IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 Installation And User Manual page 64

At some time, you might have to flash the service processor to apply the latest
firmware. Download the latest firmware for your blade server service processor from
the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Use the
management-module Web interface to flash the service processor. The Web
interface is described in the IBM Eserver BladeCenter Type 8677 Installation and
User's Guide on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD and IBM Eserver
BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730 Installation and User's Guide on the IBM
BladeCenter T Documentation CD.
Before installing your blade server in the BladeCenter unit, make sure that the
BladeCenter Management Module firmware is build ID BRET50B or later. The blade
server might not work correctly with an earlier version of the management-module
firmware, and firmware build ID BRET50B or later is required to use the
BladeCenter redundant management module. Use the management-module
Web-based user interface to verify the firmware build ID.
Note: Before installing your blade server in the BladeCenter T unit, go to
The last two or three characters of the management-module firmware build ID, in
this case "50B," are the version number of the build. The two numeric digits are the
actual version number, with the third optional alphabetic character indicating
sub-release levels of the version.
Complete the following steps to verify the management-module firmware build ID
using the management-module Web-based user interface:
1. Start the management-module management and configuration program. For
2. In the "BladeCenter Management Module" configuration window, in the
3. Scroll to the Management Module Firmware VPD section. Make sure that the
4. If the Main Application build ID is not BRET50B or later, go to
5. In the "BladeCenter Management Module" configuration window, in the
6. In the Update MM Firmware section, click Browse to locate the firmware files
7. Click Update.
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http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ to download the most current
management-module firmware for your server type.
more information, see the management module User's Guide on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation CD or the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD
that comes with the blade server.
navigation pane under the Monitors section, click Firmware VPD.
build ID for the Main Application is BRET50B or later. If the Main Application
build ID is BRET50B or later, you are finished with this procedure. Otherwise,
continue with step 4.
Note: If you are installing a blade server in the BladeCenter T unit, go to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ to download the most current
management-module firmware for your server type.
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ to download the most current
management-module firmware for your server type. Download the
management-module firmware using the instructions in the readme file.
navigation pane under the MM Control section, click Firmware Update.
you downloaded. Perform the file selection and update using the instructions in
the readme file.