1.
To
check
the
BMC
firmware
level,
access
and
log
on
to
the
Advanced
Management
Module
Web
interface
as
described
in
the
Management
Module
User's
Guide
.
2.
From
the
Monitors
menu
section,
select
Firmware
VPD
:
The
Blade
Server
Firmware
Vital
Product
Data
(VPD)
window
shows
the
build
identifier,
release,
and
revision
level
of
both
the
system
firmware/BIOS
and
the
BMC
firmware.
In
the
example
above,
the
system
firmware
or
BIOS
version
is
QB01020000
and
the
BMC
firmware
is
BLBT06b.
Compare
this
information
to
the
firmware
information
provided
at
http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/.
If
the
two
match,
then
the
blade
server
has
the
latest
firmware.
If
not,
download
the
firmware
package
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
See
“Updating
the
BMC
firmware”
or
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
for
installation
instructions.
You
can
also
view
the
system
firmware
level
from
within
the
operating
system
by
using
the
following
command:
xxd
/proc/device-tree/openprom/ibm,fw-vernum_encoded
Output
is
similar
to:
0000000:
5142
3031
3031
3030
3000
00
QB0101000..
where
QB0101000
is
the
system
firmware
version.
Note:
The
system
firmware
version
displayed
by
the
BladeCenter
Advanced
Management
Module
might
be
different
from
the
version
displayed
by
your
operating
system.
Cross-reference
information
is
given
in
the
firmware
information
at
http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/,
and
in
the
readme
file
which
comes
with
the
firmware
image.
Updating
the
BMC
firmware
You
can
update
the
BMC
firmware
from
the
Linux
prompt
using
the
update
package
or
from
the
Advanced
Management
Module.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
blade
server
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