IBM RS/6000 manual Requires User assistance, it Requested, This Service Aid Only Supported

Refer to the downloaded update instructions, or to the System Management “Config” on page 4-4 or “Display Configuration” on page 4-25 or Service Proce menus on page 3-7,to determine the level of the system unit or service flash.

Updating	Firmware from	the Service	Processor Menus:	The Service Processor Menus
are	available	while	the server is	powered	off. From the Service	Processo
Menu,	select	Service	Processor Setup	to bring	up a menu containing	the item

Reprogram Service Processor Flash EPROM. Selecting that item starts the updat process. The process requests the update diskette(s) as needed. After first diskette and informing the system, the process continues automatically process requires user assistance, it is requested.

Updating Firmware from the SMS Utilities: From a powered down or reset condition,

bring up the SMS Utilities and select the menu item for updating firmware process requests the update diskette(s) as needed. After inserting the and informing the system, the process continues automatically. If the proc

requires

user assistance, it

is

requested.

Updating

Firmware

from

the

Service

Aids

Note:

This

service

aid

is

only

supported

for :OnlineThis

serviceDiagnosticsaid.

allows you to update the system or service processor flash.

Additional

update

and

recovery

instructions

may

be

provided;

also

you

nee

the

fully

qualified

path

and

file

name

of

the

flash

update

image

file.

update

image

file

is

on

a

diskette,

you

need

the

AIX

DOS

utilities

pac

the

diskette. You

can dosdiruse

thecommand

to

find

out

the

name

of

the

update

image

file. This

service

aiddosreaduses commandthe

to

put

the

file/var into

the

file

system.

Using

this service

aid

to

update

the

system

or

service

processor

flash

the

current

contents

of

the

flash.

The flash image file will

be

/varcopiedfile insystthem. If

there is

not

enough

space

in

/varthe file

system

for

the

flash

update

image

file,

an

error

is

this occurs, exit the service aid, increase/var filethesystemsize andof

theretry

the

service

aid. After

the

file

is

copied,

a warning screen will ask for

co

continue the flash update. Continuing the

flash update will eventually cause

system

to

reboot and

return

to

the

AIX

login

prompt. After

the

system

un

the file/var/update_flash_image

can

be

removed

to

conserve

space/var filein

the

system.

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