System Bios - NEC express5800 A2010b User Manual

Chapter 3 Setup

7.8.2 System BIOS

You can update System BIOS of managed server through BMC.
Administrator privilege is required to update System BIOS.
Tips
Tips
Current System BIOS
BMC*1
version *2
#1 5.6.0015
#2 5.6.0015
*1: Indicates the corresponding BMC number.
*2: Indicates BIOS version currently running.
*3: A checkmark [] is displayed on BMC corresponding to running BIOS.
*4: Indicates BIOS version to be applied at next boot.
"←" in Upcoming Startup System BIOS Version field indicates the same version as current one.
If version information is unknown, "-" is displayed.
*5: Indicates presence of BIOS to be applied at restart of the server. If this flag is "1", it indicates there is a
BIOS to be updated, "0" indicates no BIOS is to be udpated.
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With A2040b/A02010b/A2020b model, BMCs are duplicated. Thus, up to two BMC
revisions are displayed on this page.
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With any other model, only one BMC revision is displayed.
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The file extention of binary module for firmware update is [.ima].
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The downloaded system BMC firmware update module (Windows/Linux) is zip format
file. Unzip the file, and open the Readme file to check if its BIOS version is appropriate
to that of BIOS of the server. If the selected file is inappropriate to the server, update
process terminates abnormally at the next POST execution. Name of update image file
of BIOS is [BiosUpdt.dat].
Running *3
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Express5800/A1040b, A2040b, A2020b, A2010b User's Guide
7. Using Remote Management
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System BIOS version used
at next time *4
5.6.0020
5.6.0020
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Update flag *5
1
0
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