Note:
To
ensure
proper
server
operation,
be
sure
to
update
the
server
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
code
first
before
updating
the
BIOS
code.
For
more
information,
see
“Updating
the
BIOS
code”
on
page
17.
Important:
Before
you
continue
with
the
following
instructions,
make
sure
that
you
have
an
external
USB
diskette
drive
attached
to
the
server.
You
will
need
this
device
to
complete
these
tasks.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
download
the
latest
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update:
1.
Go
to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2.
In
the
Download
section,
click
Downloads
and
drivers
.
3.
On
the
“Downloads
and
drivers”
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
eServer
326
;
then,
click
Continue
.
5.
On
the
“eServer
326
support”
page,
select
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
diskette.
6.
Create
a
firmware
update
diskette
from
the
image
file.
Note:
If
the
Linux
or
Microsoft
Windows
operating-system
update
package
is
available
from
the
World
Wide
Web
and
you
have
obtained
the
applicable
update
package,
follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
package.
To
update
the
firmware,
use
one
of
the
following
methods:
v
If
the
Linux
or
Windows
operating-system
update
package
is
available
from
the
World
Wide
Web
and
you
have
obtained
the
applicable
update
package,
follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
update
package.
v
If
you
are
using
a
diskette,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
off
the
server.
2.
Insert
the
Firmware
Update
Diskette
into
an
external
USB
diskette
drive
that
you
have
attached
to
the
server.
3.
Turn
on
the
server.
If
the
server
does
not
start
from
the
external
USB
diskette
drive,
use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
configure
the
external
USB
diskette
drive
as
a
startup
device.
(See
“Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
11.)
Then,
start
again
at
step
1
of
this
procedure.
4.
From
a
command-line
prompt,
type
update.bat
and
press
Enter.
If
there
is
an
error
in
updating
the
firmware,
try
the
update
again.
Configuring
the
baseboard
management
controller
LAN
connection
To
configure
the
baseboard
management
controller
local
area
network
(LAN)
connection
options
for
the
server,
use
the
LAN
configuration
utility
(lancfg.exe).
This
utility
is
on
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
diskette.
You
can
start
the
LAN
configuration
utility
after
you
update
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware.
See
“Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
program”
on
page
22
for
instructions
for
downloading
and
updating
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
configure
the
baseboard
management
controller
LAN
connection
by
using
the
LAN
configuration
utility.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
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