IBM eServer BladeCenter JS21 Type 8844
  Release Information for Blade Server Firmware               
                 
  NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN N/A
                                             
  Build ID /                                                  
   Image Name:    ibm_fw_bios_mb-240.470.014_anyos_ppc64.img
  Version Number: 01MB240_470_014
  Version Date:   08/10/2006
                                                              
  (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation   
     2005. All rights reserved.                               
                                                              
  US Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication   
  or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with  
  IBM Corp.                                                   
                                                              
  Note: Before using this information and the product it       
  supports, read the general information under                
  "NOTICES AND TRADEMARKS" in this document.                  
                                                              

Contents:
 1.0 Overview 
 2.0 Installation and setup instructions
 3.0 Configuration information
 4.0 Unattended mode
 5.0 Web information
 6.0 Notices and trademarks
 7.0 Disclaimer

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1.0 Overview 
     
   1.1  Updated Version 01MB240_470_014 of JS21 Blade Server Firmware      

2.0 Installation and setup instructions
   2.1  Firmware installation, flash update, commit, recovery and verification 
	instructions are defined in Chapter 7 of the Hardware Maintenance Manual. 

	2.1.0  Linux customers should refer to the "Update and manage system flash using 
	       Linux service aids" section for detail procedures / steps to be performed. 

	2.1.1  AIX customers should refer to the "Update and manage system flash using
	       AIX diagnostics" section for detail procedures / steps to be performed. 
	           
   
3.0 Configuration information
	N/A

4.0 Unattended mode
	N/A

5.0 Web information

   5.1	Please refer to the IBM Support Web Site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/
	for the current versions of JS21 product documentation and any late breaking 
	product news. Supported Blade Center and / or JS21 Blade code updates
	(in addition to this Firmware) can also be downloaded from the IBM web site.

6.0 Notices and trademarks

   6.1	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS
	PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
	OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
	OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
	PURPOSE. Some jurisdictions do not allow disclaimer of express or
	implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this
	statement may not apply to you.

	This information could include technical inaccuracies or
	typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the
	information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new
	editions of the publication. IBM may make improvements and/or
	changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this
	publication at any time without notice. 

	IBM, the e-business logo, eServer, and IntelliStation, are trademarks of
	the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.


   
7.0 Disclaimer

   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:
	Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication
	or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP
	Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation.