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How to update BMC firmware on VxRack Quanta Node

Summary: BMC firmware upgrade on Quanta node.

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Article Content


Instructions

Goals
Update BMC firmware on VxRack Quanta Node

Facts
BMC firmware is a line item on the VxRack RCM

Solution
  1. Download and extract appropriate BMC firmware on RCM:
BMC
  1. Log into BMC and identify the BMC firmware revision:
BMC
QCT
  1. Click maintenance, BMC Firmware Update:
maintenance
  1. Click Preserve all Configuration, then Enter Update Mode:
NOTE: If you don’t click “Preserve all Configuration” the BMC ip address will reset.
  Preserve all Configuration
  1. Browse to <rom>.ima_enc, then click Upload:
Upload
  1. Verify Current Image and New Image, then click Proceed:
 New Image
  1. After about 1 minute, reconnect to BMC, then verify BMC firmware:
BMC firmware
 

Article Properties


Affected Product

VxRack

Product

Storage

Last Published Date

28 Jan 2023

Version

2

Article Type

How To