???(((================================================ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ?(((=((===???(((================================================ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >> > > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was > scrubbed... > Name: boutilpj.vcf > Type: text/x-vcard > Size: 286 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/attachments/2017051 > 2/0344d312/attachment.vcf > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > End of Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 156, Issue 7 > *********************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge
