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Installing the firmware upgrades

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The IBM Flash Update Utility appears.

5

Select 1 to update the BIOS.

6

Reply Y to move the current image to the backup location within
the Flash ROM.

7

Reply N to update the serial number.

8

Reply N to update the Type/Model

9

Reply N to update the Asset Tag Number.

10

Reply N to save the current image to disk.

11

Enter 1 to update the firmware.

The system displays the following message:

Flashing BIOS. May take up to 30 seconds.

12

Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

13

Press Enter to reboot.

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Installing Base Management Controller (BMC) firmware upgrades

Use this procedure to install upgrades to the BMC firmware. This
procedure requires the reboot of the server.

Prerequisites

You must be assigned to the SSA role (ntsysadm).

You must have the CD containing the BMC firmware upgrade file.

Procedure Steps

Step

Action

1

Load the BMC firmware upgrade CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2

Log on to the server as the SSA role (ntsysadm).

3

Reboot the server.

sudo reboot

4

If the operating system has been installed, change the boot
sequence so that the CD-ROM is the primary boot device by
doing the following:

When the BIOS information appears, press F12 to select the
boot sequence.

Select CD-ROM as the primary boot device.

Otherwise, wait for the server to reboot.

Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300

01.04

4 November 2008

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