Kontron AM4901 IPMI - Manual (Page 85)

AM5901/AM4901 IPMI Firmware User Guide
ID: 1035-8760, Rev. 3.0 Page 85
9.2 Upgrading
An upgrade of the firmware is only possible for an MCH of type AM5901 from R29 on. It is pos-
sible during full operation in the field. Please note that R29 -> R30 as an exception always re-
quires first a basic installation (refer to above), then an upgrade to fill both firmware banks. The
communication for the upgrade may be done using 'ipmitool'.
• Via IPMB-L using a processor AMC with KCS interface in the rack
• Via Ethernet using the MCH’s management port
9.2.1 Upgrade via IPMB-L
On any processor AMC in the rack, an upgrade of the MCH is possible by using 'ipmitool' under
Linux.
For upgrading with a .bin file, the command sequence is the following (nn is the IPMB-L
address of the processor AMC):
For upgrading with a .hpm file the command sequence is the following (nn is the IPMB-L
address of the processor AMC):
9.2.2 Upgrade via Ethernet
From a remote system running Linux 'ipmitool' can upgrade the MCH firmware via an Ethernet
connection to the management port. For that the management port has to be set up first.
Please refer to the CLI command 'lan'.
For upgrading with a .bin file, the command sequence is similar to the following:
For upgrading with a .hpm file, the command sequence is similar to the following:
Please note: The parameter “all” must be used. This is required to preclude rejection of an up-
grade, because ipmitool does not detect a version change.
ipmitool -t 0x20 -m 0xnn fwum download
FW_IPMI_AM4901_FWUM_Rxx.bin
ipmitool -t 0x20 -m 0xnn fwum upgrade
ipmitool -t 0x20 -m 0xnn hpm upgrade
FW_IPMI_AM4901_FWUM_Rxx.hpm all
ipmitool -t 0x20 -m 0xnn hpm activate
ipmitool -I lan -H 192.168.168.211 -U admin -P admin
fwum download FW_IPMI_AM4901_FWUM_Rxx.bin
ipmitool -I lan -H 192.168.168.211 -U admin -P admin fwum upgrade
ipmitool -I lan -H 192.168.168.211 -U admin -P admin hpm upgrade
FW_IPMI_AM4901_FWUM_Rxx.hpm all
ipmitool -I lan -H 192.168.168.211 -U admin -P admin hpm activate