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Firmware, update, steps

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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 The -xd and -x options are not supported on BladeCenter QS21. The -u option performs an unattended and automatic update of the firmware. The blade server reboots automatically as part of the update process. Firmware update steps Complete the following steps to update the firmware automatically: 1. Check the README before attempting to update the system firmware as it contains specific information about the particular firmware release. 2. Download the update package from http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/. The update package has a .sh extension. 3. Change to the directory where you have downloaded the package. 4. Run the package with the -u option. Using the example from above, at the command prompt enter: ./ brcm_fw_nic_2.0.3-e-1_rhel5_cell.sh -u During the update process, messages similar to the following appear on the console: [root@c4b14 brcm-2.0.3-ppc]# ./ brcm_fw_nic_2.0.3-e-1_rhel5_cell.sh -u IBM Ethernet Firmware Update Tool, Version 1.0.2 Warning. No Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters found. ADAPTER MAC BOOT IPMI ASF PXE UMP 001A640E030C (5704s) 3.21 2.20 NA NA NA 001A640E030D (5704s) NA NA NA NA NA Updating Broadcom NetXtreme adapters. Updating 001A640E030C using file 16A8bc.bin ---> Update successful Updating 001A640E030C using file 16A8ipmi.bin ---> Update successful Error! Firmware not detected on device 001A640E030D. Warning. No Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters found. ADAPTER MAC BOOT IPMI ASF PXE UMP 001A640E030C (5704s) 3.38 2.47 NA NA NA 001A640E030D (5704s) NA NA NA NA NA One or more errors occurred during the firmware update process. See /var Note: The error message shown above is correct as it refers to an adapter not available on BladeCenter QS21. Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server 25

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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
The
-xd
and
-x
options
are
not
supported
on
BladeCenter
QS21.
The
-u
option
performs
an
unattended
and
automatic
update
of
the
firmware.
The
blade
server
reboots
automatically
as
part
of
the
update
process.
Firmware
update
steps
Complete
the
following
steps
to
update
the
firmware
automatically:
1.
Check
the
README
before
attempting
to
update
the
system
firmware
as
it
contains
specific
information
about
the
particular
firmware
release.
2.
Download
the
update
package
from
The
update
package
has
a
.sh
extension.
3.
Change
to
the
directory
where
you
have
downloaded
the
package.
4.
Run
the
package
with
the
-u
option.
Using
the
example
from
above,
at
the
command
prompt
enter:
./
brcm_fw_nic_2.0.3-e-1_rhel5_cell.sh
-u
During
the
update
process,
messages
similar
to
the
following
appear
on
the
console:
[root@c4b14
brcm-2.0.3-ppc]#
./
brcm_fw_nic_2.0.3-e-1_rhel5_cell.sh
-u
IBM
Ethernet
Firmware
Update
Tool,
Version
1.0.2
Warning.
No
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
adapters
found.
ADAPTER
MAC
BOOT
IPMI
ASF
PXE
UMP
-------------------
----
----
---
---
---
001A640E030C
(5704s)
3.21
2.20
NA
NA
NA
001A640E030D
(5704s)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Updating
Broadcom
NetXtreme
adapters.
Updating
001A640E030C
using
file
16A8bc.bin
--->
Update
successful
Updating
001A640E030C
using
file
16A8ipmi.bin
--->
Update
successful
Error!
Firmware
not
detected
on
device
001A640E030D.
Warning.
No
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
adapters
found.
ADAPTER
MAC
BOOT
IPMI
ASF
PXE
UMP
-------------------
----
----
---
---
---
001A640E030C
(5704s)
3.38
2.47
NA
NA
NA
001A640E030D
(5704s)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
One
or
more
errors
occurred
during
the
firmware
update
process.
See
/var
Note:
The
error
message
shown
above
is
correct
as
it
refers
to
an
adapter
not
available
on
BladeCenter
QS21.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
blade
server
25