Excellent. I'll try that, thank you. What's on the page for R720xd servers doesn't look that out of date (this month).
I hope that DRAC update trick works on Express as well as Enterprise level iDRACs! Having trouble locating a repair package for the R720xd in a format that the iDRAC will accept through the web GUI. Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:linux-poweredge- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of john > Sent: 13 June 2017 14:54 > To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] Dell Repository Manager > > I have had similar issues in the past. I recently (possibly from this > list) found a link to this which has a whole range of pre-created ISOs > that you can download: > > http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN296511/updating-dell- > poweredge-servers-via-bootable-media---iso > > Note that some updates won't apply until lifecycle controller is updated > to a newer version if its quite old (you should be able to do that via > DRAC by feeding it a lifecycle USC repair package through the DRAC > firmware update page (did this to an R210II yesterday)). > > john > > On Tue, 13 Jun 2017, Ben Argyle wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:37:57 +0000 > > From: Ben Argyle <[email protected]> > > To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Linux-PowerEdge] Dell Repository Manager > > > > Setting aside the fact that there's no Dell Repository Manager for linux, > > I'm > running version 2.2.1 on a Windows box so I can follow the instructions on > https://www.vmadmin.co.uk/other/332-dellbiosfirmwareupdaterepomanager > so as to be able to update the firmware on a pair of R720xd servers. > > > > I've got everything set up, but no matter what I do (create a bootable linux > ISO, or create a 32 or 64 bit SUU ISO) I keep getting failures to download > something or other. Is anyone else having the same issue? Is there a > better/more reliable download location than ftp.dell.com? > > > > Ben > > -- > > Servers and Storage, UIS, University of Cambridge, England > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge
