Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge Servers
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A sample output:
OPTION Component
Status Comp ID Version Type
1(update) FRMW Installed 26018 0.12 BP12G+ 0:2
2(update) FRMW Installed 68138 D505 Physical Disk 0:2:0
3(update) FRMW Installed Empty 7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
4(update) FRMW Installed Empty 7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
5(update) BIOS Installed 159 1.0.4 BIOS
6(update) FRMW Installed Empty 7.0.21 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
7(update) FRMW Installed 26041 03.10.13 Power Supply.Slot.1
8(update) FRMW Installed 25227 1.00.00 Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller
9(rollback) FRMW Available 25227 1.00.00 Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller
10(update) APAC Installed 25806 4216.1 Dell Enterprise UEFI Diagnostics
Diagnostics Utility
11(update) APAC Installed 28897
1.0.0.3551
Dell Lifecycle Controller 2,
1.0.0.3551, X69
12(update) FRMW Installed 27763 0.5.3 System CPLD
13(update) APAC Installed 18981 7.0.0.38 Dell OS Driver Pack,
v.7.0.0.38, X38
14(update) FRMW Installed Empty 3.0.0-0135 PERC S110 Controller
15(update) FRMW Installed Empty 20.10.1-0066 PERC H310 Mini
Begin the Update Process
The script to perform a firmware update on your system is:
fwupdate.py
Run
fwupdate.py –h
for usage options.
./fwupdate.py -h
Usage: fwupdate.py [options]
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f CONFIG_FILE, --file=CONFIG_FILE
Enter config file with parameters the script needs.
Example of a file is fwupdate.cfg.
-v, --verbose Prints information verbosely
--cleanenv Cleans .log, .xml, and .cer files in current directory.