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This section describes the method to upgrade the 

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BMC and BIOS firmware. The BMC and BIOS images are bundled into a single firmware package "firmware-7X00-V<release>.img".

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

  1. Log on to the SBC BMC GUI.

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    1BMC Login Screen

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    The BMC main screen is displayed.

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    1BMC Main Screen

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  2. Click Firmware Update. The Firmware Update screen is displayed.

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    1Firmware Update Screen

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  3. Click Browse, and from the Open dialog browse to and select firmware-7X00-V<release>.img firmware image. To determine the exact firmware version,

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  1. refer to SBC Release Information for guidance.

    The chosen file displays next to the Browse button.

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    1Browsing Firmware Image

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  2. Click Upload.

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    The firmware image is a

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  1. 26 MB file and takes few minutes to upload based on the network. 

  2. Once

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  1. the upload completes, the Firmware Update screen displays the firmware images and its details.

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    1Uploading Firmware Image

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    The above screen displays the list of entities

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  1. which are updated. If both the Old Version and New Version are same, then the update status displays as "No". 

  2. Click Confirm to continue. The upgrade progress bar displays on the screen.

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    This is a service affecting procedure and will power off the host side of the SBC. 

  2. After the firmware upgrade

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  1. completes, the following

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  1. dialog displays.

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  1. Click OK to close the message.

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    1Completing Firmware Upgrade

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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. 

  2. Close the SBC BMC GUI.

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

  4. Log on to the SBC BMC GUI again.

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  1. The SBC BMC compels you to change the password after a successful upgrade.

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    This change is applicable only when the

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  1. BMC is upgraded to version 03.13.00 and later versions. 

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    1Change Default Password window

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  2. Click OK to proceed. The User Management window is displayed.

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    You have an option to cancel the action. If cancelled, the password remains the same as the default password and you are allowed to continue to work on BMC. However, the warning message is displayed again on your next

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  1. login to BMC. This reminder continues

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  1. until the password is changed.

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  1. Refer to Changing the BMC Password for the procedure to change the password.

  2. Verify the upgraded version in the BMC main screen.

 

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For HA configuration, refer to Upgrade Flows for guidance. 

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