Penguin Computing Relion 1900e, Technical Manual

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Relion 1900e/2900e Manual
105 Revision 1.3
9. Update the ME firmware using the following command:
iflash32 /u /ni <version#>_ME.cap
10. When the update has successfully completed, power off the system
11. Remove the AC power cords
12. Remove the system top cover
13. Move the “ ME FRC UPD ” jumper back to pins 1-2 (default)
14. Re-attach the AC power cords
15. Power on system
11.5 BMC Force Update Jumper Block
The BMC Force Update jumper is used to put the BMC in Boot Recovery mode for a low-level update. It
causes the BMC to abort its normal boot process and stay in the boot loader without executing any Linux
code.
This jumper should only be used if the BMC firmware has gotten corrupted and requires re-installation. The
following procedure should be followed:
1. Turn off the system.
2. Remove the AC power cords
Note: If the BMC FRC UPD jumper is moved with AC power applied to the system, the BMC will not operate
properly.
3. Remove the system top cover
4. Move the “ BMC FRC UPD” Jumper from pins 1 - 2 (default) to pins 2 - 3 (Force Update position)
5. Re-install the system top cover and re-attach the AC power cords
6. Power on the system
7. Boot to the EFI shell
8. Change directories to the folder containing the update files
9. Update the BMC firmware using the following command:
FWPIAUPD -u -bin -ni -b -o -pia -if=usb <file name.BIN>
10. When the update has successfully completed, power off the system
11. Remove the AC power cords
12. Remove the system top cover
13. Move the “BMC FRC UPD” jumper back to pins 1-2 (default)
14. Re-attach the AC power cords
15. Power on system
16. Boot to the EFI shell
17. Change directories to the folder containing the update files
18. Re-install the board/system SDR data by running the FRUSDR utility
19. After the SDRs have been loaded, reboot the server