IPMI Firmware Update
In WEB-GUI/EFI
Firmware Updates in WEB-GUI:
1.1 Click < Firmware update > under Maintenance
1.2 Click <Enter Update Mode> to enter the update mode. A warning message will display. Warning:
Once the server is in the firmware update mode, the device will be reset, and the server will reboot even
if you cancel firmware updating.
1.3 Click <OK> to update your IPMI firmware. Once you've clicked OK to update the firmware, the
Firmware Upload screen will display as shown on the next page. Press the Browse button to choose
firmware file and then press the Upload Firmware button to start load
1.4 Make sure the firmware version is correct before you can press the “ Upload Firmware ” button for
updating progress.
1.5 If Click <Cancel> to cancel firmware updates. Once you have clicked <Cancel > to update the IPMI
Firmware, the following Firmware Upload screen will display as shown below.
1.6 Click <Upload Firmware> to upload the selected firmware to the host server.
Warning! To properly update your firmware, do not interrupt the process until the process is completed.
Once it is completed, the system will automatically reboot, and you will need to login to the server
again.
NOTE !!! Uncheck preserve configuration box during flashing (very important step for FW to work
properly). All settings will be reset to default.
1.7 Click < Start upgrade > to download the firmware.
1.8 Click < OK > System will reboot after upgrade complete. The web page will redirect to the login page
automatically.
Firmware Update in EFI
Instructions on how to use Flash Tools and Flash Tools Utility supports firmware.
The Flash Tools utility provides a complete solution for firmware updates. The user can flash the
firmware using EFI
Using Flash Tools in the EFI Environment
To use the Flash Tools in EFI, follow the steps below:
1. Enter <[Link]> and press <Enter>.
2. The information about the utility will be displayed. Follow the instructions given on the screen to
configure the settings as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: IPMI Firmware Updates Utility in EFI - Main Screen
The main screen of the IPMI Update Utility for EFI (above) displays the version and the built date of
the utility currently used in the system. The EFI version of Flash Tools Utility allows the user to
update or dump the firmware via KCS channels.
Firmware Updating via KCS Channels
To update your firmware via KCS, type <[Link] –f [[Link]] –r y.> After entering this
command, a screen will display as shown in Figure 2.
1. –f: Type <-f> to enter the file name of the firmware that you want to update.
2. –r: Type <-r> to preserve the configuration settings you've chosen. This feature is optional. The
default setting is to "preserve" the configuration.
3. y: Type <y> for the BMC to keep all settings after the firmware is updated; otherwise, the BMC will
reset all settings to factory default.
Figure 2: Examples of Firmware Updates with or without the "Preserved" Command
After you've entered the commands above, the Flash Tools will start to update the firmware. There
are two phases in firmware updating.
1. Phase 1 is to transfer the FW image file to the BMC. In this phase, Flash Tools will transfer
three parts to the BMC as shown in Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5.
Figure 3: Transferring (Part 0)
Figure 4: Transferring (Part 1)
Figure 5: Transferring (Part 2)
2. Phase 2 is to flash the new firmware. The progress of firmware updating will be displayed as
shown in (Figure 6). The BMC will reboot after the firmware is completely updated. Please
wait for the BMC to complete system reboot (Figure 7).
Figure 6: Progress of Firmware Updating
Figure 7: Updates Completed