Updating And Managing System Flash Using Aix Diagnostics; Updating The System Flash Using Aix - IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 Installation And User Manual

v A reboot of the system must be done after using update_flash -c for the
v For additional information about operating-system diagnostics, see the

Updating and managing system flash using AIX diagnostics

This section describes how to update, commit, and verify the system flash using
AIX diagnostics.
Note: For additional information about the CE login function and AIX

Updating the system flash using AIX

Attention:
Complete the following steps:
1. Obtain the flash image that you want to update from the IBM Support Web site
2. Run diagnostics.
3. From the "Function Selection" menu, choose Task Selection.
4. From the "Tasks Selection List", choose Update and Manage System Flash.
5. From the "Update and Manage System Flash" list:
6. Follow the instructions that are displayed on the screen; for example:
7. After the system flash operation completes, and the system reboots, you may
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BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide
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BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 Hardware Maintenance Manual and
Troubleshooting Guide that comes with the blade server.
operating-system diagnostics, see the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842
Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide that comes with
the blade server.
Do not power off the system while performing this task!
at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. (Look for the flash image for Type 8842,
under "AIX Diagnostics Version Number"; this is the version used by the AIX
diagnostics service aid.)
v If you want to update the image from the local file system, put the image into
the /etc/microcode directory on the system before running this service aid.
v If you want to update the image from media (diskette or optical media), put
the image on the media of choice before running this service aid.
v If you have booted AIX, login as "root" or use the CE login; then, at the
command line, enter:
diag
v Otherwise, boot standalone diagnostics; then press Enter.
v If, in step 1, you have put the image in the /etc/microcode file system, then
choose the File System selection. At the flash update image file prompt,
specify the directory that contains the image (normally /etc/microcode), and
then choose Commit (PF7).
v If, in step 1, you have put the image on optical media or diskette, place the
media containing the image into the drive and choose Removable Media and
then choose Commit (PF7).
Note: If you have booted standalone diagnostics from a CD-ROM, you may
remove the standalone diagnostics CD-ROM media from the drive and
replace it with the optical media containing the image that you want to
update.
Choose Yes to proceed with the flash operation.
remove the media containing the image from the diskette or optical drive, or
from the /etc/microcode directory on the file system. You may also remove the