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5. From the Main Menu, select option 2 (Select Media Adapter). After you make this selection, a wait message is displayed, followed by the Select Media Adapter menu. 6. From the Select Media Adapter menu, select the Fibre Channel adapter. After you make this selection, a wait message and several additional messages are displayed, followed by the Select Device menu. 7. From the Select Device menu, select the Fibre Channel device that you want to set as the boot device. After you make this selection, the Select Task menu is displayed. 8. From the Select Task menu, select normal boot mode. (This creates an ibm,fw-fcpdisk alias in the /aliases node.) After you make this selection, the command prompt appears. 9. Restart the blade server. For additional information about setting up your system configuration for remote startup operations through Fibre Channel switch modules, contact the IBM technical support team. In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378). In other countries, go to http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ to locate your support telephone numbers. Updating the firmware code for the blade server and the service processor This section describes how to determine the current code levels for the blade server (system) firmware and Integrated Systems Management Processor (service processor). Information on how to validate, update and commit the system firmware is included. The blade server contains firmware code for the system and service processor. IBM will periodically make firmware updates available for the blade server and the service processor. You can maintain the latest levels of firmware code for the blade server and the service processor in the blade server by installing firmware updates as they become available. Be sure to follow the instructions in this section. Determining current blade server firmware code levels Complete the following steps to view the current firmware code levels for the blade server and the service processor: 1. Access and log onto the BladeCenter management-module Web interface as described in the BladeCenter unit Installation and User's Guide. 2. From the Blade Tasks section, select Firmware VPD. The Blade Server Firmware VPD window contains the build identifier, release, and revision. Compare this information to the firmware information on the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/support. If these two types of information match, then the blade server has the latest firmware code. If these two types of information differ, download the latest firmware code from the IBM Support Web site. Follow the update instructions on the IBM Support Web site. Note: The firmware version displayed by the BladeCenter unit management module might be different from the version displayed by your operating 40 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide

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5.
From
the
Main
Menu,
select
option
2
(
Select
Media
Adapter
).
After
you
make
this
selection,
a
wait
message
is
displayed,
followed
by
the
Select
Media
Adapter
menu.
6.
From
the
Select
Media
Adapter
menu,
select
the
Fibre
Channel
adapter.
After
you
make
this
selection,
a
wait
message
and
several
additional
messages
are
displayed,
followed
by
the
Select
Device
menu.
7.
From
the
Select
Device
menu,
select
the
Fibre
Channel
device
that
you
want
to
set
as
the
boot
device.
After
you
make
this
selection,
the
Select
Task
menu
is
displayed.
8.
From
the
Select
Task
menu,
select
normal
boot
mode
.
(This
creates
an
ibm,fw-fcpdisk
alias
in
the
/aliases
node.)
After
you
make
this
selection,
the
command
prompt
appears.
9.
Restart
the
blade
server.
For
additional
information
about
setting
up
your
system
configuration
for
remote
startup
operations
through
Fibre
Channel
switch
modules,
contact
the
IBM
technical
support
team.
In
the
U.S.
and
Canada,
call
1-800-IBM-SERV
(1-800-426-7378).
In
other
countries,
go
to
to
locate
your
support
telephone
numbers.
Updating
the
firmware
code
for
the
blade
server
and
the
service
processor
This
section
describes
how
to
determine
the
current
code
levels
for
the
blade
server
(system)
firmware
and
Integrated
Systems
Management
Processor
(service
processor).
Information
on
how
to
validate,
update
and
commit
the
system
firmware
is
included.
The
blade
server
contains
firmware
code
for
the
system
and
service
processor.
IBM
will
periodically
make
firmware
updates
available
for
the
blade
server
and
the
service
processor.
You
can
maintain
the
latest
levels
of
firmware
code
for
the
blade
server
and
the
service
processor
in
the
blade
server
by
installing
firmware
updates
as
they
become
available.
Be
sure
to
follow
the
instructions
in
this
section.
Determining
current
blade
server
firmware
code
levels
Complete
the
following
steps
to
view
the
current
firmware
code
levels
for
the
blade
server
and
the
service
processor:
1.
Access
and
log
onto
the
BladeCenter
management-module
Web
interface
as
described
in
the
BladeCenter
unit
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
.
2.
From
the
Blade
Tasks
section,
select
Firmware
VPD
.
The
Blade
Server
Firmware
VPD
window
contains
the
build
identifier,
release,
and
revision.
Compare
this
information
to
the
firmware
information
on
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
If
these
two
types
of
information
match,
then
the
blade
server
has
the
latest
firmware
code.
If
these
two
types
of
information
differ,
download
the
latest
firmware
code
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
Follow
the
update
instructions
on
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
Note:
The
firmware
version
displayed
by
the
BladeCenter
unit
management
module
might
be
different
from
the
version
displayed
by
your
operating
40
BladeCenter
JS20
Type
8842:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide