5-60 Installing and Using Utilities

Firmware Update

The server 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 Server Maintenance Utility, use the component screens of the Server Maintenance 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.

Component

 

Firmware update

Remote

Local

 

 

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 (this can be viewed on Server

 

 

be viewed on manager screen):

Maintenance Utility screen):

 

 

ξ

Removed

ξ

Removed

 

 

ξ

Broken

 

 

ξ

Broken

 

 

ξ

Shot

 

 

ξ

Shot

 

 

ξ

Diagnostics Passed

 

 

ξ

Diagnostics Passed

 

 

(Firmware Update Complete)

 

 

 

 

 

 

To update the module under

To update the module under operation,

 

 

operation, bring down the

 

 

bring down the module before the

 

 

module before the update.

 

 

update.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote:

Executable from remote management PC by using NEC ESMPRO Manager

Local:

Executable on local server by using Server Maintenance Utility

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NEC EXP320A, EXP320B, N8800-091F, N8800-090F manual Firmware Update, Component Firmware update Remote Local

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