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Installing and Using Utilities 5-61
Procedure in NEC ESMPRO Manager
1. Save the image data of the update firmware in an arbitrary directory of the server.
Write down the path to the directory in which the image data is saved.
2. Select the target component in the [ft] tree.
3. Check the current state with the "State" display on the target component screen. If the
component is operating, stop the component. Stop the CPU module and then stop the PCI
module.
4. Click the [Firmware Update] button in the [Update] screen for the target component.
Sample screen of NEC ESMPRO Manager
[Update] screen of CPU module
[CPU Module] – [Update]
5. Select [Specify the file path to update], enter the directory
where the firmware to update is stored (the directory you
wrote down in step 1) and the file name of the image data
into the input box, and click the [Execute] button.
The server will update the firmware.
The update result can be confirmed by the state on the
target component screen (indication of "Firmware update
completed"). The result of the update processing is
reported by the server as an alert.
6. After the BIOS for a single CPU module is completed, click the [Jump Switch] button. The
module completely updated is started and the active module is stopped.
The result of switching boards is reported as an alert. Switching boards should be performed
only by “Firmware Update.” The keyboard and mouse may not function for a few minutes
while switching boards.
If the module is not switched successfully, you can continue to the next step by clicking