IBM HC10 - BladeCenter - 7996, Installation And User Manual

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Table 2. Minimum level of management module firmware required
Firmware Build ID Date Revision
AMM Firmware BPET29I 06/15/2007 29
Use the following table to determine the methods that you can use to install the
blade workstation firmware updates.
Important: To avoid problems and to maintain system performance, always make
sure that the BIOS, service processor (BMC), and diagnostic firmware
levels are consistent for all blade workstations within the BladeCenter
unit.
Firmware
Update
diskette
Update
X press
Management-
module
Web
interface
Switch-module
Web interface
Switch-module
Telnet
interface
Connection
Broker
software
BIOS code Yes Yes No No No No
Diagnostic code Yes Yes No No No No
Service
processor
code
(BMC code)
Yes Yes Yes No No No
Compression
card code
No No No No No Yes
1
NVIDIA graphics
adapter code
Yes No No No No No
1
Aternatively, use a computer on the same subnet to install.
To update the firmware on the compression card that is in the blade workstation,
use the connection broker software or see “Updating the compression card
firmware” on page 30.
To update the management-module firmware by using the management-module
Web-based user interface, complete the following steps:
1. Start the management-module management and configuration program. For
more information, see the Management Module User’s Guide .
2. In the Management Module configuration window, under MM Control , click
Firmware Update .
3. Under Update MM Firmware , click Browse to locate the firmware files that you
downloaded. Follow the instructions in the readme file to update the firmware.
4. Click Update .
Blade workstation Ethernet controller I/O module association
The routing of an Ethernet controller to a particular I/O-module bay depends on the
type of blade workstation. You can verify which I/O-module bay the blade
workstation Ethernet controller is routed to by using the following test:
1. Install only one Ethernet switch module or pass-thru module in I/O-module bay
1.
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade workstation
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