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Firmware, updates, Configuring, Gigabit, Ethernet, controllers

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Firmware updates IBM will periodically make firmware updates available for your blade server. Use the following table to determine the methods you can use to install these firmware updates. Firmware Update diskette Blade server Yes BIOS code Blade server Yes diagnostic code Blade server Yes service processor code 1 You must set up a custom task. RDM Yes Yes 1 Yes Update Xpress Yes Managementmodule Web interface No Switch-module Web interface No Switch-module Telnet interface No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Important: To avoid problems and to maintain proper system performance, always make sure that the blade server BIOS code, service processor firmware, and diagnostic firmware levels are consistent for all blade servers within the BladeCenter unit. 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 At some time, you might need to flash the service processor to apply the latest firmware. Download the latest firmware for your blade server service processor from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Use the BladeCenter management-module Web interface to flash the service processor. The Web interface is described in the IBM BladeCenter Type 8677 Installation and Eserver User's Guide on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD and IBM Eserver BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730 Installation and User's Guide on the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD. Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers Four Ethernet controllers are integrated on the blade server system board. Each controller provides a 1000-Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the Ethernet-compatible switch modules in I/O-module bays 1 and 2, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network (LAN). Each Ethernet controller on the system board is routed to a different switch module in I/O-module bay 1 or bay 2. The routing from Ethernet controller to I/O-module bay will vary according to blade server type and the operating system Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server 17

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Firmware
updates
IBM
will
periodically
make
firmware
updates
available
for
your
blade
server.
Use
the
following
table
to
determine
the
methods
you
can
use
to
install
these
firmware
updates.
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.
Important:
To
avoid
problems
and
to
maintain
proper
system
performance,
always
make
sure
that
the
blade
server
BIOS
code,
service
processor
firmware,
and
diagnostic
firmware
levels
are
consistent
for
all
blade
servers
within
the
BladeCenter
unit.
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
At
some
time,
you
might
need
to
flash
the
service
processor
to
apply
the
latest
firmware.
Download
the
latest
firmware
for
your
blade
server
service
processor
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
Use
the
BladeCenter
management-module
Web
interface
to
flash
the
service
processor.
The
Web
interface
is
described
in
the
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Type
8677
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD
and
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
T
Types
8720
and
8730
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
T
Documentation
CD.
Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controllers
Four
Ethernet
controllers
are
integrated
on
the
blade
server
system
board.
Each
controller
provides
a
1000-Mbps
full-duplex
interface
for
connecting
to
one
of
the
Ethernet-compatible
switch
modules
in
I/O-module
bays
1
and
2,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
Ethernet
local
area
network
(LAN).
Each
Ethernet
controller
on
the
system
board
is
routed
to
a
different
switch
module
in
I/O-module
bay
1
or
bay
2.
The
routing
from
Ethernet
controller
to
I/O-module
bay
will
vary
according
to
blade
server
type
and
the
operating
system
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
blade
server
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