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User’s Guide Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI <Product> <Version Number> 6‐67770‐01 Rev A ...
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..................1 An Overview of the WPCM 450 BMC Controller ............1 1.1.1 WPCM450 DDR2 Memory Interface ................1 1.1.2 WPCM450 PCI System Interface ................1 ...
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YAFUFlash ..........................46 YAFUKCS ..........................46 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the DOS Environment ........... 46 Examples ..........................47 Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Windows ..............47 Environment ..........................47 Format: .............................
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 An Overview of the WPCM 450 BMC Controller The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), supports 2D/VGA‐compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface, creating multi‐media virtualization via Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR). The WPCM450 Controller is ideal for networking management. The WPCM450 Controller interfaces with the host system via PCI connections to communicate with Graphic cores. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote keyboard/ ...
Chapter 1: Introduction Voltage monitoring Power status monitoring, chassis intrusion monitoring Remote power control to power‐on, power‐off or reboot a system Remote access to text‐based, graphic‐based system information, including BIOS configurations and OS operation information (KVM)Remote management of utility/software applications Provides Network Management Security via remote access/console redirection. ...
1.4 Motherboards Supported This version of Embedded BMC/IPMI is supported by the motherboards listed in the table below. Intel X9SCL-F 1.5 An Important Note to the User The graphics shown in this user's guide were based on the latest information available at the time of publishing of this guide. The IPMI screens shown on your computer may or may not look exactly like the screen shown in this user's guide. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 3...
Note 2: However, if you should decide to use the IPMI-dedicated LAN port for a network connection, please perform a BMC cold reset or power cycle reset for the dedicated LAN to be detected. Page 4 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
COM port for IPMI are enabled in the system BIOS by default. The COM port for IPMI is marked with "*" in the BIOS. It is usually listed as COM2 or COM3 in the BIOS. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 5...
1. The Submenu Bar (Top) 2. The Options Window (Left) 3. The Main Display area (Center) The submenu bar on the top lists the following submenus: Submenu Bar System This submenu displays system information. Information Server Health This submenu displays server health monitoring status. Configuration This submenu allows the user to configure the IPMI settings. Remote This submenu allows the user to launch KVM Console and perform power Control control & management. Maintenance This submenu allows the user to update the firmware and reset the unit. Miscellaneous This submenu allows the user to post snooping codes and to launch the SOL console. Language This submenu allows the user to select a language setting. (Currently, only English is available.) ? Help Click this item to find an answer when you have a question. Page 6 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
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System MAC Address 1: This item displays the MAC address of the first system that is connected to IPMI. System MAC Address 2: This item displays the MAC address of the second system that is connected to IPMI. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 7...
DIMM voltages, +3.3V, +3.3VSB, +1.5V, +12V, +5V and VBAT (Battery Voltage). Fan Sensors: This item displays the readings of the onboard fans. Power Supply: This item displays the status of power supply failure Page 8 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Click this item to display all sensor readings and their thresholds as shown below. 1. From the pull‐down menu select a sensor you want to display its readings and thresholds. 2. Name: This item displays the name of the item being monitored. 3. Status: This item displays the status of the sensor item. 4. Reading: This item displays the reading of the sensor. 5. Low NR (Low Non‐Recoverable): This is the low threshold of a non‐recover‐ able item. Any item with a reading below this point will not be recovered. 6. Low CT (Low Critical‐Threshold): This is the low threshold of a critical item. Any item with a reading below this threshold is in a critical state. 7. Low NC (Low Non‐Critical): This is the low threshold of a non‐critical item. Any item with a reading above this threshold is not in a critical state. 8. High NC (High Non‐Critical): This is the high threshold of a non‐critical item. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 9...
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Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings Any item with a reading below this threshold is not in a critical state. Page 10 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
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Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 9. High CT (High Critical‐Threshold): This is the high threshold of a critical item. Any item with a reading above this threshold is in a critical state. 10. High NR (High Non‐Recoverable): This is the high threshold of a non‐recover‐ able item. Any item with a reading above this point will not be recovered. 11. Refresh: Click this tab to refresh this page. 12. Hide/(Show) Thresholds: Click this tab to hide/(or to show) the thresholds of the items. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 11...
Run‐time stop (a.k.a 'core dump', 'blue screen') OS graceful stop (system powered up, but normal OS operation has shut down and system is awaiting reset pushbutton, power cycle or other external input) Page 12 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
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Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2. Event ID: This item displays the event ID of this event. 3. Time Stamp: This item displays the time when the event takes place. 4. Sensor Name: This item indicates the name of the sensor (device) to which the event has occurred. 5. Sensor Type: This item indicates the type of the event. 6. Description: This item provides a brief description of the event. 7. Event Log: This item indicates the number of events included on the event log. 8. Clear Event Log: Click the button to clear the event log. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 13...
Protocol (SMTP) settings. To set up an email alert, please enter the IP address of your mail server in the SMTP SSL Certificate: This item allows the user to configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certification settings. Users LAN Select Page 14 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.3.1 Configuration ‐ Alerts This feature allows the user to configure Alert settings. When you click <Alerts> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Alerts: Click this item to add, to modify, to delete or to define the setting of an. 2. Alert#: This item lists Alert item numbers. 3. Alert Level: This item indicates the alert level for each alert. 4. Destination Address: This item indicates the target address of an alert. 5. Modify: Click this icon to configure or modify a selected alert. 6. Send Test Alert: Click this item to send a configured alert to its destination (the target address) for testing. 7. Delete: Click this item to delete an alert. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 15...
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Email Address: This item allows you to specify the e-mail address that you want to send your alert to. After entering the information in the fields, press <Save> to save the information you've entered or press <Cancel> to cancel it. Page 16 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Note: To set up an email alert, please enter the IP address of your mail server in the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.) 2.1.3.2 Configuration ‐ Time and Date Settings This feature allows the user to configure time and date settings for the host server and client computer. When you click <Time and Date> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Time and Date: Click this item to configure the <Time and Date> settings. 2. Date: Enter month, date and year in this row. 3. Time: Enter hour, minute and second in the (hh:mm:ss) format. 4. NTP Server: Enter the name of the NTP server in this field. 5. Enabling Synchronizing: Check this box to enable synchronization of time and date of the client computer with the NTP server. 6. Refresh: Click this button to refresh the page. 7. Save: Click this item to save any changes done to the Time and Date settings. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 17...
Examples and Explanations of the LDAP settings are shown below: 1. Port: 389‐This item indicates the port number of the LDAP server. 2. IP Address: xx.xx.xx.xx‐ This item indicates the IP address of the LDAP server. 3. Bind Password: Secret‐ This item indicates the password of the LDAP server. 4. Bind DN: cn=manager, dc=administrator, dc=com‐ The bind DN is the user or the LDAP server that is allowed to do limited search in the LDAP directory. 5. SearchBase: dc=administrator, dc=com‐This feature shows the client which port in the external directory tree to use for doing search. After entering the information in the fields, click <Save> to save the information you've just entered. Page 18 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.3.4 Configuration ‐ Active Directory Settings This feature allows the user to configure Active Directory settings. When you click <Active Directory> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. Active Directory: Click this item to configure Active Directory settings. 2. If Active Directory is currently disabled, click <Click Here> to enable it. 3. Number of Configured Role Group: This item displays the number of configured role groups. 4. Role Group ID: This item displays the role group ID. 5. Group Name: This item displays the name of the role group. 6. Group Domain: This item displays the domain of the role group. 7. Group Privilege: This item displays the user privilege of the role group. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 19...
3. User Domain Name: This item allows the user to enter the user domain name. 4. Time Out: This item displays the Time‐out settings. 5. Domain Controller Server Addresses 1~3: These items allow the user to enter the IP addresses for the Domain Controller Servers 1~3. 6. Default Active Directory Certificate: This item displays the information of the default active directory certificate. 7. Upload New Default Active Directory Certificate: Click <Browse> to select and upload the new default active directory certificate. After the required information is entered, click <Save> to save the information you've entered or click <Cancel> to cancel it. Page 20 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Note: IPMI is an OS-independent platform, and KVM support is an added feature for IPMI. For your mouse to function properly, please configure the Mouse Mode settings (above) according to your OS type. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 21...
Check the first radio button to obtain an IP address automatically by using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Check the second radio button to use the IP address entered below. 3. IP address: If the second radio button above is checked, enter your IP ad‐ dress in the box. 4. Subnet Mask: Enter the address for the subnet mask of your network. 5. Default Gateway: Enter the IP address for the default gateway of your net‐ work. 6. Primary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of your primary domain name server. 7. Secondary DNS Server: Enter the IP address of your secondary domain name server. 8. Enable VLAN: Check this box to enable Virtual LAN support 9. VLAN Tag: This item allows you to use VLAN Tagging or Frame Tagging to encapsulate specific data, so it can be transparently transmitted through multiple platforms without leaking any information. After configuring network settings, click <Save> to save the configuration. Page 22 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
On: Select this item to enable floppy emulation when you wish to connect a floppy drive or floppy ISO image through virtual media redirection. Warning: Be sure to close all Java sessions before changing floppy emulation to avoid unexpected errors. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 23...
Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.3.9 Configuration ‐ SMTP Settings This feature allows the user to configure SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) settings for email transmission through the network. When you click <SMTP> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. SMTP: Check this item to configure SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) settings for email transmission across the IP network. 2. Mail Server IP: Enter the SMTP Mail Server IP address for your network in the box. 3. Mail Sender Address: Enter the mail sender address that you would like the alert to show as "sent from." 4. Mail Server Port: Enter the mail server port number. The default port is 25 for most servers. 5. Save: Click this item to save any changes to the SMTP setting. Page 24 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.3.10 Configuration ‐ SSL Upload Settings This feature allows the user to configure upload settings for encrypted data to transmit across the internet by using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. When you click <SSL Upload> in the Options window, the following screen will display. 1. SSL: Check this item to configure SSL Upload settings for the encrypted data to securely transmit through the internet. 2. Default Certificate: This item allows the user to enter the default certificate information. Once entered, it will display the default certificate information. 3. Default Private Key: This item allows the user to enter the default private key information. Once entered, it will display the default private key information. 4. New SSL Certificate: This item allows the user to enter the new SSL Certificate information. 5. Upload: Click this button to upload encrypted data to the network for trans‐ mission. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 25...
Administrator. He/she is not allowed to issue commands or modify network settings, for example. 5. Number of configured users: This item displays the number of the users that are set up for the network. The maximum of 16 user profiles can be made. 6. Add User: Click this item to add a new user to the network. When prompted, using the arrow keys, select a user from the users list to add the user information. 7. Modify User: Click this item to modify the information or the status of a user. 8. Delete User: Click this item to delete a user from the network. Page 26 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
2. Enable: Click <Enable> to enable LAN Port Select support. Dedicated LAN: Select this item to direct all IPMI communication to the IPMI Dedicated LAN port. Onboard LAN: Select this item to direct all IPMI communication to an onboard LAN port. 3. Set: Click <Set> to use the port you've selected for IPMI communication. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 27...
Port 5123 is used for floppy and Port 623 is used for IPMI. All ports are UDP ports. Note: If the firewall is enabled, please allow exceptions for these ports so that BMC can work properly. Page 28 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
2.1.4 Remote Control - the Main Menu This section allows the user to carry out activities and perform operations on a remote server via remote access. This submenu allows you to configure the remote control settings. Remote Control: Click this item to configure Remote Control settings. Launch Console: Click this button to launch Remote Console via Java or IE. Power Control: Click this button to display server power state and to configure server power settings. 3. Launch SOL: Click this button to enable Serial_Over_LAN support. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 29...
<Remote Console> in the Options window, the following Remote Control submenu screen will display. Follow the instructions below to launch the remote console. 1. Remote Control: Check this item to enable remote console support and manage the server from a remote site via Java or Active X (for Internet Explorer). 2. Launch Console: Click this button to launch the remote console via the Java script. 3. Java Starting: Upon launching the remote console, a screen will display indicating that Java is starting. After the remote console is launched, the screen of the client system will display as shown below. Page 30 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
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Resume: Click this item to re‐activate a frozen screen. Refresh: Click this item to refresh the system. Capture Current Screen: Click this item to capture the current screen display. Full Screen: Click this item to use the full screen mode. Exit: Click this item to exit the Remote Console. 2.1.4.1.2 Remote Console ‐ Keyboard This feature allows you to configure keyboard settings for your remote console. When you click <Keyboard> in the Menu bar, the keyboard settings of the remote console will display as shown below. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 33...
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Hold down: Check this item to emulate the right window key when pressed. Press and Release: Click this option to press and release the right window key. 3. Macros: Click this item to display and to use the hot keys listed in its pulldown submenu. 4. From the Macro pull‐down menu select a hot key to use. Page 34 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
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This feature allows you to configure the mouse settings for your remote console. To configure the mouse settings, follow the instructions below. Click <Mouse> in the menu bar, select an item from the pull‐down submenu as shown below. 1. Synchronize Mouse Cursor Alt+M: Click this item (or press <Alt> and <M> keys simultaneously) to synchronize your local mouse cursor and the mouse cursor of your remote console. 2. Show Cursor: Click this item to display the cursor on the screen. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 35...
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Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.4.2 Remote Control‐Launch SOL This feature allows you to launch the remote console by using Serial_over_LAN. Follow the instructions below to launch SOL. 1. Launch SOL: Click this item to access a host server via Console Redirection. It also allows a system administrator to monitor and manage a server from a remote site. 2.1.4.2.1 Launching SOL 1. Security Warning: Once you've launched SOL, a security warning will appear, indicating that the application's digital signature cannot be verified 2. Always trust content from this publisher: Click this item to give full access to this program, eliminating further security warnings. 3. Click <Run> to continue launching SOL. If you continue with SOL launching, the following screen will appear. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 37...
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Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 4. Click <Baud Rate> to invoke the submenu, which will allow you to select the Baud Rate for serial line transfer. 5. Baud Rate (bps): You can select a Baud rate from the list as your SOL transfer rate. The options are: 9600 bps (bit‐per‐second), 19200 bps, 38400 bps, 57600 bps, 115200 bps, and default. Make sure that the Baud Rate selected here matches the Baud Rate set in the BIOS. Then, click <Start> to start the session or press <Stop> to abort the SOL session. Page 38 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Power On Server: Click this radio button to power on the remote server. Power Cycle Server: Click this radio button to power cycle the remote server. 4. Perform Action: After selecting a power setting from the list above, click this item to execute the command and perform the action. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 39...
Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.5 Maintenance Use this feature to manage and configure IPMI devices. Follow the instructions below to configure Maintenance settings. 1. Click <Maintenance> in the Menu bar to display the Maintenance page. 2. Click <Firmware Update> to update the BMC firmware (the BIOS) of the remote server. The Firmware Update screen is shown in the next section. 3. You can also press <Unit Reset> to reboot the BMC (IPMI) Controller. Page 40 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
2. If you are using the Static IP mode, it is not recommended to uncheck "Preserve Configuration," since it will reset the network settings to the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) mode. 2.1.5.2 Virtual Media 1. Floppy/USB Key Media: This item allows the user to configure the Floppy/ USB Key Media settings. The sub‐items include the following. Floppy Image A (Disk Drive A of the remote console) Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 41...
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3. CD Media: This item allows the user to configure CD Media settings. The sub‐items include the following. ISO Image <Drive letter> (CD/DVD Drive) Browse: Click <Browse> to select the location of the CD/DVD ISO image. 4. Connect CD/DVD: After selecting the Virtual Media for your Remote Console, click <Connect CD/DVD> to connect to the remote console via the CD/DVD you chose. 5. Status: This window displays the status of the target drive of the remote console. Page 42 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.6 Miscellaneous This feature allows the user to perform network activities. Click <Miscellaneous> in the Menu bar to display the Miscellaneous page. 1. Post Snooping: Click this item to query the POST (Power_On_Selt‐Test) Snooping code for BIOS LPC Port80. 2. UID: Click this item to enable or disable UID (unit identification) support as shown on the next page. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 43...
Chapter 2: Configuring the IPMI Settings 2.1.6.1 Miscellaneous ‐ UID (Unit Identification) This feature allows the user to enable or disable UID support. Click <Miscellaneous> in the Menu bar to display the Miscellaneous page. 1. This item shows the current UID status. 2. This item allows the user to enable or disable UID support for console redirections. After clicking the enable UID button or disable UID button, click <Set> to it to take effect. Page 44 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Answer: 1. Log in the IPMIcfg utility by entering the system IP address. 2. Click the <Maintenance> button. Browse the files to select a correct file to flash the firmware. 3. Click the <Update Firmware> button to proceed with firmware flashing. Question: How do I set up the IP address and MAC address for remote access? Answer: 1. Boot the system into DOS. 2. Run the utility‐IPMICFG from DOS. 3. Follow the prompts to set up the IP address and MAC address for remote access. You can also go to the BIOS to configure the IP address. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 45 ...
YAFUKCS is the tool used to flash the BMC firmware in DOS through the KCS interface. To flash the BMC, follow the instructions below: 1. Copy yafukcs.exe into your DOS machine. 2. Run the yafukcs utility. 3. Use the settings as listed below. Format: Yafukcs [OPTION] [FW_IMAGE_FILE] [OPTIONS] Options Commands ‐info This option displays information regarding existing and current ‐auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing flash ‐full This options allows for full upgrades. ‐force‐ Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during boot full upgrade. The boot loader is "preserved" by default. ‐c This option preserves configuration modules during full upgrade. [FW_IMAGE_FILE] The firmware‐image file name is [rom.ima]. Page 46 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
Description: This command starts flashing the new rom.ima to the firmware using "FORCE BootLoader upgrade." 3. Flashing the BMC Firmware in the Windows Environment YAFUFlash is used to flash the BMC firmware in Windows through USB or Network connections. To flash the BMC in Windows, follow the instructions below. 1. Open Command Prompt. Go to YafuFlash\Windows\path. 2. The following two files will be displayed: Yafuflash.exe LIBIPMI.dll 3. Run "Yafuflash.exe" in the command prompt. 4. Use the settings as listed below. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 47 ...
Medium Options ‐cd Select this option to use USB connections. ‐nw & ip Select this option to use network with ‐ip (followed by the IP [FW_IMAGE_FILE] The firmware‐image file name is [rom.ima]. Using Network as a Medium Example 1 Yafuflash ‐nw ‐ip 155.166.132.12 ‐info rom.ima Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using the network connection with the ip address of 155.166.132.12. Example 2 Yafuflash ‐nw ‐ip 155.166.132.12 ‐full rom.ima Description: This command starts flashing the new rom.ima to the firmware using the network connection with the IP address of 155.166.132.12. Page 48 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
BootLoader Upgrade via the network connection using the IP address of 155.166.132.12. Using USB as a Medium Example 1 Yafuflash ‐cd ‐info rom.ima Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using a USB connection. Example 2 Yafuflash ‐cd ‐full rom.ima Description: This command starts flashing the new rom.ima to the firmware us‐ ing a USB connection. Example 3 Yafuflash ‐cd ‐full ‐force‐boot rom.ima Description: This command starts flashing the new rom.ima to the firmware with FORCE BootLoader Upgrade using a USB connection. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 49 ...
4. Run "Yafuflash.exe" in the terminal. 5. Use the settings as listed below. Format: /Yafuflash [OPTION] [MEDIUM] [FW_IMAGE_FILE] [OPTIONS Options Commands ‐info This option displays information regarding existing and new ‐auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing flash ‐full This options allows for full upgrades. ‐force‐boot Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during full upgrade. The boot loader is "preserved" by default. ‐c This option preserves configuration modules during full upgrade. [MEDIUM] Medium Options ‐cd Select this option to use USB connections. ‐nw & ip Select this option to use network with ‐ip (followed by the IP Page 50 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...
BootLoader Upgrade via the network connection using the IP address of 155.166.132.12. Using USB as a Medium Example 1 /Yafuflash ‐cd ‐info rom.ima Description: This command displays the details of both existing and new firmware using a USB connection. Example 2 /Yafuflash ‐cd ‐full rom.ima Description: This command starts flashing the new rom.ima to the firmware using a USB connection. Example 3 /Yafuflash ‐cd ‐full ‐force‐boot rom.ima Description: This command starts flashing the new rom.ima to the firmware with FORCE BootLoader Upgrade using a USB connection. Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide Page 51 ...
Appendix A: 5. Firmware Recovery If the firmware upgrade is interrupted during firmware flashing, please follow the steps listed below for firmware recovery using Yafukcs. 1. Power off the system by disconnect the power cord. 2. Boot to DOS and flash the firmware using Yafukcs Page 52 Quantum NDX Server BMC/IPMI User’s Guide...