Trend Micro InterScan M Series, Administrator'S Manual

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Trend Micro™ InterScan™ Gateway Security Appliance M-Series Administrator’s Guide
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BMC and BIOS Firmware Updates Using the
Appliance Firmware Flash Utility
Updating the Appliance BMC Firmware
The BMC (baseboard management controller) is a foreground/background embedded
system. The current InterScan Gateway Security Appliance (the appliance) BMC
implements the Intelligent Platform Management Interface specification v1.5 (IPMI
1.5), using all mandatory commands and some Trend Micro OEM (original equip-
ment manufacturer) commands. BMC firmware provides the functionality and the
communication interfaces between the physical hardware and the software system.
For firmware updates, that is, updates for BIOS, BMC, and LCM (LCD module), the
appliance uses the IP address
192.168.252.2 .
Preparing to Upload the BMC Firmware
Before uploading the BMC firmware, ensure that you have the following:
• Trend Micro Appliance Firmware Flash Utility ( AFFU.exe )
• The BMC firmware file, which will have a name similar to
S68FWxxx.BIN
Preparing the Local Computer for Uploading to the Appliance
Before you upload the device image to the appliance, designate a computer to inter-
face with the appliance console port. Use a computer that has terminal configuration
software such as HyperTerminal for Windows and a DB9 port.
You will be uploading the new device image using this computer that is physically
connected to the appliance by means of the (serial) console port.