Initially Accessing A Partition - NEC Express5800/A1160 Installation Manual
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Checking and Updating Management firmware Level and the BIOS Level
To do this, you need to know how many partitions were configured in the factory and
what the boot cell is for each partition. The boot cell is identified by a B next to the cell
number in the bottom right corner of the EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor LCD.
Perform the following procedures on each partition:
1.
5.4.1 Initially Accessing a Partition
2.
5.4.2 Checking Management Firmware Level using Remote Console Interface
3.
5.4.3 Checking BIOS Level using Remote Console Interface
4.
5.4.4 Obtaining Releases from the Support Site
5.
0 If you need to install later release
you can obtain the desired versions from the Product Support Web Site:
http://support.necam.com/servers/Enterprise/
6.
Updating Management Firmware using Remote Console Interface
7.
5.4.6 Updating BIOS on the EFI Flash Memory
5.4.1.
Initially Accessing a Partition
Perform the following procedure to access a partition.
1.
Connect a LAN cable from the maintenance LAN port in the partition boot cell to a
PC or laptop.
2.
Turn on the monitor that is either directly connected to the partition in the cell or
indirectly connected through a KVM switch.
3.
Using the PC or laptop connected to the maintenance LAN port
a.
Launch Internet Explorer.
b.
In the browser address box, type the default IP address for the partition boot
cell to access the remote console interface.
The default IP address used to access the partition is 172.26.2.x, where x is the
boot cell number in that partition. For example, if you see B0 in the bottom right
corner of the EXPRESSSCOPE® Monitor LCD, the boot cell is cell 0; type
172.26.2.0 to access the partition. If there is a second partition and its boot cell
is cell 2, type 172.26.2.2 to access the partition.
Note: If entering the IP address in the address box does not work, try again by
typing https:// before the IP address.
c.
Type the user name and password, which is Administrator and
Administer4Me.
The Summary page displays.
levels, such as management firmware or BIOS,
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