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For all the above options Linux needs to have a current version of rtas_flash device driver installed. This is normally installed with the operating system. If it is not, see the installation guide for the Software Development Kit for Multicore Acceleration for instructions about how to get this device driver and install it. Note: You may have to update the BMC before updating the system firmware. See the README file that comes with the package. The firmware update package You can update firmware using the update packages available from http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/. These can be installed either through IBM Director or by executing the .sh file contained in the package. This section describes how to use the update package to install the firmware update or extract the firmware image for manual installation. To install the firmware package using IBM Director, see the documentation on the IBM Director CD. Note: The blade server must be configured and have a running Linux operating system before the package can be extracted or installed. The update package consists of 4 files: v A file containing the change history for the BladeCenter QS21 system firmware. This has a .chg extension. v A file containing the update package. This has an .sh extension. v A readme file for the update package. This contains specific installation and configuration information. v An XML file. This file is for use by IBM Systems Management tools, including IBM Director Update Manager, UpdateXpress CD, and UpdateXpress System Pack Installer. Using the package The package consists of a file with a .sh extension that runs from the Linux prompt. It has a number of options. To see what options are available, run the package without any options or with the -h switch: # ./ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2_linux_cell.sh In this example, ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-3_linux_cell.sh is the name of the firmware update package. The file name changes according to the version of the firmware. A screen similar to the following appears: Usage: -x /someDirectory - Extract the payload to -xr /someDirectory - Extract the payload plus PkgSdk files to -xd /dev/fd0 - Create a DOS bootable diskette - Internel floppy drive -xd /dev/sda - Create a DOS bootable diskette - External USB floppy drive -u - Perform update unattended -h - Display this help screen ++debug - Display helpful debug information Note: All other command line arguments are passed to the payload executable The -xd options are not supported on the BladeCenter QS21 blade server. Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server 21

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For
all
the
above
options
Linux
needs
to
have
a
current
version
of
rtas_flash
device
driver
installed.
This
is
normally
installed
with
the
operating
system.
If
it
is
not,
see
the
installation
guide
for
the
Software
Development
Kit
for
Multicore
Acceleration
for
instructions
about
how
to
get
this
device
driver
and
install
it.
Note:
You
may
have
to
update
the
BMC
before
updating
the
system
firmware.
See
the
README
file
that
comes
with
the
package.
The
firmware
update
package
You
can
update
firmware
using
the
update
packages
available
from
These
can
be
installed
either
through
IBM
Director
or
by
executing
the
.sh
file
contained
in
the
package.
This
section
describes
how
to
use
the
update
package
to
install
the
firmware
update
or
extract
the
firmware
image
for
manual
installation.
To
install
the
firmware
package
using
IBM
Director,
see
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD.
Note:
The
blade
server
must
be
configured
and
have
a
running
Linux
operating
system
before
the
package
can
be
extracted
or
installed.
The
update
package
consists
of
4
files:
v
A
file
containing
the
change
history
for
the
BladeCenter
QS21
system
firmware.
This
has
a
.chg
extension.
v
A
file
containing
the
update
package.
This
has
an
.sh
extension.
v
A
readme
file
for
the
update
package.
This
contains
specific
installation
and
configuration
information.
v
An
XML
file.
This
file
is
for
use
by
IBM
Systems
Management
tools,
including
IBM
Director
Update
Manager,
UpdateXpress
CD,
and
UpdateXpress
System
Pack
Installer.
Using
the
package
The
package
consists
of
a
file
with
a
.sh
extension
that
runs
from
the
Linux
prompt.
It
has
a
number
of
options.
To
see
what
options
are
available,
run
the
package
without
any
options
or
with
the
-h
switch:
#
./ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2_linux_cell.sh
In
this
example,
ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-3_linux_cell.sh
is
the
name
of
the
firmware
update
package.
The
file
name
changes
according
to
the
version
of
the
firmware.
A
screen
similar
to
the
following
appears:
Usage:
-x
/someDirectory
-
Extract
the
payload
to
<some
directory>
-xr
/someDirectory
-
Extract
the
payload
plus
PkgSdk
files
to
<some
directory>
-xd
/dev/fd0
-
Create
a
DOS
bootable
diskette
-
Internel
floppy
drive
-xd
/dev/sda
-
Create
a
DOS
bootable
diskette
-
External
USB
floppy
drive
-u
-
Perform
update
unattended
-h
-
Display
this
help
screen
++debug
-
Display
helpful
debug
information
Note:
All
other
command
line
arguments
are
passed
to
the
payload
executable
The
-xd
options
are
not
supported
on
the
BladeCenter
QS21
blade
server.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
blade
server
21