IBM Eserver xSeries 455, Часто задаваемые вопросы

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Ethernet controllers
Related topics:
v “Resource CD” on page 30.
v “Wake on LAN” on page 31.
For device drivers and information about configuring the integrated Ethernet
controllers, see the Resource CD that comes with the xSeries 455 server. For
updated information about configuring the controllers, go to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Firmware updates and recovery process
Related topics:
v “Creating a backup copy of the nonvolatile EFI variables” on page 28.
v “Restoring the nonvolatile EFI variables” on page 28.
v “Remote video graphics look incomplete in Linux” on page 31.
Firmware updates
IBM will periodically make firmware updates available for the xSeries 455 server.
Firmware updates for the xSeries 455 server are available from
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Note: Update X press does not provide support for the xSeries 455 server.
The update package will contain a zipped file and an ISO image. The zipped file
and ISO image will contain xSeries 455 updates for the following firmware:
v
System Abstraction Layer Extensible Firmware Interface (SAL/EFI) code
v Service Processor Drawer Management Controller (SP-DMC) code
v
Diagnostic code
The method you use to update the xSeries 455 firmware depends on the operating
system in use:
v If you are using the Windows Server 2003 operating system, see “Creating an
update directory when using Windows Server 2003” for more information.
v If you are using the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (SLES8) for the Itanium
Processor Family (IPF) operating system, see “Creating an update CD when
using SLES8” on page 9 for more information.
Creating an update directory when using Windows Server 2003
If you are using the Windows Server 2003 operating system, use the instructions in
this section to create an update directory on the EFI system partition; then, see the
readme.txt file in the root directory, under EFI.
Complete the following steps to create the update directory:
1. Log on to the server with administrator privileges.
2. Open a command prompt.
3. Type the following command to gain access to the EFI system partition:
mountvol d : /s
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