Updating the integrated systems management processor firmware

Attention: Do not change the BladeCenter® media tray owner by pressing the button on the front of the blade server or through the BladeCenter management-module Web interface while the integrated systems management processor (ISMP) firmware update is in progress. This will interrupt the update procedure and might damage the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server.
Important: You must update the open firmware (BIOS) on the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server before you update the ISMP firmware.

Complete the following steps to update the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server ISMP firmware. You do not have to configure the ISMP to enable SOL.

  1. Download the latest version of BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server ISMP firmware from http://www.ibm.com/support/.
  2. Update the blade server ISMP firmware, following the instructions that come with the update file that you downloaded. To update the blade server ISMP firmware, click Blade Tasks → Firmware Update in the BladeCenter management-module Web interface.
Parent topic: Configuring the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server