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Intel

One Boot Flash Update

The Intel

One Boot Flash Update (Intel

OFU) Utility updates the System BIOS, Baseboard

Management Controller (BMC) firmware, Hot-swap Controller (HSC) firmware, Field

Replaceable Unit firmware, and Sensor Data Record (SDR) firmware on the Intel server

while the operating system is running. The utility is launched from a command prompt in

the operating system. This utility can also update the optional Intel

Remote Management

Module (Intel

RMM) firmware on Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

and Dual-Core Intel

Xeon

processor-based servers from Intel.

The BMC boot block, Intel

Local Control Panel, HSC, and FRU updates take effect

immediately when the utility executes. The System BIOS, BMC Op Code, sensor data

records (SDRs), and BMC Platform Information Area (PIA) updates are programmed into

their respective secondary flash areas and the utility sets an internal flag in the BIOS and

BMC to indicate that the update occurred. After a system reset, the newer version of the

System BIOS, BMC, and SDRs are validated and activated.

This utility can be executed remotely through a secure network connection using a Telnet

Client and Terminal Services in Windows* or using a Telnet Client and Remote Shell under

Linux.

A special statically linked version of Intel OFU has been packaged along with the toolkit to

ensure it will work in environments like the generic payload where the system shared

libraries are not available.

Intel OFU requires production BIOS Version R0050 and above for Intel Server Board

S5000AL and S5000SL, and R39 and above for Intel Server Boards S3000AH and S3000PT.

To move from a version lower than R39 to R39, use the iFlash tool packaged with the

production BIOS package.

Intel OFU requires Rapid Boot BIOS Version R02 and above for Intel Server Boards S5000AL

and S5000SL and R03 and above for Intel Server Boards S3000AH and S3000PT.

Intel OFU requires BMC version 56 or above for Intel Server Boards S5000AL and S5000SL.

Please refer to the Intel One Boot Flash Update Utility User Guide for more details on usage.

Sample Intel

OFU Configuration File

The Intel OFU utility is driven by a configuration file. A sample configuration file which does

BIOS, BMC and FRUSDR update is shown below. The BMC and FRUSDR updates are

conditional and are only performed if the BMC exists.

Ref# D96629-001 Intel

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