Do you have the firmware and community repositories added? Did you do a yum update to pick up the new firmware packages?
http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Products/PowerEdge I've also seen problems if the dell_ft_install isn't installed B On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Stephan van Hienen < [email protected]> wrote: > I tried running update_firmware on an outdated PE1950 system today, but it > didn't have any updates ? > Output from update_firmware below (system is running RHEL 4.8) > > ======== > Searching storage directory for available BIOS updates... > Checking BIOS - 2.3.1 > Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation > checks. > Checking SAS/SATA Backplane 0:0 Backplane Firmware - 1.05 > Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation > checks. > Checking System BIOS for PowerEdge 1950 - 2.3.1 > Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation > checks. > Checking PERC 5/i Integrated Controller 0 Firmware - 5.2.1-0067 > Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation > checks. > Checking BMC - 2.37 > Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation > checks. > Checking MAY2036RC Firmware - d108 > Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation > checks. > > This system does not appear to have any updates available. > No action necessary. > ======== > > While SUU 6.2 gives the following output : > > ======== > ======= Comparison Results ======== > component: BIOS > component type: BIOS > current version: 2.3.1 < repository version: 2.6.1 > Package name: PE1950_BIOS_LX_2.6.1.BIN > Applicability: Package can be applied > ----------------------------- > component: BMC > component type: Firmware > current version: 2.37 = repository version: 2.37 > Package name: BMC_FRMW_LX_R202156.BIN > Applicability: Package cannot be applied > ----------------------------- > component: PERC 5/i Integrated Controller 0 Firmware > component type: Firmware > current version: 5.2.1-0067 < repository version: 5.2.2-0072 > Package name: RAID_FRMW_LX_R189337.BIN > Applicability: Package can be applied > ----------------------------- > component: SAS/SATA Backplane 0:0 Backplane Firmware > component type: Firmware > current version: 1.05 = repository version: 1.05 > Package name: ESM_FRMW_LX_R149431.BIN > Applicability: Package cannot be applied > ----------------------------- > component: NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet rev 11 (eth0) > component type: Firmware > current version: 4.6.0 < repository version: 5.0.12 > Package name: NETW_FRMW_LX_R246418.BIN > Applicability: Package can be applied > ----------------------------- > component: NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet rev 11 (eth1) > component type: Firmware > current version: 1.8.0 < repository version: 5.0.12 > Package name: NETW_FRMW_LX_R246418.BIN > Applicability: Package can be applied > ----------------------------- > component: OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node > component type: Application > current version: 6.2.0 = repository version: 6.2.0 > Package name: OM_6.2.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz > Applicability: Package cannot be applied > ======== > > Any hints why update_firmware doesn't show these updates ? > firmwaretools rpm version installed is 2.1.9.d1-2.1.el4. > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq >
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