Guys,
I need help. I have a Dell PowerEdge server running ESX 4.1 and I'm trying to update the BIOS from 1.3.6 to 2.1.15. I downloaded the correct package but when I run the install it fails and I get the following message
"Execution operation exceeded specified timeout. Update failed to cmplete"
Anyone have any experience with this or similar updates. The Dell website wasnt particularly helpfull.
Thanks.
What method are you using to perform the BIOS update? Floppy or .bin?
With ESX (not ESXi) you can download the redhat binary, make a chmod +x and then run it.
Then it will require a host reboot, because only in during this phase the BIOS will be upgraded.
Andre
Do you have dell repository manager in your environment? if so you could create a bootable cd with the firmware to update your R710.
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I dowloaded the bin file and chmod +x on it. I executed the bin file, it eventually failed with the following error
"Execution operation exceeded specified timeout. Update failed to cmplete"
I dont have a repository configured.
I dont have a repository configured.
Download open manage DVd system updates, much easier. You boot from the DVD and it will update ALL the firmware / BIOS at the same time, and it will automatically query the machine to see what updates are required, including built in hard drives.
We had similar issues with a few 2900 series Servers. The route we took was to use a USB floppy drive, download from Dell the BIOS update floppy creator utility, and then booted the Server to the floppy. The entire update process took about 5 minutes.
Hope this helps.
Download open manage DVd system updates, much easier. You boot from the DVD and it will update ALL the firmware / BIOS at the same time, and it will automatically query the machine to see what updates are required, including built in hard drives.
Can you elaborate on this a little bit? Is open manage DVD a Dell thing, or some other open source utility?