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The Linux executable package allows you to run the firmware update without exiting the Linux environment. In addition, when you run it with the -x (extract) option, the package allows you to extract the Linux update files to a specified location. Using the BMC update package If you have not done so already you must install RHEL 5.2 or later before you can update the BMC firmware from the Linux command prompt. Complete the following steps to update the BMC firmware from the Linux command prompt: 1. Check the README that comes with the BMC firmware as it contains specific information about that particular firmware release. 2. Boot the blade server and the operating system. 3. Download the package from the IBM support site at http://www.ibm.com/support/ us/en/. The update package has a .sh extension. 4. Change to the directory where you have downloaded the package. 5. Run the package using the -s option. 6. Reboot the blade server. Using the Advanced Management Module Complete the following steps to update the BMC firmware: 1. Download the BMC firmware image file from http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/ to a suitable location on a server that is accessible on the network. The BMC firmware image file name has the format BNBT.pkt. 2. Power off the blade server you want to update. 3. Log in to the Advanced Management Module Web interface. 4. Click Firmware Update from the Blade Tasks submenu at the left of your screen. The following screen appears: 44 QS21 Installation and User's Guide

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The
Linux
executable
package
allows
you
to
run
the
firmware
update
without
exiting
the
Linux
environment.
In
addition,
when
you
run
it
with
the
-x
(extract)
option,
the
package
allows
you
to
extract
the
Linux
update
files
to
a
specified
location.
Using
the
BMC
update
package
If
you
have
not
done
so
already
you
must
install
RHEL
5.2
or
later
before
you
can
update
the
BMC
firmware
from
the
Linux
command
prompt.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
update
the
BMC
firmware
from
the
Linux
command
prompt:
1.
Check
the
README
that
comes
with
the
BMC
firmware
as
it
contains
specific
information
about
that
particular
firmware
release.
2.
Boot
the
blade
server
and
the
operating
system.
3.
Download
the
package
from
the
IBM
support
site
at
us/en/.
The
update
package
has
a
.sh
extension.
4.
Change
to
the
directory
where
you
have
downloaded
the
package.
5.
Run
the
package
using
the
-s
option.
6.
Reboot
the
blade
server.
Using
the
Advanced
Management
Module
Complete
the
following
steps
to
update
the
BMC
firmware:
1.
Download
the
BMC
firmware
image
file
from
to
a
suitable
location
on
a
server
that
is
accessible
on
the
network.
The
BMC
firmware
image
file
name
has
the
format
BNBT<
version
number
>.pkt
.
2.
Power
off
the
blade
server
you
want
to
update.
3.
Log
in
to
the
Advanced
Management
Module
Web
interface.
4.
Click
Firmware
Update
from
the
Blade
Tasks
submenu
at
the
left
of
your
screen.
The
following
screen
appears:
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QS21
Installation
and
User’s
Guide