Updating ftServer System Firmware
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Chapter 3
Updating ftServer System
Firmware
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This chapter discusses the following topics:
•
‘‘Updating the System BIOS”
•
‘‘Updating BMC Firmware
”
Consult the
Release Notes: Express5800/
ftServer
for the Linux Operating
System
for the Express5800/
ftServer
System Software for the Linux
Operating System (
Express Builder
) version you have (or will upgrade to) to determine
what
firmware version numbers are required.
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
!
Update your system firmware only if that version is
compatible with your current
Express Builder
installation, or if
you will immediately update to operating system or
Express Builder
releases that are supported by the updated
firmware.
Updating the System BIOS
Make sure that the BIOS you intend to install is compatible with the
Express Builder
release
level
that you have (or that you will install immediately after performing the BIOS upgrade).
Verify in the applicable version of the
Release Notes: Express5800/
ftServer
for the
Linux Operating System
that the BIOS is compatible, and also that the
Release Notes do not specify a different procedure or sequence for performing the
BIOS update. To check the BIOS version, type the following command:
#
/opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint ls 0
.
.
.
Firmware Rev : 20.0