The Baseboard Management Controller should be updated in all xSeries® servers
even those with remote supervisor adapter II (RSAII) installed. Use the procedure
in this section to accomplish this task.
The following procedure is performed on a computer using a common
web browser, while accessing the following web page
http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/systemx/iscsi/servermodels/. Start by locating the xSeries server type and model in the xSeries models
supported with iSCSI table. Click on the
download firmware link.
The
Software and device drivers page for the selected server will
then be displayed.
The Baseboard Management Controller firmware updates may be available
in a number of formats, employing different bootable media:
- .exe file(s): create a bootable update diskette.
- .img file(s): create a bootable update diskette.
- .iso file: create a bootable update CD.
Download the system Baseboard Management Controller update by following
these steps:
- Find the BMC heading. If there is no BMC heading,
look for the Advanced Systems Management heading. Select the link for Baseboard
Management Controller Update from the appropriate hardware column.
Note: Do not select any of the operating system update versions, since
this update will be done prior to the operating system installation.
- Click on the link for the README text file on the next page, and
print a copy for use as a reference when actually performing the update.
- Click Back, on the browser, to return to the previous page.
- Click on the link to download one of the update versions on the
page for the Baseboard Management Controller update. There may be multiple
links for a single update version.
- Create the update media by performing the appropriate action for
the file type from the following methods:
- .exe file(s): Run these on the computer used to download and follow the
directions to create a bootable update diskette.
- .img file(s): Use an image-to-disk utility such as EMT4W32 to create a
bootable update diskette from the file.
- .iso file: Use a CD burning utility to create a bootable update CD.
- Click Back, on the browser, to return to the Software and drivers page.
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