NEC N8800-162F, User Manual

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5-52 Installing and Using Utilities
BMC Firmware Update
The firmware of the BMC on the PCI module can be updated. The BMC firmware can be updated
by using the ft server utility. To update the BMC firmware, the firmware image file must previously
be updated on the managed server. On the BMC firmware update screen, specify the pass of the
image file of the firmware to be updated.
IMPORTANT: Contact your maintenance engineer for the update of the BMC firmware.
BMC firmware update
Component
Remote Local
BMC
－
When update to new firmware is required.
Remote: Executable from remote management PC by using NEC ESMPRO Manager
Local: Executable on local server by using ft server utility
–
: Not supported
Procedure in ft server utility
1. Save the image data of the update firmware in a desired directory of the NEC Express5800/ft
series.
Write down the path to the directory in which the image data is saved.
IMPORTANT: Please save the file name by 1 to 255 characters length.
2.
Select the target BMC #n of firmware #n in the [BMC] tree.
BMC #0 is BMC of the PCI module (ID:10), BMC #1 is BMC of the PCI module (ID:11).