Using, Mini-baseboard, Management – Lenovo 6434 User Manual

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Using

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

firmware

updates

utility

program

Use

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

firmware

update

utility

program

to

download

a

mini-baseboard

management

controller

firmware

update.

This

program

updates

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

firmware

only

and

does

not

affect

any

device

drivers.

Important:

To

ensure

proper

server

operation,

be

sure

to

update

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

firmware

before

you

update

the

BIOS

code.

To

download

the

program,

complete

the

following

steps.

Note:

Changes

are

made

periodically

to

the

Lenovo

Web

site.

The

actual

procedure

might

vary

slightly

from

what

is

described

in

this

document.

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

TS100

,

and

click

Continue

.

4.

Click

Downloads

and

drivers

to

download

firmware

updates.

5.

From

the

BMC

software,

copy

the

file

Flash.exe

to

a

firmware

update

diskette.

To

update

the

firmware,

use

one

of

the

following

procedures:

v

If

the

Linux

or

Windows

operating-system

update

package

is

available

from

the

World

Wide

Web

and

you

have

obtained

it,

follow

the

instructions

that

come

with

the

package.

v

If

you

are

using

a

diskette,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Turn

on

the

server.

2.

Insert

the

firmware

update

diskette

into

the

diskette

drive.

3.

From

a

command

line,

type

flash

-?

and

press

Enter.

For

the

program

to

interface

with

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller,

the

parameters

in

the

Intf.ini

file

must

be

set

correctly.

To

modify

the

Intf.ini

file,

use

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

setup

utility

program

or

a

text

editor.

Using

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

SDR/FRU

update

utility

program

Use

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

SDR/FRU

update

utility

program

to

download

an

SDR/FRU

update.

To

download

the

program,

complete

the

following

steps.

Note:

Changes

are

made

periodically

to

the

Lenovo

Web

site.

The

actual

procedure

might

vary

slightly

from

what

is

described

in

this

document.

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

TS100

,

and

click

Continue

.

4.

Click

Downloads

and

drivers

to

download

firmware

updates.

5.

From

the

BMC

software,

copy

the

file

fsloader.exe

to

an

SDR/FRU

update

diskette.

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TS100

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