Updating The Firmware (Bios And Bmc); Bx620 S4; Operating Manual - Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX620 S4 Operating Manual

Updating the Firmware
5.4

Updating the Firmware (BIOS and BMC)

All the files required for updating the server blade components are available
from http://download.fujitsu-siemens.com.
You can update both the firmware of the server blade BIOS and the firmware of
the server blade BMC.
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BMC stands for Baseboard Management Controller. The BMC on the
server blade collects management information and sends it to the
management blade.
There are two possible ways of updating the firmware of the server blade BIOS
and the server blade BMC:
– Updating the firmware of the server blade with TFTP.
For detailed information see the BX600 S2 or BX600 S3 basic unit operating
manual (see
– Updating the firmware of the server blade from a USB floppy disk drive.
To update the firmware of the BX620 S4 Server Blade from a USB floppy disk
drive, proceed as follows:
Ê Create a boot floppy disk and copy the required BIOS and/or BMC files to
this disk.
Ê Connect the breakout cable to the relevant server blade. Connect the USB
floppy disk drive to the other end of the breakout cable.
Ê Switch on the server blade or restart it. The firmware update is performed
automatically.
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You may have to change the order of the boot devices in the BIOS to
enable booting from the floppy disk.
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