IBM QS21 User Guide - Page 63
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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 5. Configuring the blade server 47