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Updating the system and BMC firmware
The firmware consists of two distinct packages:
v A firmware package for the baseboard management controller (BMC). This is
v A firmware package for the basic input/output system (BIOS) which runs on the
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/.
PowerPC Firmware
Version QD0123000
SLOF-SMS 1.1 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2007 All rights reserved.
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FRU Information
Machine Type and Model: 079338x
Machine Serial Number: ABCDEFG
Universal Unique ID: 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789ABC
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Navigation Keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen
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Select Navigation key :
Note: You cannot change the FRU information from this screen, only view it.
referred to as the BMC firmware.
IBM PowerXCell 8i processor. This is referred to as system firmware.
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
X = eXit System Management Services
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