Dell PowerEdge EL Manual

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Updating BIOS on Dell 12G PowerEdge ServersiiiContentsIntroduction ............................................................................................................. 51:1 Updates ................................................................................................................. 5BIOS DUP (Dell Update Package) from the Operating System (OS) ............................................ 5Windows DUP ......................................................................................................... 5Linux DUP ............................................................................................................. 9DOS-based BIOS Flash Utility ....................................................................................... 10UEFI-based BIOS Flash Utility ....................................................................................... 11Run BIOS Flash Utility in UEFI Shell ............................................................................. 11Load the BIOS Flash Utility from BIOS Boot Manager ........................................................ 15Update BIOS via Lifecycle Controller (F10) ...................................................................... 171:Many Updates .......................................................................................................... 20Remote BIOS Update using WSMAN ................................................................................ 20Before you Begin ................................................................................................... 21Performing a firmware update on your system ............................................................... 22Bios update using Repository Manager ............................................................................ 28Bios update using Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter ............................................ 28Bios update using Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC)................................................ 28FiguresFigure 1. Windows DUP ............................................................................................... 6Figure 2. After DUP installation, a system reboot is required for the update to be staged .............. 7Figure 3. System reboots to Lifecycle Controller ................................................................ 8Figure 4. The BIOS update inside Lifecycle Controller .......................................................... 9Figure 5. Linux DUP .................................................................................................. 10Figure 6. DOS-based BIOS flash utility ............................................................................ 11Figure 7. BIOS Boot Manager ....................................................................................... 12Figure 8. Flash BIOS in UEFI shell ................................................................................. 13Figure 9. UEFI-based BIOS flash utility ........................................................................... 14Figure 10. UEFI-based BIOS flash utility ........................................................................... 15Figure 11. BIOS Update File Explorer .............................................................................. 16Figure 12. Use BIOS Update File Explorer to select the BIOS UEFI flash utility file to update .......... 17Figure 13. Lifecycle Controller screen after pressing F10 during POST ...................................... 18Figure 14. Platform Update screen ................................................................................. 18Figure 15. Select Update Repository in Platform Update ...................................................... 19Figure 16. Select the local drive and type in the DUP file to use............................................. 20