Firmware is represented as BMC in Cisco IMC
3.0(3S2).
Note
Step 4
Activate the BIOS firmware:
a) Choose
Host Power > Power Off
to manually power off the server.
b) In the Cisco IMC interface, click the Navigation icon at the top left corner and choose
Admin > Firmware
Management
.
c) Check the
BIOS
check box, and then click
Activate
.
d) In the
Activate Firmware
window, select the firmware image to activate and click
Activate Firmware
.
The firmware image that you activated becomes the running version after the host is powered on.
e) Choose
Host Power > Power On
.
f) Verify the firmware and BIOS version.
Access the System BIOS
To change the BIOS settings for your server, follow these steps. Detailed instructions are also printed on the
BIOS screens.
Step 1
Enter the BIOS setup utility by pressing the
F2
key when prompted during bootup.
The version and build of the current BIOS are displayed on the Main page of the utility.
Note
Step 2
Use the arrow keys to select the BIOS menu page.
Step 3
Highlight the field to be modified by using the arrow keys.
Step 4
Press
Enter
to select the field that you want to change, and then modify the value in the field.
Step 5
Press the right arrow key until the Exit menu screen is displayed.
Step 6
Follow the instructions on the Exit menu screen to save your changes and exit the setup utility (or Press
F10
). You can
exit without saving changes by pressing
Esc
.
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