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Introduction

The BMC controller consolidates the service processor functionality, Super I/O, video controller, and remote presence capabilities into a single chip on the server system board.
Note
A dedicated systems-management network port may not be available on some ThinkSystem servers; for these servers access to the BMC controller is only available through a network port that is shared with the server operating system.
To check for firmware updates, complete the following steps.
Note
The first time you access the Support Portal, you must choose the product category, product family, and model numbers for your server. The next time you access the Support Portal, the products you selected initially are preloaded by the website, and only the links for your products are displayed. To change or add to your product list, click the Manage my product lists link. Changes are made periodically to the website. Procedures for locating firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
  1. Go to Lenovo Data Center Support.
  2. Under Support, select Data Center.
  3. When the content is loaded, select Servers.
  4. Under Select Series, first select the particular server hardware series, then under Select SubSeries, select the particular server product subseries, and finally, under Select Machine Type select the particular machine type.