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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" 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. Note: The system firmware version displayed by the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module might be different from the version displayed by your operating system. Cross-reference information is given in the firmware information at http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/, and in the readme file which comes with the firmware image. Updating the BMC firmware You can update the BMC firmware from the Linux prompt using the update package, if you have installed RHEL 5.2, or from Advanced Management Module. Chapter 5. Configuring the blade server 43

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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”
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.
Note:
The
system
firmware
version
displayed
by
the
BladeCenter
Advanced
Management
Module
might
be
different
from
the
version
displayed
by
your
operating
system.
Cross-reference
information
is
given
in
the
firmware
information
at
and
in
the
readme
file
which
comes
with
the
firmware
image.
Updating
the
BMC
firmware
You
can
update
the
BMC
firmware
from
the
Linux
prompt
using
the
update
package,
if
you
have
installed
RHEL
5.2,
or
from
Advanced
Management
Module.
Chapter
5.
Configuring
the
blade
server
43