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v The IBM Flex System Manager. See http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/
topic/com.ibm.acc.8731.doc/updating_firmware_and_software.html.
v The Hardware Management Console (HMC). See Managed system updates.
v The Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM), see Updating the Integrated Virtualization Manager.
v In-band operating system capabilities. These include the update_flash command for the Linux
operating system or the ldfware command for Virtual I/O Server.
v The firmware update function of the stand-alone diagnostics boot image.
Attention: Before the installation of the new firmware to the temporary side begins, the contents of the
temporary side are copied into the permanent side. After the firmware installation begins, the previous
level of firmware on the permanent side is no longer available.
Notes:
v You must use the default USERID account and password in the management software to access a
Chassis Management Module (CMM) that is managing a chassis that contains Power Systems
compute nodes.
v Before you update the firmware for one or more Power Systems compute nodes, make sure that the
password for the default USERID account will not expire before the update is complete. If the
password expires during a code update, then the Power Systems compute nodes might not reconnect
to the management software, and each Power Systems compute node might have to be updated with
the new password.
v Firmware updates can take some time to load. To expedite the initial setup process, you can begin to
install your operating system while you wait for the firmware updates.
About this task
To install compute node firmware using an in-band method, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Download the IBM Flex System p24L Compute Node firmware.
a. Go to http://www.ibm.com/software/brandcatalog/puresystems/centre/update.
b. Select the update group that matches the IBM Flex System version to which you want to update.
For example, select the Flex System 1.2.1 tab.
c. Select the updates for the applicable compute node.
d. Download the compute node firmware and any firmware required for installed devices, such as
adapters or drives.
Note: Ensure that you download all files in the firmware update, including .rpm, .xml, dd.xml,
and pd.sdd files as well as the readme.txt file.
e. Use FTP to copy the update to a directory on the compute node (such as /tmp/fwrpms).
2. Log on to the Linux system as root, or log on to the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) as padmin.
3. If you are logging on to VIOS, run the following command to obtain root access:
run oem_setup_env
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