Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
blade
server
This
sections
describes
how
to
update
the
BladeCenter
QS20
firmware.
Upgrading
the
system
firmware
The
following
section
describes
how
to
update
the
firmware.
BladeCenter
QS20
firmware
contains
a
proprietary
implementation
of
Cell
BE
hardware
initialization
code.
The
user
and
operating
system
interfaces
are
based
on
the
Open
Firmware
standard.
Detailed
system
information
is
provided
through
the
Open
Firmware
device
tree.
You
can
use
the
client
interface
and
Run-Time
Abstraction
Services
(RTAS)
to
run
management
functions.
Firmware
package
and
contents
The
firmware
consists
of
:
v
A
firmware
package,
which
runs
on
the
Cell
BE
(Host
FW)
v
A
firmware
package
for
the
on-board
service
processor
(SP
FW)
Both
packages
follow
the
same
versioning
scheme.
You
must
ensure
that
both
versions
are
the
same
when
you
perform
an
upgrade.
describes
the
firmware
files.
Table
10.
Firmware
files
Filename
Description
CB1–FW-<version>-boot_rom.bin
Image
for
flashing
through
Linux
CBlade-<version>.pkt
Firmware
image
to
flash
the
service
processor
using
the
BladeCenter
Management
Module.
Installing
the
firmware
You
only
need
to
install
the
BladeCenter
QS20
firmware
if
you
need
to
do
either
of
the
following:
v
Upgrade
to
a
newer
version
v
Downgrade
to
an
older
version
if
there
are
problems
with
the
current
version
The
firmware
for
the
on-board
service
processor
can
only
be
installed
using
the
standard
firmware
update
feature
of
the
BladeCenter
Management
Module.
For
more
information,
see
the
Management
Module
documentation
or
ask
your
IBM
support
representative.
Host
FW
can
only
be
installed
using
the
Linux
operating
system.
If
Linux
is
not
installed
or
cannot
be
started,
then
no
upgrade
or
recovery
is
possible.
Call
your
IBM
support
representative.
Linux
needs
to
have
a
current
version
of
rtas_flash
device
driver
installed.
For
instructions
about
how
to
get
this
driver
and
how
to
install
it,
read
the
http://www.bsc.es/projects/deepcomputing/linuxoncell/
users
manual.
This
device
driver
offers
a
number
of
different
methods
for
installing
and
managing
a
system
flash
using
the
/proc
interface.
The
script,
update_flash
,
simplifies
the
procedure,
and
your
Linux
distributor
should
provide
you
with
this
script.
For
more
information,
see
the
BladeCenter
QS20
SDK
Toolkit
Installation
and
Users
Guide
.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
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