Firmware Update - NEC Express5800 Series User Manual

Firmware Update

NEC Express5800/320Fc series server firmware (BIOS) can be updated without removing the
server from service is the system is fully duplex. The module to be upgraded must be brought
down leaving the system running in simplex mode.
To update firmware with NEC ESMPRO Manager, use the [Update] tree of the component in the
data viewer. Open the tree of the component for which firmware is updated and select the [Update]
tree.
To update the firmware of a component with the ft server utility, use the utility screen of the
component.
To update the firmware image file must be copied on to the managed server before upgrading. On
the firmware update screen, specify the path to the firmware image file to be used.
The table below shows the potential cases in which the firmware of a component is to be updated.
Component
CPU Module
Remote: Executable from remote management PC by using NEC ESMPRO Manager
Local: Executable on local server by using ft server utility
–: Not support
Remote
When BIOS must be updated.
Executable in any of the
following module states (this can
be viewed on manager screen):
Removed
Broken or forced stop
No fault found by diagnosis
To update the module under
operation, bring down the
module before the update.
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Firmware update
When BIOS must be updated.
Executable in the following module
state:
When the status LED 1 is amber and
the status LED 2 is off
Only the status LED 1 illuminates amber
when the module is in one of the
following states:
Removed
Broken or forced stop
No fault found by diagnosis
(Firmware Update Complete)
To update the module under operation,
bring down the module before the
update.
Local