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The following procedure describes how to upgrade the BMC firmware from the BMC web GUI.

Upgrading BMC

1. Log on to the SBC BMC using the following credentials:
   Username: root
   Password: superuser

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   0 Figure 1 BMC Login Screen

   On the The BMC main screen, select the Remote Control tab. The Remote Control screen is displayed.

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   Remote Control

   SBC BMC Main Screen

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2. Click Power Control (or select Server Power Control option from the navigation pane). The Power Control and Status screen is displayed.

   Select Power Off Server - Orderly Shutdown option and click Perform Action.

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   0 Figure 1 Power Control and Status Screen
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   Note

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   This action will only power off the host side of the SBC; the BMC is still up as shown in the figure below

   Firmware Update.

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3. Select the Maintenance tab in the BMC GUI to enter the Maintenance screen.

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   0 Figure 1 Maintenance Screen
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   If the power was not shut down successfully as described in step 4, the following pop-up message displays. Complete the step 4 before proceeding.

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   0 Figure 1 Power Off Message
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4. BMC Firmware Update option

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   The Firmware Update screen Click Enter Update Mode. The Update Mode confirmation dialog is displayed.

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   Confirming Update

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   Click OK. The Firmware Upload screen displays.

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   BMC Firware Update screen

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5. Click Browse, and from the Open dialog

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   browse to and

   select bmc5X00_v2.xx.0-R0.rom firmware (for SBC 5000 series) image

   select firmware-5XX0-V<release>.img firmware image. Refer to the Warning at the start of this page to make sure you have chosen the correct type of file for an upgrade. To determine the exact firmware version, see

   the applicable release notes at

   SBC Release Information for guidance.
   

   Click Open.

   
   The chosen file displays next to the Browse button

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   Click Upload Firmware to upload the selected BMC image file.

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   Uploading

   Selected Firmware file

    

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   An image verification dialog appears. Click OK to continue. 

6. Click Upload.

   Note
   The firmware image is approximately 26MB file and takes few minutes to upload based on the network.

   The selected file is verified and the uploading process starts.

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   Verifying Image

   Uploading Firmware file

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7. Once the file verification is complete, BMC seeks your permission to proceed further with the upgrade. Click Confirm to proceed.

   Note
   This is a service affecting procedure and will power off the host side of SBC
   Note
   Verify that the Existing Version and New Version fields in Firmware Verification section are different. If the versions are different, continue to the next step to start the upgrade. Otherwise, click Cancel to exit out of the upgrade. A confirmation message appears on the screen. Click OK to continue. The Cancel operation reboots the BMC and host server as it must come out of the Maintenance mode.

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   Cancelling the Upgrade

   Firmware verification and confirmation window

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   Once upload starts, the actions performed are displayed in the same window along with the estimated time left to complete the process.

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   0 Figure 1 Cancelling the Upgrade Contd.
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   Click Start Upgrade. When the warning dialog displays, click OK to continue.

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   1	Warning Dialog

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   Once the upgrade process starts, do not close the screen.

   The firmware upgrade process takes a few minutes to complete. The upgrade progress displays in the Flash Status screen.

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   Flash Status Screen

   Firmware upload status

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   Once the firmware upgrade completes, a confirmation screen appearsupload process is complete, a message is displayed stating the same.

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   Upgrade

   Upload Complete message

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8. Note

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   Once the upgrade completes, BMC and host reboots automatically. Verify that the SBC starts and sync with its peer server before proceeding further

   Click OK to complete the process.The BMC automatically restarts at the point.

9. Close the

   BMC GUI

   existing browser window.

10. Clear the browser cache and log on to the BMC GUI again.

    Log on to the BMC GUI again and verify the upgraded version in the System Information page.

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    1	BMC New Version

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    The updated BMC version is displayed on the BMC main screen.

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