Checking Firmware Versions; Updating Firmware - Intel SMALL BUSINESS SERVER Manual

Checking Firmware Versions

You need to check which versions of firmware are already flashed on your system. This will help
you to determine whether you need to update them or not.
1. Apply AC power to both power supplies
2. Wait 10 seconds for Status LED to stop blinking
3. Press Power button
4. When "Press F2 to enter Setup" is displayed at the bottom of the screen, press and hold
<F2> until "Entering Setup..." is displayed. Wait while system is initializing and entering
Setup. If Setup does not start within 20 seconds, press <F2> once again.
NOTE: If you have problems entering BIOS Setup, replace the keyboard with another model.
5. On the Main tab you can see BIOS version. You need to take a note of the last number. For
example, S5000.86B.02.00.0059 corresponds to version 59.
6. Navigate to Server Management tab. Scroll down System Information and press
<Enter>.
7. Take a note of BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) and HSC (Hot-Swap Backplane
Controller) versions.
8. Press <Esc> to get back from System Information.

Updating Firmware

1. Insert Small Business Server Hardware Deployment CD into optical drive
2. While in BIOS Setup navigate to Boot Manager tab, select Primary Master CD-ROM
and press <Enter>
3. In Small Business Server Hardware Deployment CD menu Select 'Update Firmware' and
press <Enter>
4. Compare the version of BIOS, BMC, and Hot-Swap Backplane Controller (HSC) listed in
the menu to the versions that are already flashed in your system. You will need to flash the
versions from the CD only if they are different.
5. Select 'Update SRCU41L SCSI RAID FW to ver NNNN' from the submenu and press
<Enter>. Press <Enter> again to start update process. The update process takes 70
seconds.
WARNING! Do not power off or reset the system when updating any firmware. Interrupting update process
will cause firmware corruption.
6. If BIOS update is needed, select 'Update S5000VSA board BIOS to ver NN' from the
menu and press <Enter>. Press <Enter> again to start update process. The update process
takes approximately 2 minutes.
7. If BMC update is needed, select 'Update S5000VSA board BMC to ver NN' from the
menu and press <Enter>. The update process takes approximately 9 minutes.
WARNING! Do not update Hot-Swap Backplane Controller if your backplane was shipped with firmware
version 1.14 flashed. Trying to re-flash firmware from version 1.14 may render your backplane inoperable.
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