How to Update Dell PowerEdge iDrac9

Log in to the iDrac. Go to Maintenance > System Update > Manual Update

Change the Location Type to HTTPS

Check “Use Default Address” This will populate the HTTPS Address with downloads.dell.com.

Click on Test network connection on the right hand side. If it succeeds, scroll down and click “Check for Update”

It will check for updates and give you an option to select and apply them.

How to determine if Ubuntu Needs a Reboot after an update

Typically after a Linux Kernel update, you will want to reboot your machine to take advantage of the new kernel. But how do you know if you need to reboot?

Fortunately, there is a simple way to check.

cat /var/run/reboot-required

If it returns

*** System restart required ***

Then we should reboot the machine.

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