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Cisco UCS C460 Server Installation and Service Guide

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Chapter 2 Installing the Server

Configuring BIOS Settings and Updating BIOS Firmware

iFlash32 Utility Command Options

You can use the iFlash32 command with the following options:

Note The command syntax shown below is for Linux. For Windows, use “/” in place of “-” for all options.

• To view the command-line help page:

iflash32 -h

• To update the system BIOS:

iflash32 -u [BIOS file name]

• To update the system BIOS in non-interactive mode:

iflash32 -u [BIOS file name] -ni

• To display BIOS file information:

iflash32 -i [BIOS file name]

• To display the current system BIOS version:

iflash32 -i

• To restore the BIOS settings to the factory defaults:

iflash32 -rd

Determining the iFlash32 Utility Version and Build

Determine the version and build of the iFlash32 utility as follows:

Step 1 Copy the iFlash32.exe file to a USB thumb drive.

The iFlash32 utility is included with the BIOS firmware download. Find the file in the directory structure

where you extracted the update package:

• For Windows: ...\c460-BOS\[BIOS version]\bios\windows\[Windows version]\

• For Linux: .../c460-BIOS/[BIOS version]/bios/linux/

Step 2 Boot the server, and when prompted, press F6 to open the Boot Option menu.

Step 3 Select EFI Shell to boot the server to the EFI shell.

Step 4 At the shell prompt, enter the map -r command to map the USB thumb drive.

Step 5 At the shell prompt, enter the fs0: to change the shell to the mapped USB thumb drive.

Step 6 Enter the command to display the iFlash32 information:

• For Windows: iflash /i

• For Linux: iflash -i

The output should be similar to the following:

Iflash32 BIOS Update Utility Ver 1.1 Build 3