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Table 2. Minimum level of management module firmware required Firmware Build ID Date AMM Firmware BPET29I 06/15/2007 Revision 29 Use the following table to determine the methods that you can use to install the blade workstation firmware updates. Important: To avoid problems and to maintain system performance, always make sure that the BIOS, service processor (BMC), and diagnostic firmware levels are consistent for all blade workstations within the BladeCenter unit. Firmware Update diskette Update Xpress Managementmodule Web interface BIOS code Yes Yes No Diagnostic code Yes Yes No Service Yes Yes Yes processor code (BMC code) Compression No No No card code NVIDIA graphics Yes No No adapter code 1 Aternatively, use a computer on the same subnet to install. Switch-module Switch-module Telnet Web interface interface No No No No No No No No No No Connection Broker software No No No Yes1 No To update the firmware on the compression card that is in the blade workstation, use the connection broker software or see "Updating the compression card firmware" on page 30. To update the management-module firmware by using the management-module Web-based user interface, complete the following steps: 1. Start the management-module management and configuration program. For more information, see the Management Module User's Guide. 2. In the Management Module configuration window, under MM Control, click Firmware Update. 3. Under Update MM Firmware, click Browse to locate the firmware files that you downloaded. Follow the instructions in the readme file to update the firmware. 4. Click Update. Blade workstation Ethernet controller I/O module association The routing of an Ethernet controller to a particular I/O-module bay depends on the type of blade workstation. You can verify which I/O-module bay the blade workstation Ethernet controller is routed to by using the following test: 1. Install only one Ethernet switch module or pass-thru module in I/O-module bay 1. Chapter 4. Configuring the blade workstation 37

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Table
2.
Minimum
level
of
management
module
firmware
required
Firmware
Build
ID
Date
Revision
AMM
Firmware
BPET29I
06/15/2007
29
Use
the
following
table
to
determine
the
methods
that
you
can
use
to
install
the
blade
workstation
firmware
updates.
Important:
To
avoid
problems
and
to
maintain
system
performance,
always
make
sure
that
the
BIOS,
service
processor
(BMC),
and
diagnostic
firmware
levels
are
consistent
for
all
blade
workstations
within
the
BladeCenter
unit.
Firmware
Update
diskette
Update
X
press
Management-
module
Web
interface
Switch-module
Web
interface
Switch-module
Telnet
interface
Connection
Broker
software
BIOS
code
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Diagnostic
code
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Service
processor
code
(BMC
code)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Compression
card
code
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
1
NVIDIA
graphics
adapter
code
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
1
Aternatively,
use
a
computer
on
the
same
subnet
to
install.
To
update
the
firmware
on
the
compression
card
that
is
in
the
blade
workstation,
use
the
connection
broker
software
or
see
“Updating
the
compression
card
firmware”
on
page
30.
To
update
the
management-module
firmware
by
using
the
management-module
Web-based
user
interface,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
management-module
management
and
configuration
program.
For
more
information,
see
the
Management
Module
User’s
Guide
.
2.
In
the
Management
Module
configuration
window,
under
MM
Control
,
click
Firmware
Update
.
3.
Under
Update
MM
Firmware
,
click
Browse
to
locate
the
firmware
files
that
you
downloaded.
Follow
the
instructions
in
the
readme
file
to
update
the
firmware.
4.
Click
Update
.
Blade
workstation
Ethernet
controller
I/O
module
association
The
routing
of
an
Ethernet
controller
to
a
particular
I/O-module
bay
depends
on
the
type
of
blade
workstation.
You
can
verify
which
I/O-module
bay
the
blade
workstation
Ethernet
controller
is
routed
to
by
using
the
following
test:
1.
Install
only
one
Ethernet
switch
module
or
pass-thru
module
in
I/O-module
bay
1.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
workstation
37