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

1. Log on to the BMC using the following credentials:
   Username: root
   Password: superuserSBC BMC GUI.


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   0 Figure 1 BMC Login Screen

   The BMC main screen is displayed.

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   0 Figure 1 BMC Main Screen

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

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   0 Figure 1 Firmware Update Screen

3. Click Browse, and from the Open dialog browse to and select select the firmware-7X00-V<release>.img firmware image. To determine the exact firmware version, see SBC Release Information for guidancethe current release notes.
   
   The chosen file displays next to the Browse button.

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   0 Figure 1 Browsing Firmware Image

4. Click Upload.

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

5. Once upload is completed, the Firmware Update screen Update screen displays the firmware images and its detailsversions.

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   0 Figure 1 Uploading Firmware Image

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   In the previous screen, if
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   The above screen displays the list of entities, which are updated. If both the Old Version and New Version are same, then the update status displays as "No".

6. 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 SBC.

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7. After the firmware upgrade is completed, the following screen displays. The BMC automatically restarts.

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   0 Figure 1 Completing Firmware Upgrade
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   Once the upgrade completes, the BMC and host reboots reboot automatically. Verify that the SBC starts and sync with its peer server before proceeding further.

8. Close the SBC BMC GUI.

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

10. Log on to the SBC BMC GUI again.
     The SBC BMC prompts you to change the password after a successful upgrade.

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    This change is applicable only when the BMC is upgrade to version 03.13.00 and later versions.

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    0 Figure 1 Change Default Password window
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11. Click OK to proceed. The User Management window is displayed.

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    You have an option to cancel the action. If canceled, the password remains the same as the default password and you are allowed to continue to work on the BMC. However, the warning message is displayed again on your next login to BMC. This reminder continues until the password is changed. For information on how to successfully change the SBC BMC password, refer to Changing the BMC Password.

12. Verify the upgraded version in the BMC main screen and ensure the BIOS and BMC versions match the versions listed in the release notes.