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IBM BladeCenter Deployment Guide
Appendix A. Firmware Versions
The following tables contain both the minimum versions required deploy on the BladeCenter and its
various components, and the current versions at the time this document was published. Please visit the
IBM support site for the most current firmware versions for all components.
www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54597
There is also a URL for registering for proactive emails regarding firmware updates.
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/mysupport/us/en/
First time you visit select register. After you have logged into the site, select edit profile and add the
servers that you would like receive notification on.
The tables in that appendix will also help translate between build ids and release versions. You can see
the current firmware levels from the management module.
All values current as of Feb 28, 2006.
Management Module
Minimum Req Most Current
Version
1.13
1.19H
Release Date
2005/02/11
2005/12/22
Revision (Main App)
BRET73H
BRET82H
Table 2 Management Module BIOS Information
A minimum of BRET82A is highly recommended since it contains several important fixes:
1) Repeating keystrokes fix
2) Gratuitous arp fix
3) Improved failover and firmware transfer handling
HS20 BIOS – Model 8832
Minimum Req Most Current
Version
1.06 1.10
Release Date
2004/08/12 2005/12/13
Build Id
BSE119AUS BSE124AUS
Build Date
2004/06/11 2005/10/21
HS20 ISMP – (8832)
Minimum Req Most Current
Version
1.07 1.10
Release Date
2004/07/08 2005/12/11
Build Id
BR8T33A BR8T36A
HS20 Diagnostics (8832)
Minimum Req Most Current
Version
1.03 1.04
Release Date
2004/07/08 2004/11/09
Build Id
BSYT15A BSYT16A
Table 3 HS20 – Model 8832 Firmware Information
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The BladeCenter Deployment Guide is intended as a personal productivity tool. It is not intended to be comprehensive and is provided for
guidance only, on an 'as is basis' without warranty of any kind. Please be aware that its contents have not been certified by IBM.
© 2006 IBM Version 3.0, 3/10/2006