IBM JS20 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 62
Update, manage, system, flash, using, diagnostics
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This will copy your new image from the temp side to perm side of flash. Verifying the system firmware levels using Linux To verify the system firmware levels on the Perm and Temp side, enter the following command at the Linux prompt (the entire command must be entered on one line): for file in `ls /proc/device-tree/openprom/*bank*`; do echo $file; cat $file; echo; echo; done For Example: This command will return information similar to the following: /proc/device-tree/openprom/ibm,fw-bank P /proc/device-tree/openprom/ibm,fw-perm-bank FW04310120, 17:16:09, 07/26/2004 /proc/device-tree/openprom/ibm,fw-temp-bank FW04310120, 17:16:09, 07/26/2004 v The value for ibm,fw-bank indicates what side you booted from (T for TEMP, P for PERM). v The value for ibm,fw-perm-bank identifies the firmware version, date and time stamp of firmware on the PERM side. v The value for ibm,fw-temp-bank indicates the firmware version, date and time stamp of firmware on the TEMP side. Notes: 1. If you have to recover the system firmware code, see "Recovering the system firmware code" on page 54. 2. The IBM Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) program does not support the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842. 3. A reboot of the system must be done after using update_flash -c for the firmware level shown in ibm,fw-perm-bank to be current. Update and manage system flash using AIX diagnostics This section describes how to update, commit and verify the system flash using AIX diagnostics. Updating the system flash using AIX Attention: Do not power off the system while performing this task! Complete the following steps: 1. Obtain the flash image you want to update from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/support/ (look for the flash image for Type 8842, under ″AIX Diagnostics Version Number″, this is the version used by the AIX diagnostics service aid). v If you want to update the image from the local file system, put the image into the /etc/microcode directory on the system prior to running this service aid. v If you want to update the image from media (diskette or optical media), put the image on the media of choice prior to running this service aid. 2. Run diagnostics. v If you have booted AIX, login as ″root″ or use the CE login; then, at the command line, enter: diag v Otherwise, boot standalone diagnostics; then press Enter. 52 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide