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Updating the service processor firmware

The service processor in your blade server provides the following features:

Continuous health monitoring and control

Configurable notification and alerts

Event logs that are timestamped, saved in nonvolatile memory, and can be
attached to e-mail alerts

Remote graphics console redirection

Point-to-point protocol (PPP) support

Remote power control

Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings

Around-the-clock access to the blade server, even if the server is turned off

At some time, you might need to flash the service processor to apply the latest
firmware. Download the latest firmware for your blade server service processor from
the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Use the BladeCenter
management-module Web interface to flash the service processor. The Web
interface is described in the IBM

Eserver

BladeCenter Type 8677 Installation and

User’s Guide

on the IBM

BladeCenter Documentation

CD.

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers

Two Ethernet controllers are integrated on the blade server system board. Each
controller provides a 1000-Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the
Ethernet-compatible switch modules in switch-module bays 1 and 2, which enables
simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network
(LAN). Each Ethernet controller on the system board is routed to a different switch
module in switch-module bay 1 or bay 2. The routing from Ethernet controller to
switch-module bay will vary based on blade server type and the operating system
that is installed. See “Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration” on page 51 for
information about how to determine the routing from Ethernet controller to
switch-module bay for your blade server.

Note:

Other types of blade servers, such as the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8678
blade server, that are installed in the same BladeCenter unit as this
BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 blade server might have different Ethernet
controller routing. See the documentation that comes with the other blade
servers for detailed information.

You do not need to set any jumpers or configure the controllers for the blade server
operating system. However, you must install a device driver to enable the blade
server operating system to address the Ethernet controllers. For device drivers and
information about configuring your Ethernet controllers, see the

Broadcom

NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software

CD that comes with your blade server. For

updated information about configuring the controllers, go to the IBM Support Web
site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

Your Ethernet controllers support failover, which provides automatic redundancy for
your Ethernet controllers. Without failover you can have only one Ethernet controller
from each server attached to each virtual LAN or subnet. With failover you can
configure more than one Ethernet controller from each server to attach to the same
virtual LAN or subnet. Either one of the integrated Ethernet controllers can be
configured as the primary Ethernet controller. If you have configured the controllers
for failover and the primary link fails, the secondary controller takes over. When the

BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832: Installation and User’s Guide