4. Maintenance of Express5800/ft series
Express5800/R320d-E4, R320d-M4 Maintenance Guide (VMware 5.5)
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Chapter 1 Maintenance
4.1.5
Dump collection
ftsmaint dump path
This command generates a dump of the CPU module specified in the
path
argument.
The dumps for the ESXi host are saved in /var/core/vmkernel-zdump-MMDDYY.HH:mm.n.
* MMDDYY denotes the created date, and HH:mm.n denotes the created time.
* It may take certain time to create dump data file.
Note
The system must be duplexed before running this command.
Important If you run this command, the specified CPU module is made offline automatically,
and duplication of system is canceled. (The specified CPU module is made online
automatically upon completion of this command.)
Tips
The dump files cannot be deleted automatically. Check the /var/core directory size
periodically in order not to run out of the capacity. The size of a dump file is approximately
100 MB.
4.1.6
BMC firmware update
ftsmaint burnBmcs fw_file
This command updates the BMC firmware using BMC firmware file specified by
fw_file
argument.
Important
•
Shutdown the guest OS except for ftSys Management Appliance.
•
Make sure that I/O modules and BMC are duplicated before starting update of
BMC firmware.
•
Do not operate the machine and power supply unit while the firmware is
updated. The firmware is destroyed and modules may need to be replaced.
4.1.7
BIOS update
ftsmaint burnProm fw_file path
This command updates BIOS of CPU module specified by
path
argument using the BIOS firmware file
specified by
fw_file
argument.
Important
•
Shutdown the guest OS except for ftSys Management Appliance.
•
Make sure that CPU modules are duplicated before starting update of BIOS.
•
Do not operate the machine and power supply unit while the firmware is
updated. The firmware is destroyed and modules may need to be replaced.