Fujitsu IRMC S2/S3 manual Updating firmware images, Update via the iRMC S2/S3 web interface

Updating firmware images

10.3Updating firmware images

Since the iRMC S2/S3 firmware executes in the SRAM memory of the

iRMC S2/S3, it is possible to update both active and inactive firmware images online, i.e. with the server operating system running.

The following methods are available for updating the firmware images:

–over the iRMC S2/S3 web interface

–using the ServerView Update Manager

–using ServerView Update Manager Express or ASP

–Update using the operating system flash tools.

Downgrading the firmware to the previous version

Besides the possibility of performing a firmware update, you can also downgrade the firmware to the previous version.

The simplest way to downgrade the firmware is to store the previous-version firmware image as the inactive firmware image in the EEPROM of the iRMC S2/S3. In this case, you only have to set the firmware selector to this previous-version image (see page 182) and subsequently restart the iRMC S2/S3 to activate the firmware.

IYou can also downgrade the firmware by applying the methods described in the following sections. In these cases, you perform a firmware update based on the firmware of the previous version. Special requirements to perform the downgrade are pointed out separately in the following sections.

10.3.1 Update via the iRMC S2/S3 web interface

The iRMC S2/S3 Firmware Update page allows you to update the firmware of the iRMC S2/S3 by providing the firmware image either locally on the remote workstation or on a TFTP server (see section "iRMC S2/S3 Firmware Update" on page 181).

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