Firmware Update

Select I/O Module Tasks → Firmware Update to update the I/O-module firmware.

Graphic illustrating the I/O module firmware update page.
Important: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
Note: Firmware update is available only for some I/O-module types.

Select Firmware Update to update the I/O-module firmware. Select the target I/O module and the firmware file to use for the update; then, click Update. You can obtain the firmware files from http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

The Remote File method enables you to specify the fully qualified address of the firmware packet file for updating the I/O firmware. The fully qualified address contains a protocol that is supported by the advanced management module followed by a colon and two forward slashes (//), the username and password separated by a colon for login authentication, an @ sign followed by the hostname or IP address, an optional port number, and the full path file name.
Note: If the port number is specified, it must be separated from the hostname (or IP address) by a colon.

The complete format is: protocol://username:password@hostname:port/path/filename

The advanced management module supports the following protocols:
  • tftp
  • ftp
  • ftps
  • http
  • https
An example of a fully qualified address can be: 
                  ftp://USERID:PASSW0RD@192.168.0.2:30045/tmp/CNETCMUS.pkt
In this example, the ftp protocol will be used for transferring the packet file, the username is USERID, password is PASSW0RD, host IP address (IPv4) is 192.168.0.2, port number is 30045, and /tmp is the full pathname to the packet file CNETCMUS.pkt.

Some protocols do not need the username, password, and the port number, so the minimum requirement for a fully qualified address can be:

protocol://hostname/path/filename

To update advanced management module firmware by using a remote file, complete the following steps:
  1. Check the Remote File checkbox.
  2. Type in a fully qualified address in the textbox.
  3. Click either the Update or Update and Reboot push button.
Note: If you are using a hostname instead of an IP address to specify a remote file, make sure DNS is enabled.
Parent topic: I/O Module Tasks