Updating the system firmware by using the pUpdate utility
Learn how to update the system firmware by using the pUpdate utility.
About this task
The system firmware is a combination of the BMC firmware and the PNOR firmware. To update the
system firmware, update both the BMC firmware and the PNOR firmware by using the pUpdate utility.
The pUpdate utility is included with the system firmware and can be downloaded from the Fix Central
website.
Note: If you are updating the BMC firmware because you cannot access the BMC, go to Resolving a
BMC access problem.
To update firmware remotely by using an out-of-band network (over the LAN), use the lan option while running the pUpdate command of the pUpdate utility. To update firmware by using an in-band network, use the usb option while running the pUpdate command of the pUpdate utility.
Notes:
- You do not need to use a USB device to use the usb option.
- For updates that use the usb option, you must use the root user ID and password to log in to the host operating system. After you log in to the host operating system, ensure that the IPMI service is activated. For more information about activating the IPMI service, see OpenIPMI Driver.
To determine the pUpdate utility command to update the BMC firmware, use Table 1. To determine the pUpdate utility command to update the PNOR firmware, use Table 2.
| Network | pUpdate utility command |
|---|---|
| Out-of-band network (LAN) | pUpdate -f xxx.bin -i lan -h yy.yy.yy.yy -u
ADMIN -p ADMIN, where xxx.bin is the name of the BMC image file and
yy.yy.yy.yy is the IP address of the BMC. Note: If the BMC image file is not
located in the same folder as the folder from which you ran the pUpdate utility, you must include
the full path to the folder where the file resides.
|
| In-band network | pUpdate -f xxx.bin -i usb, where
xxx.bin is the name of the BMC image file. Note: If the BMC image file is not
located in the same folder as the folder from which you ran the pUpdate utility, you must include
the full path to the folder where the file resides.
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| Network | pUpdate utility command |
|---|---|
| Out-of-band network (LAN) | pUpdate -pnor xxx.pnor -i lan -h yy.yy.yy.yy -u
ADMIN -p ADMIN, where xxx.pnor is the name of the PNOR image file and
yy.yy.yy.yy is the IP address of the BMC. Note: If the PNOR image file is not
located in the same folder as the folder from which you ran the pUpdate utility, you must include
the full path to the folder where the file resides.
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| In-band network | pUpdate -pnor xxx.pnor -i usb, where
xxx.pnor is the name of the PNOR image file. Note: If the PNOR image file is not
located in the same folder as the folder from which you ran the pUpdate utility, you must include
the full path to the folder where the file resides.
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