texroemer
commented
6 years ago Hi @tyagian,
Redfish update support was added to 2.60 iDRAC 7/8 release so if your servers are at an older iDRAC version, you won't be able to use Redfish to perform updates. So the easiest way to get your servers up to date to latest firmware versions is use repository updates with remote RACADM. The command you would use is "racadm update" which you would point to either a custom repository you create or to the Dell repository which is recommended since the repository is already set up and has the latest firmware packages.
I created a Python script which uses remote RACADM update command and points to the Dell repository. The script calls a config.ini which i already configured to use the Dell repository. All you need to modify in the config.ini is idrac_ip, idrac_username and idrac_password parameters. Then from command line, execute the Python script which will call the config.file to perform updates using a repository. Before executing the Python script, you must have remote RACADM installed (you can get this from Dell support site).
If you don't want to use Dell repository and want to create your own custom repository, you can use Dell Repository Manager utility. This is also available on Dell support site to download. Also if you do decide to use a custom repository, you will need to modify the other parameters in the config.ini file. From command line, run "racadm help update" which will return help text. In the help text it will show you supported protocols along with other parameter values.
"repository_update_RACADM.ini" file (make sure to name the ini file with this name because the script will look for this exact file name):
[Parameters]
idrac_ip=192.168.0.120
idrac_username=root
idrac_password=calvin
repo_uri_path=143.166.135.76
protocol_type=HTTP
apply_update=TRUE
catalog_filename=Catalog.xml.gz
cifs_username=
cifs_password=Python script "RepositoryUpdateRACADM.py":
import sys, subprocess, time, os, re, ConfigParser
from datetime import datetime
config=ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
config.read("repository_update_RACADM.ini")
idrac_ip=config.get("Parameters","idrac_ip")
idrac_username=config.get("Parameters","idrac_username")
idrac_password=config.get("Parameters","idrac_password")
repo_uri_path=config.get("Parameters","repo_uri_path")
protocol_type=config.get("Parameters","protocol_type")
apply_update=config.get("Parameters","apply_update")
try:
cifs_username=config.get("Parameters","cifs_username")
except:
pass
try:
cifs_password=config.get("Parameters","cifs_password")
except:
pass
try:
catalog_filename=config.get("Parameters","catalog_filename")
except:
pass
default_racadm_command = "racadm -r %s -u %s -p %s --nocertwarn" % (idrac_ip, idrac_username, idrac_password)
def verify_remote_racadm_installed():
print("\n- WARNING, checking if remote RACADM is installed first before starting the script")
racadm_command = "%s getversion" % (default_racadm_command)
zz=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=True).communicate()[0]
if "iDRAC Version" in zz:
print("- PASS, remote RACADM is installed, script will now continue to perform repository updates")
else:
print("- FAIL, remote RACADM is not installed. This must be installed to execute the script")
sys.exit()
def get_job_store_job_ids():
global job_ids_current
racadm_command = "%s jobqueue view" % (default_racadm_command)
zz=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=True).communicate()[0]
zz=re.sub("\r","",zz)
job_id_search = re.findall("JID_.*",zz)
job_ids_current = []
for i in job_id_search:
i=i.replace("]","")
job_ids_current.append(i)
def perform_repo_update():
global repo_job_id
if cifs_username and cifs_password and catalog_filename:
racadm_command = "%s update -e %s -a %s -t %s -u %s -p %s -f %s" % (default_racadm_command, repo_uri_path, apply_update, protocol_type, cifs_username, cifs_password, catalog_filename)
elif cifs_username and cifs_password:
racadm_command = "%s update -e %s -a %s -t %s -u %s -p %s" % (default_racadm_command, repo_uri_path, apply_update, protocol_type, cifs_username, cifs_password)
elif catalog_filename:
racadm_command = "%s update -e %s -a %s -t %s -f %s" % (default_racadm_command, repo_uri_path, apply_update, protocol_type, catalog_filename)
else:
racadm_command = "%s update -e %s -a %s -t %s" % (default_racadm_command, repo_uri_path, apply_update, protocol_type)
print("\n- WARNING, performing repo update on iDRAC %s using %s URI %s\n" % (idrac_ip, protocol_type, repo_uri_path))
zz=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=True).communicate()[0]
zz=re.sub("\r","",zz)
if "RAC1118" in zz:
pass
else:
print("- FAIL, repo job ID not created, error is: %s" % zz)
sys.exit()
repo_job_id = re.search("JID_.*",zz).group()
repo_job_id = repo_job_id.replace('" command.','')
print("- PASS, repo update job %s successfully created. Script will now loop polling the job status every 30 seconds until marked completed" % repo_job_id)
def check_repo_job_status():
start_time=datetime.now()
while True:
racadm_command = "%s jobqueue view -i %s" % (default_racadm_command, repo_job_id)
subprocess_output=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True).communicate()[0]
subprocess_output=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True).communicate()[0]
z=re.sub("\r","",subprocess_output)
try:
job_status=re.search("Status=.+",z).group()
except:
print("- FAIL to get job status for job ID %s, trying again" % i)
sys.exit()
current_time=str(datetime.now()-start_time)[0:7]
if current_time >= "0:50:00":
print("\n- FAIL: Max timeout of 50 minutes reached")
sys.exit()
elif job_status == "Status=Completed":
print("\n- PASS: repo %s job ID completed. Detailed job results -\n" % repo_job_id)
print(subprocess_output)
time.sleep(30)
break
elif job_status == "Status=Failed":
print("\n- FAIL: %s job ID failed, error is: %s" % (repo_job_id, subprocess_output))
sys.exit()
else:
print("- WARNING: repo %s job id not marked completed, current status is: %s, current execution time: %s" % (repo_job_id, job_status, current_time))
time.sleep(30)
def check_repo_update_job_ids():
print("- WARNING, checking if repo update jobs were created due to firmware version difference detected")
racadm_command = "%s jobqueue view" % (default_racadm_command)
subprocess_output=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,shell=True).communicate()[0]
z=re.sub("\r","",subprocess_output)
job_id_search = re.findall("JID_.*",z)
job_ids_new = []
for i in job_id_search:
i=i.replace("]","")
job_ids_new.append(i)
job_ids_new.remove(repo_job_id)
repo_update_job_ids = []
for i in job_ids_new:
if i not in job_ids_current:
repo_update_job_ids.append(i)
else:
pass
if repo_update_job_ids == []:
print("- WARNING, no update jobs created. Firmware package versions on the repository match the firmware versions on ther server")
sys.exit()
else:
print("- WARNING, repo update job(s) detected. Script will now loop polling each update job ID until marked completed")
for i in repo_update_job_ids:
if "RID" in i:
pass
else:
start_time=datetime.now()
while True:
if repo_update_job_ids == []:
sys.exit()
else:
racadm_command = "%s jobqueue view -i %s" % (default_racadm_command, i)
subprocess_output=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True).communicate()[0]
subprocess_output=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True).communicate()[0]
z=re.sub("\r","",subprocess_output)
try:
job_status=re.search("Status=.+",z).group()
except:
print("- FAIL to get job status for job ID %s, trying again" % i)
sys.exit()
try:
job_name=re.search("Job Name=.+",z).group()
except:
print("- FAIL to get job name for job ID %s, trying again" % i)
sys.exit()
current_time=str(datetime.now()-start_time)[0:7]
if job_name == "Job Name=Firmware Update: iDRAC":
print("- WARNING, iDRAC update job detected. Once the update is complete, iDRAC will reset\n")
while True:
racadm_command = "%s jobqueue view -i %s" % (default_racadm_command, i)
subprocess_output=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True).communicate()[0]
subprocess_output=subprocess.Popen(racadm_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True).communicate()[0]
z=re.sub("\r","",subprocess_output)
try:
job_status=re.search("Status=.+",z).group()
except:
print("- WARNING, either slow network connection detected or iDRAC connection lost due to reset of the iDRAC after updated completed, script complete.")
print("\n- Once the iDRAC is back up, you can manually check the job status to verify iDRAC update completed successfully using \"racadm jobqueue view -i %s\" command" % i)
sys.exit()
try:
job_name=re.search("Job Name=.+",z).group()
except:
print("- WARNING, either slow network connection detected or iDRAC connection lost due to reset of the iDRAC after updated completed, script complete.")
print("\n- Once the iDRAC is back up, you can manually check the job status to verify iDRAC update completed successfully using \"racadm jobqueue view -i %s\" command" % i)
sys.exit()
current_time=str(datetime.now()-start_time)[0:7]
if current_time >= "0:50:00":
print("- FAIL: Max timeout of 50 minutes reached")
sys.exit()
elif job_status == "Status=Completed":
print("\n- PASS: update %s job ID completed. Detailed job results -\n" % i)
print(subprocess_output)
sys.exit()
elif job_status == "Status=Failed":
print("\n- FAIL: %s jid failed, detailed job results -\n" % i)
print(subprocess_output)
sys.exit()
else:
print("- WARNING: update %s job id not marked completed, current status is: %s, current execution time: %s" % (i, job_status, current_time))
continue
else:
if current_time >= "0:50:00":
print("- FAIL: Max timeout of 50 minutes reached")
sys.exit()
elif job_status == "Status=Completed":
print("\n- PASS: update %s job ID completed. Detailed job results -\n" % i)
print(subprocess_output)
repo_update_job_ids.remove(i)
break
elif job_status == "Status=Failed":
print("\n- FAIL: %s jid failed, detailed job results -\n" % i)
print(subprocess_output)
repo_update_job_ids.remove(i)
break
else:
print("- WARNING: update %s job id not marked completed, current status is: %s, current execution time: %s" % (i, job_status, current_time))
continue
if __name__ == "__main__":
verify_remote_racadm_installed()
get_job_store_job_ids()
perform_repo_update()
check_repo_job_status()
check_repo_update_job_ids()
print("\n- Execution of Repository Update script complete") 
tyagian
aviv12825
I am using Idrac 7, 8 and 9 on R730xd and need to upgrade BIOS, controllers, and Idrac in bulk of servers. It would be great if we have Redfish or non-redfish based Python script to upgrade them. Or just script to upload iso/ exe which we usually do to upgrade them.