HP Dc7900 BIOS Flash Q&A White Paper - Page 22

Create ME Flash Event in Altiris

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Step 1: Copy FWUpdLcl.exe and ME firmware update image to the server 1. Create a "MEFlash" folder in the Altiris eXpress folder 2. Copy the following files to the MEFlash folder: a) FWUpdLcl.exe (located in softpaq subdirectory "ME Flash\LocalDOS") b) XXX_bbbb.bin (located in softpaq subdirectory "ME Flash") Step 2: Create Flash.bat 1. Open a command box 2. Start|Run: cmd 3. cd\express 4. cd MEFlash 5. edit meflash.bat 6. Type in the following, where [Altiris Sever Name] is the name of the server a) net use k: \\[Altiris Sever Name]\express b) k: c) cd MEflash d) fwupdlcl 7. Save the file 8. Exit Cmd Step 3: Create ME Flash Event in Altiris 1. Select File | New | Event  This creates a new Event in the Events frame (bottom, left section) 2. Type in the name of the Event: ME Flash 3. Double click the new event  Brings up an Event Properties form 4. Click "Add" 5. Select "Run Script"  Brings up a new form 6. Select "Run the script from file:" 7. Click on the "folder" button  The button to the right of "Run the script from file", button has image of a folder on it) 8. Select the file "meflash.bat" created in the previous section 9. Click "Open" 10. Select "DOS (from BootWorks)" 11. Click "OK"

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Step 1:
Copy FWUpdLcl.exe and ME firmware update image to the server
1.
Create a “
ME
Flash” folder in the Altiris eXpress folder
2.
Copy the following files to the MEFlash folder:
a)
FWUpdLcl.exe (located in softpaq subdirectory “ME Flash
\Local-
DOS”)
b)
XXX_bbbb.bin (located in softpaq subdirectory “ME Flash”)
Step 2:
Create Flash.bat
1.
Open a command box
2.
Start|Run: cmd
3.
cd\express
4.
cd MEFlash
5.
edit meflash.bat
6.
Type in the following, where [Altiris Sever Name] is the name of the server
a)
net use k: \\[Altiris Sever Name]\express
b)
k:
c)
cd MEflash
d)
fwupdlcl
<XXX_bbbb.bin>
7.
Save the file
8.
Exit Cmd
Step 3:
Create ME Flash Event in Altiris
1.
Select File | New | Event
This creates a new Event in the Events frame (bottom, left section)
2.
Type in the name of the Event:
ME Flash
3.
Double click the new event
Brings up an Event Properties form
4.
Click “Add”
5.
Select “Run Script”
Brings up a new form
6.
Select “Run the script from file:”
7.
Click on the “folder” button
The
button to the right of “Run the script from file”, button has
image of a folder on it)
8.
Select the file “
me
flash.bat” created in the previous section
9.
Click “Open”
10.
Select “DOS (from BootWorks)”
11.
Click “OK”