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BIOS Update Requirements: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 1.9 Compatibility Guide

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BIOS Update Requirements

Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Version 1.9 Compatibility Guide

  Overview

  Minimum Requirements for BIOS Update Support

  Latest Available BIOS and Minimum Required BIOS for Update by System



Overview

The Server Administrator Update Service provides the ability to update your system's BIOS remotely from within the Server Administrator GUI. The Update Service also provides interfaces for updating many firmware and driver packages. The remote BIOS update capability does not require that you be logged in directly to the system whose BIOS you are updating. If the target system has the minimum required BIOS version installed, you can update the BIOS to the latest version remotely. The purpose of this section is to help you to identify the minimum prerequisite BIOS version to update to the latest available BIOS for each supported Dell™ PowerEdge™ system.


Minimum Requirements for BIOS Update Support

This section lists the minimum BIOS requirements for upgrading to the latest BIOS version available for each Dell PowerEdge system supported by Server Administrator. You can download the latest BIOS versions from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

NOTE: This guide is updated only once per business quarter. To ensure that you have the latest BIOS version available, always download the latest BIOS versions from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

To locate the BIOS update files that you want, perform the steps in the following subsections.

Downloading the Latest BIOS Packages

  1. Go to the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and click the Downloads link.

  2. Under Choose a Dell System: select your PowerEdge system model name (for example, PowerEdge 300), and then click Go!.

The Dell Downloads - Select Your Criteria page appears.

  1. For the Select a download category, select Flash BIOS Updates. For categories 2) and 3), select Not Applicable and click Go!.

  2. Click the Dell Server System BIOS link.

The Dell Downloads - Select Your Result page appears.

  1. Select the BIOS package that is appropriate for your update method:

    1. Click Dell Server System BIOS <version number>.

A description of how to use each package appears in the table.

    1. For a BIOS update that requires you to use diskettes to install the update, double-click .exe.

    2. For a BIOS package that works with the Server Administrator Update Service, click .zip.


Latest Available BIOS and Minimum Required BIOS for Update by System

Table 7-1 lists the latest available BIOS version for each system that Server Administrator supports. Table 7-1 also lists the minimum version of the BIOS that must be installed on each system for the latest flash BIOS package to be applied by remote update.

Table 7-1. PowerEdge Systems and Minimum BIOS Versions Required for Remote Flash Update 

PowerEdge System

Minimum BIOS Required for Remote Flash Update

Latest Available BIOS
Version for System

300

A00

A03

350

BIOS update is not supported for PowerEdge 350 systems.

500SC

A05

A07

600SC

A00

A08

650

A01

A04

700

A00

A01

750

A00

A01

1300

A04

A12

1400/1400SC

A00

A09

1500SC

A04

A05

1550

A01

A08

1600SC

A00

A10

1650

A05

A11

1655MC

A00

A02

1750

A05

A08

1800

Go to the Dell support site at support.dell.com for the latest BIOS information

1850

Go to the Dell support site at support.dell.com for the latest BIOS information

2300

A09

A15

2400

A01

A09

2450

A02

A09

2500/2500SC

A00

A07

2550

A06

A09

2600

A01

A11

2650

A00

A18

2800

Go to the Dell support site at support.dell.com for the latest BIOS information

2850

Go to the Dell support site at support.dell.com for the latest BIOS information

4300

A06

A12

4350

A03

A06

4400

A04

A11

4600

A00

A11

6300

A08

A13

6350

A08

A13

6400

A01

A13

6450

A01

A13

6600

A08

A15

6650

A08

A15

8450

A06

A06


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