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ELL POWER SOLUTIONS
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i
nitiates a firmware update task, using either the GUI or the racadm
fwup
d
at
e
co
mm
a
n
d
f
r
o
m
t
h
e
C
LI
:
1. The primary DRAC/MC module starts the TFTP firmware update.
2. The standb
y
DRAC/MC module monitors the chassis while the
p
rimary DRAC/MC mo
d
u
l
e is up
d
ate
d
. At t
h
is time, neit
h
e
r
D
RAC/MC is accessible, either throu
g
h Telnet or the GUI.
3. W
h
en t
h
e primary DRAC/MC mo
d
u
l
e comp
l
etes t
h
e TFTP
u
p
date, the TFTP u
p
date on the standb
y
DRAC/MC module
b
egins. T
h
e primary DRAC/MC mo
d
u
l
e continues to moni
-
t
or the chassis while the standby module is updatin
g
the
f
irmware. At this time, neither DRAC/MC is accessible, either
t
hrou
g
h Telnet or the GUI
.
4. When the standb
y
DRAC/MC module com
p
letes the
f
irmware
update process, the primary DRAC/MC module is available fo
r
network access. Telnet and the GUI become available
.
KVM module
f
irmware u
p
date
s
Th
e KVM mo
d
u
l
e ena
bl
es a
d
ministrators to access server
bl
a
d
es in
t
he PowerEd
g
e 1855 blade server by providin
g
keyboard, monitor,
a
nd mouse
f
unctions as i
f
the administrator were directl
y
connected
t
o the module. The PowerEd
g
e 1855 blade server provides a built-
i
n analog KVM module and an optional digital KVM module. Both
KVM modules are flash-upgradeable.
A
nalo
g
or di
g
ital KVM module
f
irmware can also be updated
u
sing the DRAC/MC GUI or CLI. For both firmware update methods,
a
dministrators must complete the
f
ollowin
g
setup procedures be
f
ore
starting the firmware update process:
1. Set up a TFTP server, and copy the
f
irmware image to the
r
oot
o
f
t
h
e
TFTP
se
rv
e
r
.
2.
R
ecord the IP address o
f
the TFTP server and the
f
ile name
of the new firmware ima
g
e
.
3. Lo
g
in to the DRAC/MC, usin
g
either the GUI or CLI
.
To update the
f
irmware usin
g
the GUI, administrators should
navigate to t
h
e Up
d
ate ta
b
an
d
se
l
ect “KVM Firmware Up
d
ate.”
T
hey should then enter the TFTP server IP address o
f
the
f
irmware
i
mage
f
ile name, and start the KVM
f
irmware update process by
clickin
g
“Update Firmware.” The TFTP download and firmware
up
date
p
rocess ma
y
take u
p
to six minutes. A
f
ter the u
p
date com
-
p
l
etes, t
h
e KVM wi
ll
reset.
To update the
f
irmware usin
g
the CLI, administrators should enter
t
he following Racadm command at the DRAC/MC console prompt
:
DR
A
C/MC: racadm fwu
p
date -a
T
FTP_IP_
A
DDRES
S
-
d
k
vm
_
firmware
_
nam
e
-m
k
vm
I/
O
module firmware updates
T
he PowerEd
g
e 1855 blade server chassis provides extensible I/O
f
unctionality such as networking, Fibre Channel, or In
f
iniBand
connectivity. The McDATA 4314 Fibre Channel switch and
B
rocade Silkworm 3014 Fibre Channel switch
p
rovide Fibre
C
h
anne
l
connectivity. T
h
e De
ll
PowerConnect
™
53
1
6
M E
the
rn
et
switch, a mana
g
ed Layer 2 network switch, provides network
functionality
.
To update the
f
irmware o
f
the precedin
g
I/O modules, admin-
i
strators need to procure the IP addresses of the switches. As part
o
f
the installation o
f
the McDATA
,
Brocade
,
and PowerConnect
switches, administrators must con
f
igure the IP address using the
correspondin
g
switch confi
g
uration application. However, admin-
i
strators can obtain the IP address o
f
the Brocade switch using the
DRAC
/
MC CLI as follows:
1. Log in to t
h
e DRAC/MC an
d
connect to t
h
e switc
h
using t
h
e
DRAC/MC: connect switch-
N
co
mm
a
n
d.
2.
L
og in to t
h
e switc
h
wit
h
t
h
e username “a
d
min” an
d
pass
-
word “
p
assword.”
3.
E
nter t
h
e i
p
addrshow comman
d
to o
b
tain t
h
e IP a
dd
ress.
U
nlike the TFTP-based DRAC/MC
f
irmware u
p
date
p
rocess, the
M
cDATA and Brocade Fibre Channel switch module firmware update
process is FTP based. Administrators must complete the
f
ollowin
g
setup procedures before starting the firmware update process
:
1. Set up an FTP server on t
h
e management station, an
d
unzip
t
he
f
irmware in a local director
y.
2.
R
ecord the IP address o
f
the switch and the FTP server
.
3. Ensure that the switch is in normal operation mode by
inspecting the status LEDs
.
M
cDATA 4314 Fibre Channel switch
f
irmware. To
p
rovide
consistent performance throughout the fabric, administrators
should ensure that all switch modules are runnin
g
the same
v
ersion of firmware. Installing updated firmware requires a
switch reset. A stable
f
abric is required to success
f
ully activate
t
he
f
irmware on a switch without disrupting tra
ff
ic. There
f
ore,
a
dministrators must ensure that no administrative chan
g
es are
i
n progress anywhere in the
f
abric be
f
ore installing the Fibre
C
h
a
nn
e
l
s
wi
tc
h firmw
a
r
e.
McDATA provides mana
g
ement station so
f
tware called
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM), which provides
a
GUI to u
p
date the switch
f
irmware. Detailed instructions on
h
ow to use EFCM can be found in the McDATA 4314 switch
docu
m
e
n
tat
i
o
n
.
3
3
For more information about EFCM, refer to the
EFCM Management Guide
on the CD that ships with the McDATA 4314 Fibre Channel switch
.
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