Note:
You
may
have
to
update
the
BMC
before
updating
the
system
firmware.
See
the
README
file
that
comes
with
the
package.
The
firmware
update
package
You
can
now
update
firmware
using
the
update
packages
available
from
http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/.
These
can
be
installed
either
through
IBM
Director
or
by
executing
the
.sh
file
contained
in
the
package.
This
section
describes
how
to
use
the
update
package
to
install
the
firmware
update
or
extract
the
firmware
image
for
manual
installation.
To
install
the
firmware
package
using
IBM
Director,
see
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD.
Note:
The
blade
server
must
be
configured
and
have
a
running
Linux
operating
system
before
the
package
can
be
extracted
or
installed.
The
update
package
consists
of
4
files:
v
A
file
containing
the
change
history
for
the
QS22
system
firmware.
This
has
a
.chg
extension.
v
A
file
containing
the
update
package.
This
has
an
.sh
extension.
v
A
readme
file
for
the
update
package.
This
contains
specific
installation
and
configuration
information.
v
An
XML
file.
This
file
is
for
use
by
IBM
Systems
Management
tools,
including
IBM
Director
Update
Manager,
UpdateXpress
CD,
and
UpdateXpress
System
Pack
Installer.
Using
the
package
The
package
consists
of
an
file
with
a
.sh
extension
that
runs
from
the
Linux
prompt.
It
has
a
number
of
options.
To
see
what
options
are
available,
run
the
package
without
any
options
or
with
the
-h
switch:
#
./ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2_linux-pq_cell.sh
In
this
example,
ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-3_linux-pq_cell.sh
is
the
name
of
the
firmware
update
package.
The
file
name
changes
according
to
the
version
of
the
firmware.
A
screen
similar
to
the
following
appears:
Usage:
-x
/someDirectory
-
Extract
the
payload
to
<some
directory>
-xr
/someDirectory
-
Extract
the
payload
plus
PkgSdk
files
to
<some
directory>
-xd
/dev/fd0
-
Create
a
DOS
bootable
diskette
-
Internel
floppy
drive
-xd
/dev/sda
-
Create
a
DOS
bootable
diskette
-
External
USB
floppy
drive
-u
-
Perform
update
unattended
-h
-
Display
this
help
screen
++debug
-
Display
helpful
debug
information
Note:
All
other
command
line
arguments
are
passed
to
the
payload
executable
The
-xd
options
are
not
supported
on
the
QS22
blade
server.
The
-x
option
This
enables
to
extract
another
executable
file,
in
this
example
ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2.sh
which
in
turn
may
be
run
to
create
the
.bin
file
required
if
you
wish
to
update
the
firmware
manually.
See
for
further
information.
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User’s
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