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Note: Updating the firmware on the blade workstation compression card requires
To update the firmware on the compression card, complete the following steps:
1. Connect a computer to the network to which I/O module 2 is connected. Make
2. Download the compression card firmware update from http://www.ibm.com/
3. Open a Web browser on the computer and enter the compression card IP
4. In the resulting window, click Upload → Firmware.
5. Direct the browser to the firmware file that you downloaded and copied to a
6. Click Upload.
7. After the upload has completed, remove the blade workstation from the
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the blade workstation (see "Turning on the blade workstation" on page
2. Immediately give the blade workstation control of the BladeCenter unit shared
3. When the Configuration/Setup utility message opens, press F1.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code in the blade workstation, some menu choices
might differ slightly from these descriptions.
v System Summary
the use of a computer, such as a notebook computer, on the same subnet
and gateway as the blade workstation. You can connect the computer to the
network or directly to the Ethernet-capable I/O module 2.
sure that the computer has an address with the same subnet mask and
gateway as the blade workstation.
systems/support/ to a hard disk.
address in the browser address field; then, press Enter.
hard disk.
BladeCenter unit and reinstall it (see "Removing the blade workstation from the
BladeCenter unit" on page 16 and "Installing the blade workstation in a
BladeCenter unit" on page 24 for instructions).
11).
keyboard, video, and mouse ports.
v If you are managing the blade workstation by using the BladeCenter system
console, press the KVM select button on the blade workstation (see "The
control panel buttons and LEDs" on page 12 for information).
v If you are managing the blade workstation from a remote location, see the
User's Guide or Command-Line Interface Reference Guide that came with
your management module or the IBM BladeCenter Serial over LAN Setup
Guide for information and instructions.
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed,
and cache size of the microprocessor and the amount of installed memory. When
you make configuration changes through other choices in the Configuration/Setup
Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot
change settings directly in the system summary.
This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
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