Updating The Drac 4 Firmware; Ensuring Drac 4 Network Security - Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual

Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware

Use the Firmware Update page to update the DRAC 4 firmware to the latest revision.
The following data is included in the DRAC 4 firmware package:
• Compiled DRAC 4 firmware code and data
• Expansion ROM image
• Web-based interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files
• Default configuration files
NOTE:
The firmware update retains the current DRAC 4 settings.
NOTE:
Before beginning the firmware update, you must first acquire the latest firmware version and
save it on your local system.
1 Type the system path where the firmware image file resides (for example:
C:\Updates\V1.0\< image_name >). The default firmware image name is
firmimg.dm1.
2 Click Update Firmware.
The update may take several minutes. When the update is completed, a dialog box appears.
3 Click OK to close the session and automatically log out.
4 After the DRAC 4 resets, click Log In to log in to the DRAC 4 again.

Ensuring DRAC 4 Network Security

The DRAC 4 uses certificate management to ensure security for your DRAC 4 network
communications.
Certificate Management Overview
A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is a digital request to a Certificate Authority (CA) for a
secure server certificate. Secure server certificates ensure the identity of a remote system and
ensure that information exchanged with the remote system cannot be viewed or changed by
others. To ensure this security for your DRAC 4, it is strongly recommended that you generate a
CSR, submit the CSR to a CA.
After the CA approves the CSR and sends you a certificate, you must upload the certificate to
the DRAC 4 firmware. The CSR information stored on the DRAC 4 firmware must match the
information contained in the certificate.
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