Using The Integrated System Management Firmware Update Utility Program - IBM xSeries 445 8870 User Manual

v Change boot order
v Manage boot next setting
v Set automatic boot timeout value
v Select active console output devices
v Select active console input devices
v Select active error devices
v Cold reset
v Exit
Using the integrated system management firmware update utility
program
To update the integrated system management firmware for the integrated system
management processor (ISMP), download the Integrated System Management
Firmware Update Utility program for your server from the IBM Support Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Run the Integrated System Management Firmware
Update Utility program to create a diskette to use to update the firmware. The
diskette updates the firmware only and does not affect any device drivers.
Complete the following steps to update the firmware:
1. Turn off the server.
2. Insert the diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Turn on the server. If the server does not start from the diskette, use the
4. From the main menu, select Update System Management Firmware and
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the update.
If there is an error in updating the firmware, try the update again.
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Select this choice to delete a specific startup option or all startup options.
Select this choice to control the relative order in which the EFI boot manager
attempts startup options.
Select this choice to define a startup option to be used for the next startup
operation only.
Select this choice to define the amount of time that will elapse before the server
starts automatically without user intervention.
Select this choice to display a list of available console output devices, as defined
in the ConOutDev list, and select an output console device.
Select this choice to display a list of available console input devices, as defined
in the ConInDev list, and select an input console device.
Select this choice to display a list of available error devices, as defined in the
ErrOutDev list and the subset described in the ErrOut variable, and select an
error device.
Select this choice to perform a platform-specific cold reset of the server. (A cold
reset typically is a full-platform reset.)
Select this choice to return to the EFI boot manager startup options and display a
list of the active startup devices.
Configuration/Setup Utility program to configure the diskette drive as a startup
device. (See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 18.) Then,
start again at step 1.
press Enter.