Upgrading the BMC and BIOS Firmware

This section describes the method to upgrade the 

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

1. Log on to the BMC using the default credential:
   Username: <username>
   Password: <default password>


   BMC Login Screen

   

   The BMC main screen is displayed.

   BMC Main Screen

   

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

   Firmware Update Screen

   

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, see SBC Release Information for guidance.
   
   The chosen file displays next to the Browse button.

   Browsing Firmware Image

   

4. Click Upload.

   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 displays the firmware images and its details.

   Uploading Firmware Image

   

    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.

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

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

   Completing Firmware Upgrade

   

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

8. Close the BMC GUI.

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

10. Log on to the BMC using the default credentials:
    Username: <username>
    Password: <default password>
     The SBC BMC compels you to change the password after a successful upgrade.

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

    Change Default Password window

    

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

    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 you next login to BMC. This reminder continues till the password is changed. To know more about how to successfully change the SBC BMC password, refer to Changing the BMC Password.

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