Installation guide

14-Slot Shelf Startup

Chapter 6

Step 2. Connect your PC or laptop computer to the Server Blade serial port, activate a terminal emulator

(9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit) on your PC or laptop computer, and access the Server

Blade console screen.

Step 3. With the console screen displayed, cause the Server Blade to reboot. To cause a reboot you can

either cycle power to the 14-Slot Shelf, or remove and reinstall (following hot swap procedures) the

respective Server Blade.

Approximately 17 seconds following the start of the boot process, the first Server Blade BIOS

message will appear on the console display as the BIOS begins to execute.

Step 4. Interrupt the BIOS execution by entering the delete character from your laptop computer or PC

keyboard. This will halt the BIOS execution and display the main BIOS screen.

Step 5. Record the following information from the main BIOS screen:

AMIBIOS: <Version>

From the Advanced->System Management screen, record the following information:

BMC Device ID

BMC Firmware Revision

BMC Revision

Step 6. Set this recorded information aside, making certain to note which Server Blade the information

relates to.

Step 7. Repeat this procedure for each HP bc2100 ATCA Server Blade installed in the 14-Slot Shelf.

Step 8. Set these recorded data aside to be used to validate your firmware against the most current release.

Ethernet Switch Blade Firmware

Each Ethernet Switch Blade has separate firmware for the base and the fabric sections of the Switch Blade.

There are also separate serial ports for the base and fabric sections, which must be queried individually in

order to determine both the installed base and fabric firmware release version.

To determine the release date and version of the base and fabric firmware in a Server Blade, complete the

following:

Step 1. Ensure that power is applied to the 14-Slot Shelf.

Step 2. Connect your PC or laptop computer to either the base or fabric serial port for the respective Switch

Blade. Note that base and fabric each have separate firmware that must be accessed through

separate serial ports.

Step 3. Activate a terminal emulator (9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit) on your PC or laptop

computer, and bring up the Switch Blade console screen.

IMPORTANT Firmware versions must be recorded for both the base and fabric component of each Switch

Blade, as shown next.

Step 4. From the OpenArchitect Linux prompt ([ZX6000-OA3.2.2j]#), enter the following commands and

record the firmware version that is returned (as shown in the following examples):

• For IPMC firmware (applies to base switch component only):