The
-u
option
This
performs
an
unattended
and
automatic
update
of
the
system
firmware.
The
blade
server
reboots
automatically
as
part
of
the
update
process.
Updating
the
system
firmware
automatically
Complete
the
following
steps
to
update
the
firmware
automatically
using
the
update
package:
1.
Check
the
README
before
attempting
to
update
the
system
firmware
as
it
contains
specific
information
about
the
particular
firmware
release.
2.
Download
the
update
package
from
http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/.
The
update
package
has
a
.
sh
extension.
3.
Change
to
the
directory
where
you
have
downloaded
the
package.
4.
Run
the
package
with
the
-u
option.
Using
the
example
from
above,
at
the
command
prompt
enter:
./ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2_linux-pq_cell.sh
-u
5.
Check
the
system
firmware
images
to
confirm
the
update
has
succeeded.
See
for
instructions.
Installing
the
firmware
manually
If
you
cannot
update
the
firmware
using
the
update_flash
script,
it
is
possible
to
update
the
firmware
manually.
You
can
use
rtas_flash
over
/proc
.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
install
the
firmware
manually:
1.
Download
the
update
package
from
http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/.
2.
Extract
the
system
firmware
image
package.
At
the
command
prompt
enter:
./
<update
package>
-x
<target
directory>
For
example,
to
extract
the
image
package
ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2.sh
from
ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2_linux-pq_cell.sh
in
the
directory
/temp/fwimage
enter:
./ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2_linux-pq_cell.sh
-x
/temp/fwimage
If
the
directory
does
not
exist
the
firmware
package
creates
it.
3.
Change
to
the
directory
containing
the
firmware
image
package.
4.
Extract
the
firmware
image.
At
the
command
prompt
enter:
./
<image
package>
-x
For
example,
to
extract
the
image
file
QB-1.9.1-2-boot_rom.bin
from
ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2.sh
enter:
./ibm_fw_bios_qb-1.9.1-2.sh
-x
5.
Ensure
the
rtas_flash
driver
is
loaded.
To
do
this,
run
lsmod
.
6.
If
the
module
is
not
yet
in
the
kernel,
invoke
the
following
to
load
it:
modprobe
rtas_flash
7.
To
update
your
current
firmware,
copy
the
image
file
to
/proc/ppc64/rtas/
firmware_update
and
reboot
manually:
cp
<image-file>
/proc/ppc64/rtas/firmware_update
shutdown
—r
now
For
example,
to
copy
the
image
file
cp
QB-1.9.1-2-boot_rom.bin
to
/proc/ppc64/rtas/firmware_update
enter:
cp
QB-1.9.1-2-boot_rom.bin
/proc/ppc64/rtas/firmware_update
shutdown
—r
now
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5.
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the
blade
server
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