FWA-5020 User Manual v01
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Copyright 2015 Advantech Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.
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3.4 Firmware Upgrades
3.4.1 BIOS
The BIOS can
be upgraded using “ipmitool” under Linux. ipmitool-1.8.15 or newer is
required. Or go for IPMI command with HPM.1 to upgrade the BIOS .s
“ipmitool” is available via
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ipmitool/
major Linux distributions. Documentation on ipmitool can also be found there.
Start ipmitool with the following parameters to update the BIOS on the FWA-5020:
A. ipmitool hpm upgrade (
BIOS Name
) -z 255
force
B. ipmitool hpm activate
C. reboot system and follow step A to flash second BIOS chip.
3.4.2 LAN Bypass
LAN Bypass Firmware can be upgraded via the LAN Bypass Software. Please refer
to the Advanced LAN Bypass User’s Manual for details.
3.5 Replacing FRUs
Please make sure you follow the safety guidelines presented in section1.1 when
making changes to the hardware.