Saving And Restoring The System Configuration - Intel SPSH4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Product Manual

Updating the Firmware
To update the system firmware:
1. Download the update from the Intel support website.
2. From the SSU Main window, choose System Update. (System Update is available only in
Expert mode.)
3. When you start System Update, it automatically displays the current revision information for the
system firmware and BIOS.
4. From the File menu, choose Load and choose a .uif or .hex file to use for the update.
5. Click the Update button to perform the update.
Verifying the Firmware
To compare the system firmware in nonvolatile memory with a firmware file:
1. Download the update from the Intel support website.
2. From the SSU Main window, choose System Update. (System Update is available only in
Expert mode.)
When you start System Update, it automatically displays the current revision information for the
system firmware and BIOS.
3. From the File menu, choose Load and choose a .hex file to use for the update.
4. Click the Verify button to compare the firmware code in nonvolatile storage with the selected
file.

Saving and Restoring the System Configuration

Using the SSU, you can save the following configuration information to a file:
Platform type, BIOS revision, and firmware revision
CMOS settings
Extended system configuration data (ESCD)
Settings for the emergency management port (EMP), platform event paging (PEP), and BMC
LAN alerts
Data is saved from all sources. There is no way to choose only certain pieces of configuration data
to save. You can also restore the information from a saved configuration file.
NOTE
BIOS passwords are stored in the file. Restoring a configuration can change
passwords on a server. EMP and LAN passwords are not stored in the file.
Saving a Configuration
To save the system configuration:
1. From the SSU Main window, choose Config Save/Restore. (Configuration Save/Restore is
available only in Expert mode.)
2. Click Save To File and specify a filename and location.
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