Nortel Networks 53r 5300 00 Installing the firmware upgrades, Installing Bios firmware upgrades

102Maintenance Releases

If the versions do not match, upgrade the firmware.

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Installing the firmware upgrades

Use these procedures to install firmware upgrades.

Installing the firmware updates navigation

•"Installing BIOS firmware upgrades" (page 102)

•"Installing Base Management Controller (BMC) firmware upgrades" (page 103)

•"Installing diagnostics firmware upgrades" (page 104)

•"Installing RSA-II card firmware upgrades" (page 105)

•"Installing NIC firmware upgrades" (page 106)

•"Installing hard drive firmware upgrades" (page 106)

•"Installing ServeRAID firmware upgrades" (page 107)

Installing BIOS firmware upgrades

Use this procedure to install upgrades to the BIOS firmware. This procedure requires the reboot of the server.

Prerequisites

•You must be assigned to the SSA role (ntsysadm).

•You must have the CD containing the BIOS firmware upgrade file.

Procedure Steps

Step Action

1Load the BIOS firmware upgrade CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2Log on to the server as the SSA role (ntsysadm).

3Reboot the server. sudo reboot

4If the operating system has been installed, change the boot sequence so that the CD-ROM is the primary boot device by doing the following:

•When the BIOS information appears, press F12 to select the boot sequence.

•Select CD-ROMas the primary boot device.

Otherwise, wait for the server to reboot.

Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300 01.04

4 November 2008

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