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Firmware Update

This page allows you to update the firmware of the device remotely. A reset of the box will automatically follow if the upgrade is completed or cancelled. An option to Preserve All Configuration is available if you wish to preserve configured settings through the upgrade.

To update firmware:
  1. Click Browse to select firmware image. The Firmware update undergoes the following steps:

    1. Close all active client requests.

    2. Prepare device for firmware upgrade.

  2. Click Choose File to select your firmware image.

    Note
    A file upload pop-up will be displayed for http/https but in the case of TFTP files, the file is automatically uploaded displaying the status of upload.

  3. Click Start firmware update to upload the firmware image.

  4. Click Preserve all Configuration to preserve all configurations if you prefer.

  5. Click Proceed to Flash to start the firmware upload. A warning message will be displayed, prompting you to proceed further and click OK to start the firmware upload.

  6. Verify Firmware image:

    1. In Section Based Firmware Update, you can configure the firmware image for section-based flashing. Check the required sections and click Flash to Proceed to update the firmware.

    2. If flashing is required for all images, select Full Flash.

    3. If you select Version Compare Flash from web, the current and uploaded module versions, FMH location, size will be compared.

    4. If the modules differ in size and location, proceed with force firmware upgrade.

    5. If all the module versions are the same, restart BMC by saying all the module versions are similar.

    6. If only few module versions are differed, those modules will be flashed.

      Note
      Only selected sections of the firmware will be updated. Other sections are skipped. Before starting flash operation, you are advised to verify the compatibility between image sections.

  7. Click the Flash to Proceed again to flash firmware image.

  8. Reset the image.

    Note

    • The Firmware Update page will be disabled, and you will not be able to perform any other tasks until firmware upgrade is completed and the device is rebooted. You can now follow the instructions presented in the subsequent pages to successfully update the BMC card’s firmware. The device will reset if update is canceled. The device will also reset upon successful completion of firmware update.

    • After resetting, the device IP may be changed, and you are supposed to use the latest IP to log in.

    • Interrupting the BMC firmware update process may cause the BMC inoperable. If the recovery functionality of BMC is properly configured, it may trigger a recovery mode when BMC reboot. The recovery process may take about 30 minutes.