IBM eserver xSeries 306m Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Update Diskette
System 8849

NOTE TO SERVICE Reference RETAIN #H185989

Version 1.01, Build ID: PAJ216A, Revision 16
CONTENTS
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1.0  Overview
2.0  Installation and Setup Instructions
3.0  Configuration information
4.0  Unattended Mode
5.0  Web Sites and support phone Number
6.0  Trademarks and Notices
7.0  Disclaimer


1.0  Overview
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        1.1     This diskette will update the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware and 
                sensor data records (SDRs) only.  It will not affect any device drivers.

        1.2     Limitations

                - If there is an error in loading the BMC firmware or SDRs
                  retry loading the software by repeating the instructions 
                  in section 1.1.
                - Restart system after flash Firmware by flash utility
                - If event happened before timestamp synchronization during POST, 
                  the timestamp might be incorrect.

        1.3     Enhancements

                - IPMI

        1.4.    Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the
                update:

                - BIOS version 1.00, or later, must be installed prior to
                  installing this ISMP firmware update.

                - A full tape backup should be completed and verified
                  prior to running this, or any other system upgrade.

                - RAID configuration should be saved to a diskette:
                  see the "Hardware Maintenance Manual" for more details.

        1.5     Dependencies:

                - none



2.0  Installing and Setup Instructions
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To install the firmware on this diskette, perform the following steps:

        2.1     Make sure BIOS version 1.00, or later, is installed.

        2.2     Make sure your system is powered down.

        2.3     Insert the diskette in the diskette drive.

        2.4     Power on your system to boot from diskette drive.
                If your system does not boot from the diskette, use
                POST/BIOS setup utility to configure the diskette drive
                as a boot device. Please refer to the
                Server Library that was included with your system for
                additional information.

        2.5     Once your system boots, a ramdrive will be created, the 
                appropriate files will be copied to this ramdrive and the
                BMC update firmware update will execute automatically.

        2.6     When the update completes, remove the diskette from the drive
                and restart the system.


3.0 Configuration information
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	3.1     Define configuration settings
                - none

	3.2     Hardware status and information
                - none


4.0     Unattended Mode
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This update utility does not support unattended installations but there are other
ways to incorporate unattended installations of this code. Check the UpdateXpress 
CD for availability of unattended installs of this firmware.  (The UpdateXpress 
CD is downloadable from http://www.ibm.com (use the search function to find 
"UpdateXpress").


	4.1     Steps for unattended mode

                - Boot to DOS
		   
                - Create a directory for your BMC flash files.

                - Copy the following files from the"IBM xSeries 236 BMC 
                  Baseboard Management Contoller Flash Disk" 
                  to the same directory on some media capable
                  of storing 2.5MB of data.

                - "update.bat
		  "flash.exe"
		  "bmc_cfg.exe"
	 	  "fullfw.mot"
		  "intf.ini"

                - From the directory just copied to, run
                  "LCREFLSH.bat"


5.0     WEB Sites and Support Phone Number
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        5.1     IBM Support Web Site:
                http://www.pc.ibm.com/support

        5.2     IBM eserver xSeries Web Site:
                http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries

        5.3     If you have any questions about this update, or
                problems applying the update, go to the following
                Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL:
                http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html.


6.0.    TradeMarks and Notices
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        6.1     The following terms are trademarks of the IBM
                Corporation in the United States, or other countries
                or both:
                            * IBM
                            * Netfinity
                            * Netfinity Manager
                            * Advanced System Management

                Other company, product, and service names may be
                trademarks or service marks of others.


7.0.    Disclaimer
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        7.1     THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
                ANY KIND.  IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS
                OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
                WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
                MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN
                THIS DOCUMENT.  BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM
                GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS.

        7.2     Note to Government users:

                Note to U.S. Government users-- Documentation related
                to restricted rights-- Use, duplication and disclosure
                is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule
                Contract with IBM Corporation.