PowerEdge: How to Update the CMC Firmware on M1000e, FX2, and VRTX Chassis

To download the CMC update, follow the steps below:

1. Browse to https://www.dell.com/support/home?app=drivers enter your Chassis server model or enter Chassis service tag.
2. Click Drivers & Downloads Tab
3. Keyword Chassis Management Controller
4. Expand the Chassis Management Controller Firmware option and select View full driver details
5. Scroll down to the Available formats section and Download the Update Package for Chassis Management Controller (CMC):  
   • M1000E: firmimg.cmc | FX2: fx2_cmc_X.XX.cmc | VRTX: vrtx_cmc.bin

Follow these steps to update the CMC:

The recommended order to update redundant CMC:  

• Start with updating the Standby.
• Fail over the primary CMC.
• Update the other Standby.
• Fail the CMC over again so the original CMC is Primary.

1. Chassis Overview > Update or Chassis Controller > Update
2. Select the CMC to update and click Apply CMC Update
3. Next to Firmware Image click Choose File
4. Browse to the downloaded CMC firmware image and then click Begin firmware Update
   • If updating a standby CMC, wait for the update to complete then failover the CMC and repeat steps 1-4 afterwards to update the second CMC
   • Chassis Overview > Power > Control > Reset CMC (warm boot) > Apply

Figure 1: Image of CMC Firmware Update Page with two Redundant CMC. (With a single CMC configuration, only one active CMC is displayed.)

Figure 2: Image of CMC Firmware Image Page where you can select the image file and begin the update.

How to Update Firmware for M1000E