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Complete the following steps to start the PXE boot agent utility program: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the Broadcom NetXtreme Boot Agent vX.X.X prompt appears, press Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears. 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. v Press Esc to return to the previous menu. v Press the F4 key to exit. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter. Firmware updates IBM will periodically make firmware updates available for your blade server. Use the following table to determine the methods that you can use to install these firmware updates. Important: To avoid problems and to maintain proper system performance, always make sure that the blade server BIOS, service processor, and diagnostic firmware levels are consistent for all blade servers within the BladeCenter unit. Update Firmware diskette RDM Blade server Yes Yes BIOS code Blade server Yes diagnostic code Yes 1 Blade server Yes Yes service processor code 1 You must set up a custom task. Update Xpress Managementmodule Web interface Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Switchmodule Web interface No No No Switchmodule Telnet interface No No No The service processor in your blade server provides the following features: v Continuous health monitoring and control v Configurable notification and alerts v Event logs that are timestamped, saved in nonvolatile memory, and can be attached to e-mail alerts v Remote graphics console redirection v Point-to-point protocol (PPP) support v Remote power control v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings v Around-the-clock access to the blade server, even if the server is turned off Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 49

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Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Boot
Agent
vX.X.X
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+S.
You
have
2
seconds
(by
default)
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
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.
v
Press
Esc
to
return
to
the
previous
menu.
v
Press
the
F4
key
to
exit.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
Firmware
updates
IBM
will
periodically
make
firmware
updates
available
for
your
blade
server.
Use
the
following
table
to
determine
the
methods
that
you
can
use
to
install
these
firmware
updates.
Important:
To
avoid
problems
and
to
maintain
proper
system
performance,
always
make
sure
that
the
blade
server
BIOS,
service
processor,
and
diagnostic
firmware
levels
are
consistent
for
all
blade
servers
within
the
BladeCenter
unit.
Firmware
Update
diskette
RDM
Update
X
press
Management-
module
Web
interface
Switch-
module
Web
interface
Switch-
module
Telnet
interface
Blade
server
BIOS
code
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Blade
server
diagnostic
code
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
No
No
No
Blade
server
service
processor
code
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
1
You
must
set
up
a
custom
task.
The
service
processor
in
your
blade
server
provides
the
following
features:
v
Continuous
health
monitoring
and
control
v
Configurable
notification
and
alerts
v
Event
logs
that
are
timestamped,
saved
in
nonvolatile
memory,
and
can
be
attached
to
e-mail
alerts
v
Remote
graphics
console
redirection
v
Point-to-point
protocol
(PPP)
support
v
Remote
power
control
v
Remote
firmware
update
and
access
to
critical
server
settings
v
Around-the-clock
access
to
the
blade
server,
even
if
the
server
is
turned
off
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
server
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