Nortel Networks 53r 5300 00 manual Installing Base Management Controller BMC firmware upgrades

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The IBM Flash Update Utility appears.

5Select 1 to update the BIOS.

6Reply Y to move the current image to the backup location within the Flash ROM.

7Reply N to update the serial number.

8Reply N to update the Type/Model

9Reply N to update the Asset Tag Number.

10Reply N to save the current image to disk.

11Enter 1 to update the firmware.

The system displays the following message:

Flashing BIOS. May take up to 30 seconds.

12Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

13Press Enter to reboot.

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Installing Base Management Controller (BMC) firmware upgrades

Use this procedure to install upgrades to the BMC 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 BMC firmware upgrade file.

Procedure Steps

Step Action

1Load the BMC 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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