Download hardware-specific update files required for firmware update

Download the corresponding hardware firmware update files for the compute nodes that you want to update.

Before you begin

For x86 or Lenovo System x compute nodes, ensure that you already installed UXSPI to support the firmware update.

About this task

You can obtain the required firmware update files from IBM® Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/). Download the files that are required for your particular firmware update and the correct version. This procedure includes examples of firmware updates for different types of hardware.
In addition, consider the following:
  • When you download UEFI firmware files from IBM Fix Central, it prompts you to download the corresponding IMM2 firmware files that you need.
  • UXSPI automatically checks that all prerequisites are met while the firmware is updated. Any prerequisites that are not met can cause UXSPI to quit silently without reporting any errors. To view errors, check the pcmfwtool.log file in the /install/pcm/work directory on the management node.
  • The upgrade firmware steps for IBM System x rack-mount servers are similar to Lenovo Flex System x steps except for using the correct hardware update files.

Procedure

  • For example, to upgrade IMM2 firmware to version 1.88 on Lenovo Flex System x240 compute node, download and archive ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo40a-1.88_anyos_noarch.uxz and ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo40a-1.88_anyos_noarch.xml. 
    # tar -czvf imm2_firmware.tgz ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo40a-1.88_anyos_noarch.*
  • For example, to upgrade UEFI to version 1.30 on Lenovo Flex System x240 compute nodes.
    1. Download the following UEFI firmware files.
      • ibm_fw_uefi_b2e126d-1.30_anyos_32_64.uxz
      • ibm_fw_uefi_b2e126d-1.30_anyos_32_64.xml
    2. Download the following IMM2 firmware files:
      • ibm_fw_uefi_b2e126d-1.30_anyos_32_64.uxz
      • ibm_fw_uefi_b2e126d-1.30_anyos_32_64.xml
    3. Archive the UEFI and IMM2 firmware files: 
      # tar -czvf uefi_firmware.tgz ibm_fw_uefi_b2e126d-1.30_anyos_32_64.* 
ibm_fw_imm2_1aoo40e-2.00_anyos_noarch.*

What to do next

Use the firmware update files to enable firmware update support on the Web Portal.