Updating Ftserver System Firmware; Updating The System Bios - NEC Express5800/ftServer Administrator's Manual

This chapter discusses the following topics:

''Updating the System BIOS"

''Updating BMC
Consult the Release Notes: Express5800/ftServer for the Linux Operating
System for the Express5800/ftServer System Software for the Linux
Operating System (Express Builder) version you have (or will upgrade to) to determine
what firmware version numbers are required.
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C A U T I O N C A U T I O N
Update your system firmware only if that version is
compatible with your current Express Builder installation, or if
you will immediately update to operating system or Express Builder
releases that are supported by the updated firmware.
Updating the System BIOS
Make sure that the BIOS you intend to install is compatible with the Express Builder release
level that you have (or that you will install immediately after performing the BIOS upgrade).
Verify in the applicable version of the Release Notes: Express5800/ftServer for the
Linux Operating System that the BIOS is compatible, and also that the
Release Notes do not specify a different procedure or sequence for performing the
BIOS update. To check the BIOS version, type the following command:
# /opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint ls 0
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Firmware Rev
Updating ftServer System
Firmware"
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Chapter 3
Firmware

Updating ftServer System Firmware

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