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
Go to the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and click the Downloads link.
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.
For the Select a download category, select Flash BIOS Updates. For categories 2) and 3),
select Not Applicable and click Go!.
Click the Dell Server System BIOS link.
The Dell Downloads - Select Your Result page appears.
Select the BIOS package that is appropriate for your update method:
Click Dell Server System BIOS <version number>.
A description of how to use each package appears in the table.
For a BIOS update that requires you to use diskettes to install the update, double-click
.exe.
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
