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Determining, current, blade, server, firmware, levels

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Note: There may be instances where you must update the BMC firmware before updating the system firmware. Check the readme file that comes with each firmware package for more information. Determining current blade server firmware levels Complete the following steps to view the current firmware code levels for both the BMC and the system firmware: 1. Access and log on to the Advanced Management Module Web interface as described in the Management Module User's Guide. 2. From the Monitors menu section, select Firmware VPD: The Blade Server Firmware Vital Product Data (VPD) window shows the build identifier, release, and revision level of both the system firmware/BIOS and the BMC firmware. In the example above, the system firmware or BIOS version is QB01020000 and the BMC firmware is BNBT06b. Compare this information to the firmware information provided at http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/. If the two match, then the blade server has the latest firmware. If not, download the firmware package from the IBM Support Web site. See "Updating the BMC firmware" on page 18 or the IBM Support Web site for installation instructions. You can also view the firmware level from within the operating system by using the following command: xxd /proc/device-tree/openprom/ibm,fw-vernum_encoded Output is similar to: 0000000: 5142 3031 3031 3030 3000 00 QB0101000.. where QB0101000 is the system firmware version. Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server 17

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Note:
There
may
be
instances
where
you
must
update
the
BMC
firmware
before
updating
the
system
firmware.
Check
the
readme
file
that
comes
with
each
firmware
package
for
more
information.
Determining
current
blade
server
firmware
levels
Complete
the
following
steps
to
view
the
current
firmware
code
levels
for
both
the
BMC
and
the
system
firmware:
1.
Access
and
log
on
to
the
Advanced
Management
Module
Web
interface
as
described
in
the
Management
Module
User's
Guide
.
2.
From
the
Monitors
menu
section,
select
Firmware
VPD
:
The
Blade
Server
Firmware
Vital
Product
Data
(VPD)
window
shows
the
build
identifier,
release,
and
revision
level
of
both
the
system
firmware/BIOS
and
the
BMC
firmware.
In
the
example
above,
the
system
firmware
or
BIOS
version
is
QB01020000
and
the
BMC
firmware
is
BNBT06b.
Compare
this
information
to
the
firmware
information
provided
at
If
the
two
match,
then
the
blade
server
has
the
latest
firmware.
If
not,
download
the
firmware
package
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
See
“Updating
the
BMC
firmware”
on
page
18
or
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
for
installation
instructions.
You
can
also
view
the
firmware
level
from
within
the
operating
system
by
using
the
following
command:
xxd
/proc/device-tree/openprom/ibm,fw-vernum_encoded
Output
is
similar
to:
0000000:
5142
3031
3031
3030
3000
00
QB0101000..
where
QB0101000
is
the
system
firmware
version.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
blade
server
17