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Chapter 10
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Firmware Upgrade
10.1 HPM.1 Firmware Upgrade
10.1.1 Overview
The primary update mechanism for the ATCA-7370 blades is the Firmware Upgrade Command
line Utility (FCU) tool which is delivered with the BBS package for the board. However, the
ATCA-7370 board family also supports upgrade of the firmware with the HPM.1 specification.
Upgradeable components of the board include the BIOS flash, the FPGA flash, and the IPMC
flash. For update, it is recommended to use the Pigeon Point System modified ipmitool.
10.1.2 Installing the ipmitool
Procedure
To install the ipmitool, proceed as follows:
1. Download the latest ipmitool-.tar.bz2 tar file from
http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net to your blade.
2. Extract the source code.
prompt>tar -xjvf ipmitool-.tar.bz2
3. Go to the directory to which you have extracted the ipmitool.
prompt>cd /ipmitool-
4. Build the ipmitool.
prompt>./configure && make && make install
10.1.2.1 Update Procedure
The ipmitool HPM update requires two steps for an update:
1. Upgrade the component.
Example: ipmitool hpm upgrade
2. Activate the component.
Example: ipmitool hpm activate
Both steps can also be integrated into one command.