R610 firmware update

Shortly after the last time I posted on updating firmwares on Dell PowerEdge R , I found out that Dell dropped support for all 11G servers from the SUU package along with the Lifecycle controller packages which basically broke the entire method I posted. However all hope is not lost, and the newest images are still available for download via the Dell support page.

This method is not as streamlined or quick as the SUU or Lifecycle Controller methods, however once you have everything downloaded and the USB drives created, the process is still fairly easy and repeatable. I am not going to cover the windows method here since it is pretty self explanitory, but just wanted to mention it in case anyone else ran into the same issue.

Dell has really streamlined this process with their LifeCycle Controller which is available right off the BIOS boot menu and reaches directly out to Dells FTP servers, only downloading exactly what is needed for that particular chassis. Sounds awesome right? Well unfortunately, it turns out that it is possible to have a LifeCycle Controller that is so far out of date that it is not compatible with the signatures used on the newest packages and will fail to download the catalog.

This is exactly what happened on one of my new Rs. Once the LifeCycle Controller is updated it should be fully functional again. Updating the firmwares with the LifeCycle Controller is very straight forward. To start, boot the server up and hit F10 to enter the System Services.

It will take a little while before the server fully loads the Unified Server Configurator environment. The server will need to be on the network and have access to the internet. If the network is unavailable the LifeCycle controller will not be able to continue. Forget the nautilus and sas stuff. You can update everything from the OS by downloading the firmware and manually doing it from inside the OS.

Thats all you need. The lifecyce, Raid controller, Idrac, and maybe the Nics have a update. All can be done manually. Browse Community. PowerEdge Hardware General. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for.

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