5.
Install the firmware update with one of the following methods:
v
Install the firmware with the in-band diagnostics of your AIX system, as
described in Using the AIX diagnostics to install the server firmware update
through AIX.
v
Install the firmware with the
update_flash
command on AIX:
cd /tmp/fwupdate
/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -f 01EA3xx_yyy_zzz
v
Install the firmware with the
update_flash
command on Linux:
cd /tmp/fwupdate
/usr/sbin/update_flash -f 01EA3xx_yyy_zzz
v
Install the firmware with the
ldfware
command on Virtual I/O Server:
cd /tmp/fwupdate
ldfware -file 01EA3xx_yyy_zzz
Reference codes CA2799FD and CA2799FF are displayed alternately on the
control panel during the server firmware installation process. The system
automatically powers off and on when the installation is complete.
6.
Verify that the update installed correctly, as described in “Verifying the system
firmware levels.”
Starting the TEMP image
Start the TEMP image before you update the firmware.
Perform the following procedure to start the TEMP image.
1.
Access the advanced management module.
See the
BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide
or the
BladeCenter Serial-Over-LAN Setup Guide
for more information.
2.
Click
Blade Tasks
→
Configuration
→
Boot Mode
.
3.
Click the applicable JS23 or JS43 blade server in the list of blade servers in the
BladeCenter unit.
4.
Select
Temporary
to force the system to start from the TEMP image.
5.
Restart the blade server.
6.
Verify that the system starts from the TEMP image, as described in “Verifying
the system firmware levels.”
Verifying the system firmware levels
The diagnostics program displays the current system firmware levels for the TEMP
and PERM images. This function also displays which image the blade server used
to start up.
1.
Start the diagnostics program.
See the online information center or the
Problem Determination and Service Guide
for information about running the diagnostics program.
The online BladeCenter information center is available in the IBM BladeCenter
Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/bladectr/
documentation/index.jsp.
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