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3.4. Download BladeCenter management module firmware
•
From
the
Support for BladeCenter - Downloads
page, in the Refine results field,
select
Advanced Management Module
and click the
Go
button
•
Note that both functional and maintenance releases of the AMM firmware are
available for download. A functional release enables new functions in the
BladeCenter; whereas a maintenance release fixes known problems since the last
functional release
•
Download both the latest functional and maintenance firmware releases. Verify that
the Power blade(s) and x86 blade(s) you are installing are in the
Supported
systems
list
•
On the firmware update page, click on the link for the
README
text file and print a
copy for use as a reference when actually performing the update
•
Click on the browser’s
Back
button to return to the previous page
•
Click on the link for the .zip file containing the firmware updates to download the file.
This file will be used to later update the firmware
3.5. Download BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O module firmware
•
From
the
Support for BladeCenter - Downloads
page, in the
Refine
results field, select
Networking
and click the
Go
button
•
Find and select the appropriate link for the Fibre Channel I/O module installed in the
BladeCenter chassis (most often Brocade or QLogic)
•
On the firmware update page, click on the link for the
README
text file and print a copy
for use as a reference when performing the update
•
Click on the browser’s Back button to return to the previous page
•
Next, click on the link of the firmware update to download the file. This file will be used
later to update the firmware. This link may lead to the I/O module vendor’s Web site:
o
For Brocade, fill in the export compliance form and accept the user’s license.
Then download the file marked similar to
Fabric OS v5.3.0a for PC
o
For Cisco, click on the latest available release, named similar to
Cisco MDS
9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.2
, then click the
Download Software
link. A
registration with Cisco is required to download the update file
o
For QLogic, find the table named
Fibre Channel Switch Module Firmware
and
download the latest version of the firmware marked similar to
QLogic 4Gb 6-
Port Fibre Channel Switch Module for IBM eServer BladeCenter Firmware
3.6. Download BladeCenter Ethernet I/O module firmware
•
From
the
Support for
BladeCenter - Downloads
page, in the
Refine
results field,
select
Networking
and
press
the
Go
button
•
Find and select the appropriate link for the Ethernet I/O module installed in the
BladeCenter chassis
•
On the firmware update page, click on the link for the
README
text file and print a
copy for use as a reference when performing the update
•
Click on the browser’s Back button to return to the previous page
•
Next, click on the link of the firmware update to download the file. This file will be
used later to update the firmware
3.7. Download BladeCenter SAS I/O module firmware
•
Start at http://www.ibm.com/support
