firmaware upgrade

[Faris Raouf]

I've updated the Perc firmware on a 1950 using this method (Centos 4) in the
past with no difficulties. 

You will have to reboot afterwards.

But yes, it is scary doing this stuff. You never know if you'll end up with
a brick afterwards (no matter how you upgrade the firmware)

But do you have an actual degraded drive? It might not be sensible to update
the firmware with a degraded drive.

Faris.

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Paul A
Sent: 10 July 2008 18:41
To: Linux-PowerEdge at dell.com
Subject: firmaware upgrade 

Hi, I have a remote 1950 that has a degraded drive, while looking at this
server through OMSA I noticed that it was complaining about the Perc
firmware version. 

Current version: PERC 5/i IntegratedEmbedded Degraded 5.1.1-0040 

It's telling me to upgraded to 5.2.1-006000.00.03.10 00.00.03.13


The problem is in the past I used to upgraded using a disk but this server
doesn't have one, only a CD drive or USB. Looking at the file below and
instructions I noticed that I should be able to download it to my server,
running centos 5, and run it.

Its this a save way of doing it and will it require the server to reboot, or
should I reboot it?

Also I think I have to have the bios version A07, although I tried looking
in OMSA for this information and couldn't find it. The closest thing I got
for Bios info was 

Manufacturer	Dell Inc.
Version	1.2.0
Release Date	10/18/2006