Using the easyupdate firmware updater tool, Starting the backup server firmware, Using – Lenovo RD210 User Manual

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v

Ethernet

firmware

is

stored

in

ROM

on

the

Ethernet

controller.

v

ServeRAID

firmware

is

stored

in

ROM

on

the

SAS

controller.

v

SAS

firmware

is

stored

in

ROM

on

the

integrated

RAID

controller

on

the

system

board.

v

Major

components

contain

vital

product

data

(VPD)

code.

You

can

select

to

update

the

VPD

code

during

theUEFI

code

update

procedure.

The

following

items

are

downloadable

at

http://www.lenovo.com/support:

v

Diagnostics

programs

v

IMM

firmware

v

Ethernet

firmware

Using

the

EasyUpdate

Firmware

Updater

tool

ThinkServer

EasyUpdate

Firmware

Updater

is

a

software

application

that

enables

you

to

maintain

your

system

firmware

up

to

date

and

helps

you

avoid

unnecessary

outages.

Firmware

Updater

updates

the

server

firmware

in

two

steps,

by

updating

system

and

adapter

firmware

and

updating

hard

disk

drive

(HDD)

firmware.

To

update

your

system,

first

go

the

Lenovo

Support

Web

site

and

obtain

the

ISO

file.

1.

Go

to:

http://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.

Enter

your

product

number

(machine

type

and

model

number)

or

select

Servers

and

Storage

from

the

Select

your

product

list.

3.

From

Family

list,

select

ThinkServer

RD210,

and

click

Continue.

4.

Click

Downloads

and

drivers

to

download

firmware

updates.

5.

Download

the

ThinkServer

fimrware

update

media

ISO

file.

6.

Burn

the

ISO

image

to

CD

or

DVD.

7.

Insert

the

media

in

the

server

CD/DVD

drive,

and

boot

the

server

to

that

drive.

8.

After

DOS

starts,

the

master

application

starts

automatically.

Hardware

detection

runs,

and

a

list

of

applicable

firmware

updates

is

displayed.

9.

Select

the

firmware

updates

that

you

want

to

install.

Before

distributing

the

firmware

update

to

other

servers,

ensure

that

your

server

can

restart

successfully

without

encountering

hardware

problems.

Starting

the

backup

server

firmware

The

system

board

contains

a

backup

copy

area

for

the

server

firmware.

This

is

a

secondary

copy

of

the

server

firmware

that

you

update

only

during

the

process

of

updating

the

server

firmware.

If

the

primary

copy

of

the

server

firmware

becomes

damaged,

use

this

backup

copy.

To

force

the

server

to

start

from

the

backup

copy,

turn

off

the

server;

then,

place

the

J29

jumper

in

the

backup

position

(pins

2

and

3).

Use

the

backup

copy

of

the

server

firmware

until

the

primary

copy

is

restored.

After

the

primary

copy

is

restored,

turn

off

the

server;

then,

move

the

J29

jumper

back

to

the

primary

position

(pins

1

and

2).

Chapter

6.

Configuring

the

server

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