Upgrading BMC Firmware

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

   BMC Login Screen

   

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

   Remote Control Screen

   

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

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

   Power Control and Status Screen

   
   Note

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

   Powering Off SBC Server

   

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

   Maintenance Screen

   
   Note

   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.

   Power Off Message

   

6. Click Enter Update Mode. The Update Mode confirmation dialog is displayed.

   Confirming Update

   

7. Click OK. The Firmware Upload screen displays.

   Firmware Upload Screen

   
8. Click Browse, and from the Open dialog, browse to and select bmc5X00_v2.xx.0-R0.rom firmware (for SBC 5000 series) image. To determine the exact version, see the applicable release notes at SBC Release Information.
9. Click Open. The chosen file displays next to the Browse button.

10. Click Upload Firmware to upload the selected BMC image file.

    Uploading Firmware

     

11. An image verification dialog appears. Click OK to continue. 

    Verifying Image

    

    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.

    Cancelling the Upgrade

    

    Cancelling the Upgrade Contd.

    

12. Click Start Upgrade. When the warning dialog displays, click OK to continue.

    Warning Dialog

    
    Warning

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

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

    Flash Status Screen

    

14. Once the firmware upgrade completes, a confirmation screen appears.

    Firmware Upgrade Complete

    
    Note

    Once the upgrade completes, BMC and host reboots automatically. Verify that the SBC starts and sync with its peer server before proceeding further.
15. Close the BMC GUI.
16. Clear the browser cache and log on to the BMC GUI again.

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

    BMC New Version