Then do 'cd /mnt' and run the updates one at a time by entering things like './name-of-update-utility'. Move the memory stick over to the R710 and say 'mount -t msdos /dev/sdb1 /mnt' (sdb1 may or may not be the name of the memory stick on your system - you can do a 'ls /dev' before and after installing it to see what new device name appeared. You can then make a FAT-formatted USB memory stick with the various updates your system needs (see the Dell R710 download page for Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for the list). This will give you a Linux LiveCD with all of the Dell libraries pre-installed. Now select shell from the list of menu options. When you get the splash screen, press F3 for 'Advanced options'. Burn it to a DVD and boot the system from it. Dell expects you to have either a Linux or Windows install on the system, so the easiest thing to do is to download the standalone Dell CDU Linux disc from here. I would suggest updating the rest of the system as well. In there is a firmimg.d6 file which you can upload to the DRAC via its web interface. You can download the Windows version and unzip the file.

Version 2.80 just came out a few days ago. Once you get things to that point, you'll want to update the iDRAC6 firmware. If you are using the non-Enterprise DRAC and one of the motherboard Ethernet ports, I would suggest leaving that port unused in FreeBSD (you have 3 more to choose from) since FreeBSD doesn't always get along nicely with shared remote management. You'll get the usual security certificate warning since the DRAC has a self-signed certificate. You should now be able to access the DRAC via Internet Explorer will be problematic, depending on the IE and iDRAC6 versions. Use DHCP or a static IP config as appropriate for your network. If you don't have the enterprise card, you'll need to use one of the 4 Ethernet ports on the mainboard. If you have the Enterprise card, pick 'Dedicated' for the Ethernet. Now go into user config and enter a username/password you want to use on the card. The first thing you want to do is 'Reset to defaults'. Toward the end of the BIOS messages, you'll see 'Press Control-E within 5 seconds to access DRAC setup' or similar.

I think it is well worth it for the added features. Click to expand.First, is this an iDRAC6 or an iDRAC6 Enterprise? Enterprise has a dedicated Ethernet / SD slot on the left rear of the chassis.

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