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Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program To update the firmware for the baseboard management controller, download the baseboard management controller Firmware Update Diskette for your server from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Run the program to create a diskette or to create the Linux or Windows® update package that you can use to update the firmware. The firmware update program updates the baseboard management controller firmware only and does not affect any device drivers. Note: To ensure proper server operation, be sure to update the server baseboard management controller firmware code first before updating the BIOS code. For additional information, see the User's Guide on the IBM Eserver Documentation CD. Complete the following steps to update the firmware: v Using Linux or Windows, run the Linux or Windows update package obtained from the web (if available). v Using a diskette: 1. Turn off the server. 2. Insert the Firmware Update Diskette into an external USB diskette drive that you have attached to the server. 3. Turn on the server. If the server does not start from the external USB diskette drive, use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to configure the external USB diskette drive as a startup device. (For more information, see the information about Configuration/Setup Utility startup sequences in the User's Guide on the IBM Documentation CD). Then, start again at step 1 Eserver of this procedure. 4. From a command-line prompt, type update.bat and press Enter. If there is an error in updating the firmware, try installing the firmware again. Chapter 2. Configuration 11

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Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
utility
program
To
update
the
firmware
for
the
baseboard
management
controller,
download
the
baseboard
management
controller
Firmware
Update
Diskette
for
your
server
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
Run
the
program
to
create
a
diskette
or
to
create
the
Linux
or
Windows
®
update
package
that
you
can
use
to
update
the
firmware.
The
firmware
update
program
updates
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
only
and
does
not
affect
any
device
drivers.
Note:
To
ensure
proper
server
operation,
be
sure
to
update
the
server
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
code
first
before
updating
the
BIOS
code.
For
additional
information,
see
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
Eserver
Documentation
CD.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
update
the
firmware:
v
Using
Linux
or
Windows,
run
the
Linux
or
Windows
update
package
obtained
from
the
web
(if
available).
v
Using
a
diskette:
1.
Turn
off
the
server.
2.
Insert
the
Firmware
Update
Diskette
into
an
external
USB
diskette
drive
that
you
have
attached
to
the
server.
3.
Turn
on
the
server.
If
the
server
does
not
start
from
the
external
USB
diskette
drive,
use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
configure
the
external
USB
diskette
drive
as
a
startup
device.
(For
more
information,
see
the
information
about
Configuration/Setup
Utility
startup
sequences
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
Eserver
Documentation
CD).
Then,
start
again
at
step
1
of
this
procedure.
4.
From
a
command-line
prompt,
type
update.bat
and
press
Enter.
If
there
is
an
error
in
updating
the
firmware,
try
installing
the
firmware
again.
Chapter
2.
Configuration
11