IBM 436854u - System x3200 M2 5U Mini Tower Server Problem Determination And Service Manual page 43

Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click System x.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. Click IBM System x3200 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the
server.
5. From the BMC software, copy the file Flash.exe to a firmware update diskette.
To update the firmware, use one of the following procedures:
v If the Linux or Windows operating-system update package is available from the
World Wide Web and you have obtained it, follow the instructions that come with
the package.
v If you are using a diskette, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. Insert the firmware update diskette into the diskette drive.
3. From a command line, type flash -? and press Enter.
For the program to interface with the mini-baseboard management controller, the
parameters in the Intf.ini file must be set correctly. To modify the Intf.ini file, use the
mini-baseboard management controller setup utility program or a text editor.
Using the mini-baseboard management controller SDR/FRU
update utility program
Use the mini-baseboard management controller SDR/FRU update utility program to
download an SDR/FRU update.
To download the program, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click System x.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. Click IBM System x3200 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the
server.
5. From the BMC software, copy the file fsloader.exe to an SDR/FRU update
diskette.
To start the mini-baseboard management controller SDR/FRU update utility
program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. Insert the SDR/FRU update diskette into the diskette drive.
3. From a command line, type fsloader -? and press Enter.
Using the mini-baseboard management controller management utility
program: Use the mini-baseboard management controller management utility
program to remotely manage and configure a server network. The following features
are available from the program:
v IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) Shell
Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions
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