Installing and Using Utilities
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).
To update firmware with NEC ESMPRO Manager, use the [Update] tree of the component in the data viewer. Open the tree of the component for which firmware is updated and select the [Update] tree.
To update the firmware of a component with the ft server utility, use the utility screen of the component.
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.
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Remote | Local | ||||
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CPU Module | When BIOS must be updated to | When BIOS must be updated to new | |||
| new one. | one. | |||
| Executable in any of the | Executable in the following module | |||
| following module states (this can | state: | |||
| be viewed on manager screen): | • | When the status LED 1 is red and the | ||
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| • | Removed |
| status LED 2 is off | |
| • | Broken or forced stop | Only the status LED 1 illuminates red | ||
| • | No fault found by diagnosis | |||
| when the module is in one of the | ||||
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| To update the module under | following states: | |||
| operation, bring down the | • | Removed | ||
| module before the update. | • | Broken or forced stop | ||
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| • | No fault found by diagnosis | |
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| (Firmware Update Complete) | |
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| To update the module under operation, | ||
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| bring down the module before the | ||
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| update. | ||
Remote: Executable from remote management PC by using NEC ESMPRO Manager
Local: Executable on local server by using ft server utility