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Firmware Update NEC Express5800/ft series can update firmware (including BIOS) if some hardware components
operate in the online state (in which the system continues the operation but the component trying to
update firmware or BIOS is stopped).
Updating firmware can be performed from the ft server utility.
To update the firmware of a component, the firmware image file of the firmware for update must
previously be stored in the managed server. On the firmware update screen, specify the path to the
firmware image file for update.
The table below shows the potential cases in which the firmware of a component is to be updated.
Firmware update
Component Remote Local
CPU Module
–
When BIOS must be updated to new
one.
Executable in the following module
state:
• Only the red LED lit red is on
Only the red LED is on when the
module is in one of the following states:
• Removed
• Broken or forced stop
• No fault found by diagnosis
(Firmware Update Complete)
To update the module under operation,
bring down the module before the
update.
Remote: Executable from remote management PC by using NEC ESMPRO Manager
Local: Executable on local server by using ft server utility
–: Not support