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Using the PXE boot agent utility program, Firmware updates

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1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter. 3. From the menu on the left side of the page, click BladeCenter support search. 4. From the Task menu, select Install. 5. From the Product family list, select BladeCenter HS12. 6. From the Operating system list, select your operating system and click Search to display the available installation documents. Using the PXE boot agent utility program Use these instruction to start the PXE boot agent utility program. Use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program to select the boot protocol and other boot options and to select a power-management option. Notes: 1. The blade server does not support Remote Program Load (RPL) selection for the boot protocol option. 2. Enabling PXE might reduce the number of optional expansion modules that your blade server can manage. To start the PXE boot agent utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the Broadcom NetXtreme Boot Agent vX.X.X prompt is displayed, press Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to press Ctrl+S after the prompt is displayed. If the PXE setup prompt is not displayed, use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to set the Enable Ethernet PXE/DHCP option. 3. Use the arrow keys or press Enter to select a choice from the menu. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter. Firmware updates Use this information to update the blade server to the latest levels of BIOS code and firmware updates. IBM periodically makes BIOS code, service processor (BMC) firmware, and diagnostic firmware updates available for the blade server. Before you install the blade server in a BladeCenter unit, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ to download the latest firmware for the blade server. Install the updates, using the instructions that are included with the downloaded files. Important: To avoid problems and to maintain system performance, always make sure that the BIOS code, service processor (BMC) firmware, and diagnostic firmware levels are consistent for all blade servers within the BladeCenter unit. Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller Use this information to locate the device drivers for the Gigabit Ethernet controller. Chapter 3. Configuring the blade server 21

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1.
2.
Under
Product support
, click
BladeCenter
.
3.
From the menu on the left side of the page, click
BladeCenter support search
.
4.
From the
Task
menu, select
Install
.
5.
From the
Product family
list, select
BladeCenter HS12
.
6.
From the
Operating system
list, select your operating system and click
Search
to display the available installation documents.
Using the PXE boot agent utility program
Use these instruction to start the PXE boot agent utility program.
Use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program to select
the boot protocol and other boot options and to select a power-management
option.
Notes:
1.
The blade server does not support Remote Program Load (RPL) selection for
the boot protocol option.
2.
Enabling PXE might reduce the number of optional expansion modules that
your blade server can manage.
To start the PXE boot agent utility program, complete the following steps:
1.
Turn on the server.
2.
When the
Broadcom NetXtreme Boot Agent vX.X.X
prompt is displayed, press
Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to press Ctrl+S after the prompt is
displayed.
If the PXE setup prompt is not displayed, use the Configuration/Setup Utility
program to set the
Enable Ethernet PXE/DHCP
option.
3.
Use the arrow keys or press Enter to select a choice from the menu.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected
items; then, press Enter.
Firmware updates
Use this information to update the blade server to the latest levels of BIOS code
and firmware updates.
IBM periodically makes BIOS code, service processor (BMC) firmware, and
diagnostic firmware updates available for the blade server. Before you install the
blade server in a BladeCenter unit, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/
to download the latest firmware for the blade server. Install the updates, using the
instructions that are included with the downloaded files.
Important:
To avoid problems and to maintain system performance, always make
sure that the BIOS code, service processor (BMC) firmware, and diagnostic
firmware levels are consistent for all blade servers within the BladeCenter unit.
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller
Use this information to locate the device drivers for the Gigabit Ethernet controller.
Chapter 3. Configuring the blade server
21