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Using, mini-baseboard, management, controller, SDR/FRU, update, utility, program

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v If the Linux or Windows operating-system update package is available from the World Wide Web and you have obtained it, follow the instructions that come with the package. v If you are using a diskette, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. Insert the firmware update diskette into the diskette drive. 3. From a command line, type flash -? and press Enter. For the program to interface with the mini-baseboard management controller, the parameters in the Intf.ini file must be set correctly. To modify the Intf.ini file, use the mini-baseboard management controller setup utility program or a text editor. Using the mini-baseboard management controller SDR/FRU update utility program Use the mini-baseboard management controller SDR/FRU update utility program to download an SDR/FRU update. To download the program, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click System x. 3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers. 4. Click IBM System x3200 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the server. 5. From the BMC software, copy the file fsloader.exe to an SDR/FRU update diskette. To start the mini-baseboard management controller SDR/FRU update utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. Insert the SDR/FRU update diskette into the diskette drive. 3. From a command line, type fsloader -? and press Enter. Using the mini-baseboard management controller management utility program Use the mini-baseboard management controller management utility program to remotely manage and configure a server network. The following features are available from the program: v IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) Shell Use this feature to remotely perform power-management and system identification control functions over a LAN or serial port interface from a command-line interface. Use this feature also to remotely view the event log. v Serial over LAN Proxy Use this feature to remotely perform control and management functions over a Serial over LAN network. Use this feature also to remotely view and change the BIOS settings. To download the utility program and create the mini-baseboard management controller management utility CD, complete the following steps. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 67

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v
If
the
Linux
or
Windows
operating-system
update
package
is
available
from
the
World
Wide
Web
and
you
have
obtained
it,
follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
package.
v
If
you
are
using
a
diskette,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
Insert
the
firmware
update
diskette
into
the
diskette
drive.
3.
From
a
command
line,
type
flash
-?
and
press
Enter.
For
the
program
to
interface
with
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller,
the
parameters
in
the
Intf.ini
file
must
be
set
correctly.
To
modify
the
Intf.ini
file,
use
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
setup
utility
program
or
a
text
editor.
Using
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
SDR/FRU
update
utility
program
Use
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
SDR/FRU
update
utility
program
to
download
an
SDR/FRU
update.
To
download
the
program,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Product
support
,
click
System
x
.
3.
Under
Popular
links
,
click
Software
and
device
drivers
.
4.
Click
IBM
System
x3200
M2
to
display
the
matrix
of
downloadable
files
for
the
server.
5.
From
the
BMC
software,
copy
the
file
fsloader.exe
to
an
SDR/FRU
update
diskette.
To
start
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
SDR/FRU
update
utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
Insert
the
SDR/FRU
update
diskette
into
the
diskette
drive.
3.
From
a
command
line,
type
fsloader
-?
and
press
Enter.
Using
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
management
utility
program
Use
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
management
utility
program
to
remotely
manage
and
configure
a
server
network.
The
following
features
are
available
from
the
program:
v
IPMI
(Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface)
Shell
Use
this
feature
to
remotely
perform
power-management
and
system
identification
control
functions
over
a
LAN
or
serial
port
interface
from
a
command-line
interface.
Use
this
feature
also
to
remotely
view
the
event
log.
v
Serial
over
LAN
Proxy
Use
this
feature
to
remotely
perform
control
and
management
functions
over
a
Serial
over
LAN
network.
Use
this
feature
also
to
remotely
view
and
change
the
BIOS
settings.
To
download
the
utility
program
and
create
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
management
utility
CD,
complete
the
following
steps.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
67