IBM Enterprise Server S80, User Manual

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During system initial program load (IPL), an ASCII terminal on serial port 1 or 2 can be
used to access the Service Processor menus. The Service Processor level is contained
in the heading of the first menu. The following is an example of what the heading looks
like:
Service Processor Firmware
Version: 19990630
Copyright 1998, IBM Corporation
The numbers in the second line show the booted firmware level. If this level is less than
the update level available for your server, you should consider installing the update.
Similarly, the system firmware level can be accessed from the System Management
Services menus.
To determine the level of your system firmware, do the following:
1. Turn your system power on.
2. Watch for the logo screen and the POST indicators to appear on your display.
3. When the word
Keyboard
appears, quickly press the number 1 key. The number 1
key must be pressed before the word
Speaker
appears.
When the tests have completed, and any required passwords have been entered, the
System Management Services Utilities menu appears. The System Firmware level is
displayed in the top left-hand corner of the display.
When you have read the current firmware level, exit the System Management Services
menu as directed on the screen.
If you find the firmware level is less than the update level available for your server, you
should consider installing the update.
Obtaining the Firmware Update Package
Firmware update packages are available from the RS/6000 Support page on the
Internet under RS/6000 Microcode Updates. The URL is:
http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/support/
The System Firmware and Service Processor firmware are combined into a single
download package listed under model S80.
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