Updating the integrated system management firmware, Updating, Integrated – IBM xSeries 235 User Manual

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Updating

the

integrated

system

management

firmware

To

update

the

integrated

system

management

(ISM)

firmware

for

the

integrated

system

management

processor

(ISMP),

download

the

Integrated

System

Management

Firmware

Update

Utility

program

for

your

server

from

the

IBM

Support

Web

site

at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

Then

run

the

Integrated

System

Management

Firmware

Update

Utility

program

to

create

a

diskette

to

use

to

update

the

ISM

firmware.

This

diskette

updates

the

ISM

firmware

only

and

does

not

affect

any

device

drivers.

Complete

the

following

steps

to

update

the

ISM

firmware:

1.

Turn

off

your

server.

(Review

the

information

in

“Safety”

on

page

v

and

“Turning

off

the

server”

on

page

13.)

2.

Insert

the

diskette

into

the

diskette

drive.

3.

Turn

on

your

server.

If

your

server

does

not

start

from

the

diskette

drive,

use

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

to

configure

the

diskette

drive

as

a

startup

device.

See

“Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

16.

Then,

start

again

at

step

1.

4.

From

the

main

menu,

select

Update

System

Management

Firmware

and

press

Enter.

5.

Follow

the

on-screen

instructions

to

complete

the

update.

If

there

is

an

error

in

updating

the

ISM

firmware,

try

installing

it

again.

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xSeries

235

Type

8671:

User’s

Guide

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