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SKY-8101S Manual V04 20180321
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3.4 Firmware Upgrades
Advanced Platform Management allows users to update the SKY-8101S firmware via
the BMC
’s system or LAN interfaces using the HPM.1 protocol and related definitions.
Firmware components supported include the BMC firmware itself as well as the system
BIOS. For improved reliability most updateable components support a backup image
stored in a dedicated, redundant flash chip. The BMC will perform an automatic rollback
in case of an upgrade failure to recover the unit to its previous well known state.
Note!
Please note that BMC functionality of BMC will be degraded while uploading
BMC firmware. Some functionality including sensor listing, BMC information
etc, will not be available at that time.
There are three components subject to firmware upgrades in the SKY-8101S:
- Component 0: BMC boot loader
- Component 1: BMC application firmware
- Component 2: FPGA
- Component 3: System BIOS
- Component 4: NVRAM
Caution!
Please note that the BMC boot loader is a hardened and minimized firmware
component which is not subject to field updates as it does not support fail safe
updates via rollback capabilities. The upgrade capability of the boot loader is
only intended for factory use. A failing update in the field may leave the unit
dysfunctional and may result in the requirement for on premise service access
and / or RMA.
ipmitool version 1.8.18 or later support HPM.1 firmware updates. This tool is part of all
major Linux distributions.
3.5 Replacing FRUs
Caution!
Please make sure you follow the safety guidelines presented in
when making changes to the hardware.
Unless otherwise noted in the sections below, removing the power to the unit / putting
the unit out of service is not required.
For instruction on how to remove and install the top cover of the unit please refer to
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