IBM xSeries 235 User Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

To

 

update

 

the

 

integrated

 

system

 

management

 

(ISM)

 

firmware

 

for

 

the

 

integrated

 

system

 

management

 

processor

 

(ISMP),

 

download

 

the

 

Integrated

 

System

 

Management

 

Firmware

 

Update

 

Utility

 

program

 

for

 

your

 

server

 

from

 

the

 

IBM

 

Support

 

Web

 

site

 

at

 

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

 

Then

 

run

 

the

 

Integrated

 

System

 

Management

 

Firmware

 

Update

 

Utility

 

program

 

to

 

create

 

a

 

diskette

 

to

 

use

 

to

 

update

 

the

 

ISM

 

firmware.

 

This

 

diskette

 

updates

 

the

 

ISM

 

firmware

 

only

 

and

 

does

 

not

 

affect

 

any

 

device

 

drivers.

 

Complete

 

the

 

following

 

steps

 

to

 

update

 

the

 

ISM

 

firmware:

 

1.

   

Turn

 

off

 

your

 

server.

 

(Review

 

the

 

information

 

in

 

and

 

 

2.

   

Insert

 

the

 

diskette

 

into

 

the

 

diskette

 

drive.

 

3.

   

Turn

 

on

 

your

 

server.

 

If

 

your

 

server

 

does

 

not

 

start

 

from

 

the

 

diskette

 

drive,

 

use

 

the

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

program

 

to

 

configure

 

the

 

diskette

 

drive

 

as

 

a

 

startup

 

device.

 

See

 

Then,

 

start

 

again

 

at

 

step

 

 

4.

   

From

 

the

 

main

 

menu,

 

select

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

press

 

Enter.

 

5.

   

Follow

 

the

 

on-screen

 

instructions

 

to

 

complete

 

the

 

update.

If

 

there

 

is

 

an

 

error

 

in

 

updating

 

the

 

ISM

 

firmware,

 

try

 

installing

 

it

 

again.

 

 

 

IBM

 

xSeries

 

235

 

Type

 

8671:

 

User’s

 

Guide