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Hi All, Thank you in advance. I have a server running on Centos OS. recently there was some problem and my IT person informed me that the firmware was automatically ...
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  1. 12-15-2012 #1
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    Does Linux OS (Centos) update firmware automatically.

    Hi All,

    Thank you in advance.

    I have a server running on Centos OS. recently there was some problem and my IT person informed me that the firmware was automatically updated. basically the RAID controller was updated. I have some questions
    1. Can an OS automatically update firmware.
    2. How can i check when was the firmware updated last.

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  2. 12-15-2012 #2
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    When the system is updated, if necessary, firmware will be updated also (if available). Can you check? Usually, yes using the command "yum list '*firmware*'". Here is a list of installed firmware in my SL6 (Scientific Linux 6 - like CentOS 6 it is a clone of RHEL 6):
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    aic94xx-firmware.noarch                 30-2.el6                    @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
atmel-firmware.noarch                   1.3-7.el6                   @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
bfa-firmware.noarch                     2.1.2.1-2.el6               @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ipw2100-firmware.noarch                 1.3-11.el6                  @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ipw2200-firmware.noarch                 3.1-4.el6                   @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ivtv-firmware.noarch                    2:20080701-20.2             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
iwl1000-firmware.noarch                 128.50.3.1-1.1.el6          @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
iwl3945-firmware.noarch                 15.32.2.9-4.el6             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
iwl4965-firmware.noarch                 228.61.2.24-2.1.el6         @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
iwl5000-firmware.noarch                 8.24.2.12-3.el6             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
iwl5150-firmware.noarch                 8.24.2.2-1.el6              @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
iwl6000-firmware.noarch                 9.176.4.1-2.el6             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
iwl6050-firmware.noarch                 9.201.4.1-2.el6             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
kernel-firmware.noarch                  2.6.32-279.14.1.el6         @sl-security
libertas-usb8388-firmware.noarch        2:5.110.22.p23-3.1.el6      @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ql2100-firmware.noarch                  1.19.38-3.1.el6             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ql2200-firmware.noarch                  2.02.08-3.1.el6             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ql23xx-firmware.noarch                  3.03.27-3.1.el6             @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ql2400-firmware.noarch                  5.03.02-1.el6               @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
ql2500-firmware.noarch                  5.03.02-2.el6               @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
rt61pci-firmware.noarch                 1.2-7.el6                   @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
rt73usb-firmware.noarch                 1.8-7.el6                   @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware.noarch        6.14.2-9.el6                @sl-security
zd1211-firmware.noarch                  1.4-4.el6                   @anaconda-SL-201101262058.x86_64/6
    This provides the versions, but not WHEN it was last updated... I'm not sure if that information is stored anywhere.
    Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
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    Hi.

    For a system:
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    OS, ker|rel, machine: Linux, 2.6.32-220.17.1.el6.x86_64, x86_64
Distribution        : CentOS release 6.2 (Final)
    The command:
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    yum history packages-info '*firmware*'
    produces some information. For example, an excerpt:
    Code:
    Transaction ID : 3
Begin time     : Fri Jun  8 10:21:54 2012
Package        : kernel-firmware-2.6.32-220.17.1.el6.noarch
State          : Update
 ....
    See man yum, search for history to see details.

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