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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".

Note

Windows and/or dialog boxes depicted in this section are intended as examples only and may not reflect the actual software/firmware versions applicable to you. Refer to any associated hardware/software requirements as well as the relevant release note for software/firmware version details. 

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

  1. Log on to the SBC BMC GUI.

    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.

    Note

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

  5. Once uploadis completed, the Firmware Update screen displays the firmware images and its details.

    Uploading Firmware Image

    Note

    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.

    Note

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

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

    Completing Firmware Upgrade

    Note

    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 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 compels you to change the password after a successful upgrade.

    Note

    This change is applicable only when the BMCis upgradeto version 03.13.00 and later versions. 

    Change Default Password window

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

    Note

    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 loginto 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.

 

Note

For HA configuration, refer to Upgrade Flows for guidance. 

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