Dell IDRAC6 User Manual

282 Using iDRAC6 Enterprise SM-CLP Command Line Interface
Updating iDRAC6 Firmware Using SM-CLP
To update iDRAC6 firmware using SM-CLP, you must know the TFTP URI
for the Dell update package.
Follow these steps to update the firmware using SM-CLP:
1
Log in to iDRAC6 using Telnet or SSH.
2 Enter " smclp " to start the SM-CLP console.
3 Check the current firmware version by entering the following command:
show -d properties
/admin1/system1/sp1/availablesw1/swid1
4
Enter the following command:
load -source tftp://<tftp-server>/<update-path>
/admin1/system1/sp1
where < tftp-server > is the DNS name or IP address of your TFTP server
and <
update-path > is the path to the update package on the TFTP server.
Your Telnet or SSH session will be terminated. You may need to wait
several minutes for the firmware update to complete.
5 To verify that the new firmware was written, start a new Telnet or SSH
session and re-enter the
show -d properties
/admin1/system1/sp1/availablesw1/swid1
command.

Dell IDRAC6 Specifications

General

Remote Management	Yes
Out-of-band Management	Yes
Remote KVM	Yes
Virtual Console	Yes
Version	6
Interface	Web-based
Features	Remote console, Virtual media
Security	SSL encryption
Protocols Supported	IPMI, SNMP
Authentication	Active Directory
Compatible Hardware	Dell PowerEdge servers (11th generation)
Remote Access	Yes
Alerts and Notifications	Email, SNMP traps
Power Management	Remote power on/off/reset, Power monitoring
Firmware Updates	Remote firmware updates via web interface or command line