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Identifying your server

Important

If your server has an Intel IMM module installed, the system ID LED will turn on or off when the System ID button is pressed. If no IMM Module is installed, the system ID LED will blink when the System ID button is pressed.

While you are working on a cabinet that contains several slim servers, it can be difficult to keep track of which server or servers you are currently working on. The System ID indicator is a yellow LED (front) or blue LED (back) that you can turn on to help you locate the correct server. For the System ID indicator to turn on, the server does not need to be turned on, but it does need to be plugged in.

To turn on the System ID indicator:

1Press the ID button on the control panel of the server. The yellow (front) and blue (back) ID LED indicators turn on. For the location of these LEDs, see “LED information” on page 8.

2To turn off the indicator, press the System ID button.

Updating the baseboard management controller firmware

The baseboard management controller (BMC) performs several system management functions such as:

•Monitoring server components (FRU) and sensor data records (SDR) (the information provided depends on the option selected)

•Managing non-volatile storage for the system event log and sensor data records

•Interfacing with the emergency management port to send alerts and interact with remote management systems

•Fault resilient booting (the extent depends on the option selected)

You should update the BMC firmware when Gateway Customer Care has instructed you to update it.

To update the BMC firmware:

1Download the BMC firmware zip file from support.gateway.com.

2Read the release notes for the firmware update.

3Follow the instructions on the Web site or in the readme.txt file in the downloaded zip file to update the firmware.

4When the BMC update is complete, reboot your server.

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