4. Maintenance of Express5800/ft series
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Chapter 1 Maintenance
4.3.8
Updating BIOS
Use the following command to update the BIOS.
# /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint burnProm fw_file path
Important Shutdown the guest OS except for ftSys Management Appliance.
1. Login to ftSys Management Appliance as a root user.
2. Use the SCP command or vSphere Client to store the BIOS file in the desired directory of ftSys
Management Appliance.
In the example below, ft control software Install DVD is mounted and BIOS file is copied to ftSys
Management Appliance.
# cp /mnt/cdrom/firmware/bios/2700_4700_6400/062-01210biosn.n.n.rom
/opt/ft/firmware/bios/2700_4700_6400
Tips
See
Chapter 2 (1.1.2 Installing NEC ESMPRO Agent)
in
Installation Guide
for how to
mount/unmount ft control software Install DVD.
3. Run the following command to check the State shows "ONLINE" and Op State shows "DUPLEX" for
CPU modules 0 and 1.
# /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint ls 0
H/W Path
: 0
...
State
: ONLINE
Op State
: DUPLEX
...
# /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint ls 1
H/W Path
: 1
...
State
: ONLINE
Op State
: DUPLEX
...
4. Run the following command to update the BIOS of CPU modules 0 and 1.
(1) Stop the CPU module 0.
# /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint bringDown 0
Completed bringDown on the device at path 0.
(2) Update the BIOS of CPU module 0. For
bios_file
, specify the file path you have copied in Step 2.
# /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint burnProm bios_file 0
Updated firmware on the device at path 0.
(3) Start the CPU module 0, and stop the CPU module 1.
# /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint jumpSwitch 0
Transferred processing to the device at path 0.
