Resetting and restarting the switch module, Upgrading the mcu code using web interface – Intel IXM5414E User Manual

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Intel® Blade Server Ethernet Switch Module IXM5414E

Upgrading the MCU code using web interface


To upgrade the switch MCU code using the Web interface, complete the following steps:

1. Log on to the management module web interface.

2. From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Management / Advanced Management.

3. Click Start Web Session; then, logon to the Ethernet switch module.

4. From the System Utilities menu, click Download File to Switch. The "Download File to Switch"

window opens.

5. Enter the following information in the "Download file to Switch" window.

• In the File type field, select 8051-MCU-Code from the drop-down list.

• In the TFTP Server IP Address field, enter the IP address of your TFTP server.

• In the TFTP File Name field, enter filename IXM54_MCUnnn.hex where nnn is the software

sequence number of the new switch MCU code.

6. Click Start File Transfer to download the new switch software

After confirmation, the MCU code is transferred to the switch from the TFTP server. After a
successful update, the switch module is then automatically powered off.

7. To activate the new MCU code, turn on the Ethernet switch module through the management-

module interface.

Resetting and restarting the switch module

To activate the new image, you must restart the switch module through the management-module
interface. Complete the following steps to reset the switch module:

1. From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Management / Advanced Management.

2. Select the I/O-module bay on which the software update is installed.

3. From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Power/Restart.

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