IBM Server Firmware Update

        There are two ways to update the firmware one is the manual process another one is     automated process using the USB key.

Automated process: For automated firmware deployment Download the IBM bootable media creator "ibm_utl_bomc_2.30_windows_i386.exe" , run the utility and follow the wizard by providing the proxy details and the server details via which the updates would be downloaded for the server type selected. Once the updates are downloaded you can make a bootable USB key. The next steps would be to plug-in the USB key into the server and follow the instructions to update the firmware. This automatically updates all the firmware which includes IMM, UEFI, FPGA and DSA. Once done reboot the system.

Manual process:

Alternatively we can manually updating the firmware one after another.

However there is a specific sequence for updating the firmware the sequence is provided below:

Sequence of updating the firmware:

• IMM
• Uefi
•  FPGA
• DSA

Open a browser and type the IP address of the RSA and login to the RSA server with the Username and password.

 Check the System Status and ensure that the System Health summary does not show any errors or inconsistencies. If the server is healthy the colour of the icon should be green.

Check if the server has been turned on. If not then go to the Power/Restart option to power ON or Restart the server.

Go to Remote Control option and select “Start Remote Control in Multi-User mode”

Then go to Firmware update section and click browse

 Browse the IMM (*.upd file) update which has been downloaded from IBM support site. Once done click Update.

This will take a while to upload the update file  into the server.

Once the upload is completed it will display the firmware build number and it will also show the existing build number. To know when this build was released you can check the release notes from IBM support site. Finally click continue.

Once you click continue it will update the firmware to the latest version which has been downloaded.

When the firmware update is successful, click on OK.

Repeat the process for Uefi, FPGA and  DSA

Then go to Vital Product Data to validate that the firmware has been updates.