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Updating Dell R720


Updating Dell R720

I had to update a new Dell R720 server , being the first time it took a lot of time to find the details on how to do things;

I downloaded the Latest SUU DVD  from:

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/DriverDetails/Product/poweredge-r720?driverId=T1XHC&osCode=WS8R2&fileId=3105458864&languageCode=en#



Connect to the iDRAC

The default username and Password fro dell iDRAC :

Username : root
Password: calvin

Click on launch  in the Virtual Console Preview

Power on the machine

As the Machine boots Up we have to Press F10 During POST

The steps are shown in the images as follows:










You have to choose Platform Update


First we can view the current updates






Now we can choose to  Launch platform Update


We can choose to dell  ftp Site for latest updates , or use the Local CD/DVD/USB or Network



 You have to configure Networking first


I will choose DHCP , just to make it simple for me as we have a DHCP server on the network;







If you choose to use FTP , you have to include the proxy settings for your environment







In case you want to use CIFS/NFS Share instead of FTP




If you want to use Local CD/DVC/USB

You can locally Attach the ISO you downloaded as iDRAC Virtual Media 



We attached the ISO image that we downloaded form http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/DriverDetails/Product/poweredge-r720?driverId=T1XHC&osCode=WS8R2&fileId=3105458864&languageCode=en







It may reboot in order to update other components

Hope this Helps

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