Firmware Update - NEC NovaScale R630 User Manual

Firmware Update

Fault Tolerant Server series can update firmware (including BIOS) if some hardware components operate in the online
state (in which the system continues the operation but the component trying to update firmware or BIOS is stopped).
To update firmware with NEC ESMPRO Manager, use the [Update] tree of the component in the data viewer. Open the
tree of the component for which firmware is updated and select the [Update] tree.
To update the firmware of a component with the ft server utility, use the utility screen of the component.
To update the firmware of a component, the firmware image file of the firmware for update must previously be stored in
the managed server. On the firmware update screen, specify the path to the firmware image file for update.
The table below shows the potential cases in which the firmware of a component is to be updated.
Component
CPU Module When BIOS must be updated to
new one.
Executable in any of the
following module states (this can
be viewed on manager screen):
•
Removed
•
Broken or forced stop
•
No fault found by diagnosis
To update the module under
operation, bring down the
module before the update.
Remote: Executable from remote management PC by using NEC ESMPRO Manager
Local: Executable on local server by using ft server utility
–: Not support
Firmware update
Remote
When BIOS must be updated to new
one.
Executable in the following module
state:
•
When the status LED 1 is amber and
the status LED 2 is off
Only the status LED 1 illuminates
amber when the module is in one of the
following states:
•
Removed
•
Broken or forced stop
•
No fault found by diagnosis
(Firmware Update Complete)
To update the module under operation,
bring down the module before the
update.
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Local