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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 x3850 M2 or IBM System x3950 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the server. 5. From the BMC software section, download the file for the operating system and for the DOS firmware update utility from which you will perform the configuration and create a firmware update diskette or CD. To start the baseboard management controller configuration utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Insert the firmware update diskette or CD into the drive. 2. Turn on or restart the server. The server starts DOS from the firmware update diskette or CD and runs the necessary utilities. 3. If you are prompted with questions, type N and press Enter. 4. From the command line, type bmc_cfg and press Enter. Using the firmware update utility program Use the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program to update baseboard management controller firmware. This program updates the baseboard management controller firmware only and does not affect any device drivers. Important: To ensure proper server operation, be sure to update the baseboard management controller firmware before or after you update the BIOS code, IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware, and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) firmware. 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 x3850 M2 or IBM System x3950 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the server. 5. From the BMC software section, download the file for the operating system and the media (diskette or CD) that you plan to use. Updating the firmware To update the firmware, use one of the following procedures: v For the Linux or Windows operating-system update packages, follow the instructions in the readme file that comes with the firmware update. v If you are using a diskette or CD, complete the following steps: 1. Review the installation instructions in the readme file. 2. Create a diskette or CD that contains the downloaded flash utility. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 65

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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
x3850
M2
or
IBM
System
x3950
M2
to
display
the
matrix
of
downloadable
files
for
the
server.
5.
From
the
BMC
software
section,
download
the
file
for
the
operating
system
and
for
the
DOS
firmware
update
utility
from
which
you
will
perform
the
configuration
and
create
a
firmware
update
diskette
or
CD.
To
start
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Insert
the
firmware
update
diskette
or
CD
into
the
drive.
2.
Turn
on
or
restart
the
server.
The
server
starts
DOS
from
the
firmware
update
diskette
or
CD
and
runs
the
necessary
utilities.
3.
If
you
are
prompted
with
questions,
type
N
and
press
Enter.
4.
From
the
command
line,
type
bmc_cfg
and
press
Enter.
Using
the
firmware
update
utility
program
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
utility
program
to
update
baseboard
management
controller
firmware.
This
program
updates
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
only
and
does
not
affect
any
device
drivers.
Important:
To
ensure
proper
server
operation,
be
sure
to
update
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
before
or
after
you
update
the
BIOS
code,
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
firmware,
and
Field
Programmable
Gate
Array
(FPGA)
firmware.
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
x3850
M2
or
IBM
System
x3950
M2
to
display
the
matrix
of
downloadable
files
for
the
server.
5.
From
the
BMC
software
section,
download
the
file
for
the
operating
system
and
the
media
(diskette
or
CD)
that
you
plan
to
use.
Updating
the
firmware
To
update
the
firmware,
use
one
of
the
following
procedures:
v
For
the
Linux
or
Windows
operating-system
update
packages,
follow
the
instructions
in
the
readme
file
that
comes
with
the
firmware
update.
v
If
you
are
using
a
diskette
or
CD,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Review
the
installation
instructions
in
the
readme
file.
2.
Create
a
diskette
or
CD
that
contains
the
downloaded
flash
utility.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
65