Updating Steps; Determining Current Blade Server Firmware Levels - IBM QS22 - BladeCenter - 0793 Service Manual

BMC firmware
System firmware
The packages are delivered separately and do not follow the same versioning
scheme.
IBM periodically makes updates to both BMC and system firmware. These may be
downloaded from http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/.
Note: To avoid problems and to maintain proper system performance, always make

Updating steps

Complete the following steps to update the BMC and system firmware images:
1. Check the revision level of the firmware on the blade server and the level of the
2. Download the firmware updates.
3. Power off the blade server you wish to update.
4. Update the BMC firmware using the BMC update package or the Advanced
5. Power on the blade server. This boots it with the new BMC firmware.
6. Update the system firmware image. See "Installing the system firmware" on
7. The system reboots. This boots the blade server with the new system firmware.
8. Shut down the blade server.
Note: There may be instances where you must update the BMC firmware before

Determining current blade server firmware levels

Complete the following steps to view the current firmware code levels for both the
BMC and the system firmware:
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Note: The user and operating system interfaces of the system firmware are
based on the Open Firmware standard. Detailed system information is
provided through the Open Firmware device tree. You can use the client
interface and Run-Time Abstraction Services (RTAS) to run management
functions.
v Communicates with advanced management module
v Controls power on
v Initializes the board, including the IBM PowerXCell 8i processors and
clock chips
v Monitors the physical board environment
v Takes over when the BMC has successfully initialized the board
v Acts as the basic input/output system (BIOS)
v Includes boot-time diagnostics and power-on self test
v Prepares the system for the operating system boot
sure that both the BMC firmware and the system firmware are at the same
level for all QS22 blade servers within the BladeCenter unit.
updates on http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/. If the level on the Web site is
higher than the version currently installed, continue with the updating steps.
Management Module. See "Updating the BMC firmware" on page 17 for further
information.
page 20 for further information.
updating the system firmware. Check the readme file that comes with each
firmware package for more information.