IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839, Setup Manual

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10. Press Esc four times; then, press
Y
, when prompted, to save settings and
restart the blade server.
After the blade server has restarted, you can establish an SOL session to it using
the advanced management module CLI. See “Starting an SOL session” on page 37
for information and instructions.
Configuring the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 and HS20 Type 8843
blade servers
Note:
If an SOL session for the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 or Type 8843 blade
server displays only a flashing cursor in a blank screen, this indicates an
interruption in the flow of serial data. Press Ctrl+q to resume serial data flow.
The following sections describe the SOL configuration that is required for the
BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 and Type 8843 blade servers. You must perform the
following procedures:
v “HS20 Type 8832 SOL jumper placement” on page 28 (Type 8832 blade server
only)
v
“Updating and configuring the blade server BIOS” on page 13
v “Updating the integrated systems management processor firmware” on page 28
v
“Updating the Broadcom Ethernet controller firmware” on page 29
v
“Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux operating systems” on
page 21
Chapter 4. Special component requirements
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