2.Check the version of the BIOS currently running on the blade, to establish whether the upgrade is necessary:

modprobe mtdbios cat /proc/BIOS

BIOS Vendor: AMI

BIOS Version: P1.1.32

BIOS Date: 01/19/2004

Manufacturer: Sun Microsystems

Product: Sun Fire B200x

rmmod mtdbios

3.Copy the BIOS image from the beta website to a known location on the blade.

4.Run the biosupdate command:

biosupdate bios2p.rom-032.bin

The blade prompt returns when the update is complete.

Caution – Do not restart the blade while the update is in progress.

5.When the update is complete, reboot the blade:

shutdown -r now

You can check the BIOS version when you restart the blade.

2-4Sun Fire™ B1600 Chassis and B100s, B100x, and B200x Blade Product Notes • May 2004

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