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Intel Server Management (ISM) Installation and User's Guide Serial Data and the Command Line Interface System Update Manager The System Update Manager (SUM) lets you update the server BIOS or firmware code for various controllers such as the baseboard management controller (BMC) and hot-swap controllers (HSC). The SUM provides the following operations, although not all servers support all types of updates: • Determines the current revision of system BIOS and firmware on server controllers • Updates BIOS and/or firmware: 1. Updates the system BIOS with a BIOS file (.BIO file) 2. Updates operational code for controllers using files composed of Hex Format code (.HEX file) 3. Updates the BIOS and/or firmware using a user-specified Update Information File (.UIF file). The .UIF file lists all the controllers to be updated, the type of update to be done, and the .BIO and .HEX files to be used for the update. • For controller firmware, verifies the code currently loaded against an external hex file of either .HEX or .UIF format Starting the System Update Manager adds the Update and Verify buttons in the System Update dialog. BMC/BIOS and Dynamic IP Addresses The BMC/BIOS will not maintain changes to a dynamic IP address unless the ISM PI is running. If you configure a dynamic IP address for a server using the SSU, the IP address is maintained by the BMC. If the ISM PI is not running (or if the server OS is not running) the BMC can issue gratuitous-ARP broadcasts using an expired IP address. This can slow the network and interfere with network access. To prevent this from occurring, you can: 1. Configure the DHCP server to issue only fixed DHCP address to any server using the BMC, or 2. Use the SSU to assign a Static IP address to the server (and not use the DHCP). NOTE Changes to dynamic IP addresses are not maintained when ISM PI is not running! Platform Event Manager The Platform Event Manager provides an interface for configuring Platform Event Paging (PEP), BMC LAN configurations, and viewing the configuration of the serial port labeled "I0I0I" on the rear panel of the server. Configuration Save/Restore Manager The Configuration Save/Restore Manager provides a way to save the nonvolatile system settings on a server to a file, and allows those settings to be written back into nonvolatile storage on a server. These settings include the entire contents of CMOS and ESCD, EMP nonvolatile settings, and event paging and filtering nonvolatile settings. 60

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Intel Server Management (ISM) Installation and User's Guide
Serial Data and the Command Line Interface
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System Update Manager
The System Update Manager (SUM) lets you update the server BIOS or firmware code for various
controllers such as the baseboard management controller (BMC) and hot-swap controllers (HSC). The SUM
provides the following operations, although not all servers support all types of updates:
•
Determines the current revision of system BIOS and firmware on server controllers
•
Updates BIOS and/or firmware:
1.
Updates the system BIOS with a BIOS file (.BIO file)
2.
Updates operational code for controllers using files composed of Hex Format code (.HEX file)
3.
Updates the BIOS and/or firmware using a user-specified Update Information File (.UIF file). The
.UIF file lists all the controllers to be updated, the type of update to be done, and the .BIO and
.HEX files to be used for the update.
•
For controller firmware, verifies the code currently loaded against an external hex file of either .HEX or
.UIF format
Starting the System Update Manager adds the Update and Verify buttons in the System Update dialog.
BMC/BIOS and Dynamic IP Addresses
The BMC/BIOS will not maintain changes to a dynamic IP address unless the ISM PI is running. If you
configure a dynamic IP address for a server using the SSU, the IP address is maintained by the BMC. If the
ISM PI is not running (or if the server OS is not running) the BMC can issue gratuitous-ARP broadcasts
using an expired IP address. This can slow the network and interfere with network access. To prevent this
from occurring, you can:
1.
Configure the DHCP server to issue only fixed DHCP address to any server using the BMC,
or
2.
Use the SSU to assign a Static IP address to the server (and not use the DHCP).
NOTE
Changes to dynamic IP addresses are not maintained when ISM PI is not running!
Platform Event Manager
The Platform Event Manager provides an interface for configuring Platform Event Paging (PEP), BMC LAN
configurations, and viewing the configuration of the serial port labeled “I0I0I” on the rear panel of the
server.
Configuration Save/Restore Manager
The Configuration Save/Restore Manager provides a way to save the nonvolatile system settings on a server
to a file, and allows those settings to be written back into nonvolatile storage on a server. These settings
include the entire contents of CMOS and ESCD, EMP nonvolatile settings, and event paging and filtering
nonvolatile settings.