You can also sign up for RSS feeds, but I think pulling down custom repos and having a scheduled search in Dell Repo Manager will be the best you can do. The firmware versions between 2.30.30.30 and 2.40.40.40 are bugfix, 2.40.40.40 introduces some OEM Extentions to import and export the iDRAC config. NOTE: this is for 2.40.40.40 so there may be routes not available to you at lower revisions. The Dell Redfish Reference Guide can get you started. You can also get an authkey, but that is more involved and is useful for batch operations against one server. Then perform the remaining updates via lifecycle controller or from SUU. Ive always updated iDRAC firmware manually, and first. Clearly 1 would have the potential to brick every device before you realized it. It's authenticated route so you would need to pass the username/password combo. There are 5 cases of firmware update procedures depending on the combination of camera body and lens. Dell Command Update can be used on many Dell devices, including Latitude series, OptiPlex series, Precision series, XPS series, and more. Updating one firmware, rebooting it, then moving to the next. IF you are on firmware 2.30.30.30 you can use RedFish.įor this you would make a simple GET request to (assuming rack server not blade chassis) and Grab the 'FirmwareVersion' from the json.The full DCIM Library has links to all the profiles and is a good starting point. But I believe the value you want is in the iDRAC Card Profile (warning PDF) Query via WS-MAN (most compatible, most painful).Ok, so you've got two options, one much better than the other.

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