This morning I needed to update some new Dell R710 servers with the latest firmware & drivers, prior to going on to the production LAN.
Previously, I'd do this using the SUU and the Build disks that come with the server, but this didn't work.
During my troubleshooting, I noticed "F10 - Server Service", which I'd not used before. So, choosing this option takes me into the Unified Configuration Manager, which is all new server tech, by all accounts. Usually, the updates for SUU would be done using the Linux BINs, but this appears to be some sort of embedded Windows install and as such, uses the Windows EXEs to update.
I put the USB stick in, containing the SUU from the Dell Repository Manager, making sure the catalog.xml file is in the Repository directory and let it up date the BIOS, iDRAC, RAID amongst a couple of others.
Job done.
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