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Highlight one of these files and click the

Open

button. The README text may specify a particular

order to select these files. If so, follow the README file instructions. The full path of the selected file
is displayed in the Browse field.

To start the update process, click

Update

. A progress indicator opens as the file is transferred to

temporary storage on the Management Module. A confirmation window will be displayed when the
file transfer is complete.

Verify that the file shown on the

Confirm Firmware Update

window is the one you want to update. If

not, click

Cancel

To complete the update process, click

Continue

. A progress indicator opens as the firmware on the

Management Module is flashed. A confirmation window will be displayed when the update has
successfully completed.

The README file text might direct you to restart the MM after completing the .PKT file update. If so,
click

Restart

MM on the navigation pane on the left side of the window. Click

to confirm the

reset. The Web browser window will then close. A new Web browser window will have to be started
and signed onto to continue.

Repeat the update procedure for any other .PKT files (steps 1 through 7).

Configure the management module

You will need to configure several settings on the management module to prepare it for iSCSI network
use. Use the procedure in this section to accomplish task.

Select

Login Profiles

under

MM Control

in the navigation pane on the left side of the window.

On the next window will be a list of Login IDs, find the entry for the default login ID value of

USERID

and click on that entry.

A Login Profile window is displayed. Change the

Login ID

(worksheet item XSP7) and fill in the

Password

(worksheet item XSP8) and

Confirm password

fields based on the information entered in

the

iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets

. Also, make sure the

Authority Level

is set to

Supervisor

Click

Save

to complete this step

To configure the MM network settings, select

Network Interfaces

under

MM Control

in the

navigation pane on the left side of the screen.

Use the values in the

iSCSI Network Planning Worksheets

to complete the following steps:

Select

Enabled

from the

Interface

list.

From the

DHCP

list select and set one of the following (worksheet item XSP3):

Disabled - Use static IP configuration

Enabled - Obtain IP config from DHCP server

. This option requires an operating DHCP

server when you install the operating system.

Enter a name for this MM in the

Hostname

(worksheet item XSP2) field.

Enter a value for the following fields under the

Static IP Configuration

heading need to be filled

in if the

Disabled – Use static IP

configuration value was selected for the

DHCP

field above:

IP address

– type in the IP address (worksheet item XSP4).

Subnet mask

– type in the desired subnet mask (worksheet item XSP5).

Gateway address

– type in the gateway address (worksheet item XSP6).

Click

Save

to complete configuring the network interfaces.

Update the blade server Baseboard Management Controller firmware

Learn how to apply the Baseboard Management Controller firmware update using the procedure in this
section.

The blade server Baseboard Management Controller firmware was downloaded previously onto
removable media and can be updated at this point. An alternate method of updating the blade server
Baseboard Management Controller can be found in the related procedures section. The update media is

System i and System p: iSCSI Host Bus Adapter for IBM BladeCenter, System x, or xSeries