Firmware updates
IBM will periodically make firmware updates available for the blade server. Use the
following table to determine the methods you can use to install these firmware
updates.
Note:
The current version of Update
X
press does not provide support for the
BladeCenter and blade server environment. Update
X
press packages that
provide support for the BladeCenter product, when they become available,
can be downloaded from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Important:
To avoid problems and to maintain proper system performance, always
ensure that the blade server BIOS, service processor, and diagnostic
firmware levels are consistent for all blade servers within the
BladeCenter unit.
Firmware
Update
diskette
RDM
Management-
module
Web interface
Switch-module
Web interface
Switch-module
Telnet interface
Blade server
BIOS code
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Blade server
diagnostic code
Yes
Yes
1
No
No
No
Blade server
service
processor code
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
1
User must set up a custom task.
At some time, you might have to flash the service processor to apply the latest
firmware. Download the latest firmware for the blade server service processor from
the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Use the
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 and IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730 Installation and User’s Guide
on the IBM
BladeCenter T Documentation
CD.
More information about updating the service processor is available in the HS20
Type 8832 Installation and User’s Guide on the
BladeCenter Documentation
CD or
the
BladeCenter T Documentation
CD.
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