Updating Firmware And Device Drivers - Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 7873 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Step 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press
Enter. If you select SAS Topology or Advanced Adapter Properties, additional screens are
displayed.

Updating firmware and device drivers

IBM periodically makes UEFI code, service processor (IMM) firmware, diagnostic firmware updates, and
device driver updates available for the blade server. Several methods are available to update the firmware for
the blade server.
If you are updating the firmware for the blade servers in a scalable blade complex operating in single partition
mode, you only must update the firmware for the primary blade server. When you update the firmware for the
primary blade server, the firmware for the secondary blade server is updated as well. Device drivers are
updated through the operating system.
You can update the firmware and device drivers for the blade server by using one of the following methods.
• Using UpdateXpress System Packs. UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSP) contain an integration-tested
bundle of online, updatable firmware and device drivers for your servers. For more information about
UpdateXpress System Packs, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/ support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?l
ndocid=SERV-XPRESS&brandind=5000008
• Using the IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator. You can use IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media
Creator to create bootable media that is suitable for applying firmware updates, running preboot
diagnostics, and deploying Windows operating systems on supported systems. Using IBM ToolsCenter
Bootable Media Creator, you can create a single bootable image on supported media (such as CD, DVD,
ISO image, USB flash drive, or set of PXE files) that bundles multiple IBMBladeCenter tools and updates
from UpdateXpress System Packs, which contain Windows and Linux® firmware and device-driver
updates. You can also create an IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD for deploying Windows
operating systems and updates on supported systems. For more information about the Bootable Media
Creator, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ supportsite.wss/docdisplay? lndocid=TOOL-
BOMC&brandind=5000008.
• Downloading the firmware and device drivers from http://www.ibm.com/support/ fixcentral/systemx/
groupView? query.productGroup=ibm%2FBladeCenter. Follow the instructions that come with the
firmware and device drivers to install them.You must make sure that you update the firmware for each
blade server in the scalable blade complex to the same levels before resetting the scalable blade
complex. Refer to the following table to select the correct procedure to follow based on your configuration
and preferred update method:
Table 2. Procedures to update firmware for blade servers in a scalable blade complex
Scalable blade complex
mode
Single partition
Independent partitions
For more information about updating firmware and the preferred methods, see the Firmware Update Best
Practices white paper at http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=
MIGR-5082923&brandind=5000020.
For additional instructions about updating the firmware before attaching a IBM MAX5 expansion blade, see
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5085756
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Inband updates
"Updating firmware for blade servers
operating as a single partition" on page
31
"Updating firmware for each blade
server independently" on page 31
Out-of-band updates
"Updating firmware for each blade
server independently" on page 31
"Updating firmware for each blade
server independently" on page 31