Intel MPCBL0001 manual Ipmc Firmware Upgrade via the Ipmb Interface Rmcp

Hardware Management Overview

completed, the controller goes through a reset and boots up with the new firmware. The host processor is not reset when going through a firmware update, so the operating system and applications running on the host processor are not interrupted.

Below is a step-by-step procedure on how to update the firmware:

1.Copy the FW upgrade utility and FW upgrade (Hex) file to a DOS bootable floppy disk.

2.Boot MPCBL0001 from a USB floppy disk (connected to the USB port) to a DOS prompt.

3.Copy the automatically generated (C: drive) Upgrade utility and hex file to RAM disk.

4.Issue the command “FWPIAUPD filename.hex” (or whatever the actual hex file name is).

5.MPCBL0001 is now in FW upgrade mode. Select 'U' for updating firmware or 'V' to verify the hex image on the board with the image being used by the update utility.

6.The utility shows the versions on the board and on the hex image being updated.

7.Select 'Y' to update; follow the prompts and answer appropriately.

The upgrade ends with a message of successful termination.

3.6.2IPMC Firmware Upgrade via the IPMB Interface (RMCP)

Figure 5. Upgrade via Remote Management Node

			Intel® NetStructure™
			MPCBL0001 High-
			Performance SBC
			IPMC
			Intel NetStructure
			MPCBL0001 High-
Remote		Shelf	Performance SBC
Management
	LAN	Management
Node			IPMC
		(RMCP Server)
(RMCP Client)
			Intel NetStructure
			MPCBL0001 High-
			Performance SBC
			IPMC
			B2643-01

IPMI Specification v1.5 defines Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP). Version 1.5 adds features for layering commands through virtual networks like Ethernet.

The IPMC firmware that needs to be upgraded is loaded to client utility software on the RMCP client. The RMCP client uses the RMCP protocol carrying embedded IPMI messages to send to the RMCP Server running in the CMM. The RMCP server decodes the RMCP package and forwards the IPMI messages to the SBC.

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