IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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Firmware updates
IBM will periodically make firmware updates available for your blade server. Use the
following table to determine the methods you can use to install these firmware
updates.
Firmware
Update
diskette RDM
Update
X press
Management-
module
Web interface
Switch-module
Web interface
Switch-module
Telnet interface
Blade server
BIOS code
Yes Yes Yes No No No
Blade server
diagnostic code
Yes Yes
1
Yes No No No
Blade server
service processor
code
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
1
You must set up a custom task.
Important: To avoid problems and to maintain proper system performance, always
make sure that the blade server BIOS code, service processor
firmware, and diagnostic firmware levels are consistent for all blade
servers within the BladeCenter unit.
The service processor in your blade server provides the following features:
v
Continuous health monitoring and control
v Configurable notification and alerts
v
Event logs that are timestamped, saved in nonvolatile memory, and can be
attached to e-mail alerts
v
Remote graphics console redirection
v Point-to-point protocol (PPP) support
v
Remote power control
v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings
v
Around-the-clock access to the blade server, even if the server is turned off
At some time, you might need to flash the service processor to apply the latest
firmware. Download the latest firmware for your blade server service processor from
the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Use the BladeCenter
management-module Web interface to flash the service processor. The Web
interface is described in the IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter Type 8677 Installation and
User’s Guide on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD and IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730 Installation and User’s Guide on the IBM
BladeCenter T Documentation CD.
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers
Four Ethernet controllers are integrated on the blade server system board. Each
controller provides a 1000-Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the
Ethernet-compatible switch modules in I/O-module bays 1 and 2, which enables
simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network
(LAN). Each Ethernet controller on the system board is routed to a different switch
module in I/O-module bay 1 or bay 2. The routing from Ethernet controller to
I/O-module bay will vary according to blade server type and the operating system
Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server
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