If a system power control network (SPCN) firmware update
is required but is not started automatically due to the current SPCN
firmware update policy, the SPCN firmware update must be started manually.
Notes: - Do not perform maintenance on an expansion unit or change the
SPCN network while the SPCN firmware update is being performed.
- If you power off the system while performing firmware updates,
the SPCN firmware update is interrupted and must be restarted.
- This procedure can take several hours depending on the number
of expansion units on the SPCN loop and their SPCN firmware levels.
To change the SPCN firmware update policy to expanded
and start an SPCN firmware update, perform the following steps:
- Access the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI).
- Click .
- Record the current SPCN Firmware Update Policy
setting so that it can be restored later.
- Change the SPCN Firmware Update Policy setting
to Expanded, and click Save Policy
Setting to allow SPCN firmware updates to be performed
over the serial SPCN interfaces.
- Click Start SPCN Firmware Update.
The SPCN firmware is then downloaded to the expansion units that require
an update.
- Change the SPCN Firmware Update Policy setting back to
the setting that was recorded in step 3, and click Save
Policy Setting.
Notes: - To monitor the progress of the SPCN firmware update, click Configure
I/O Enclosures. The window is refreshed. Do not use the
browser Back or Refresh button
to monitor the update progress. The Power Control Network Firmware
Update Status column shows the percentage completed, and In
Progress is displayed while the download operation is in progress. Not
Required is displayed when the download process is completed.
- To stop the SPCN firmware update (not recommended), click Stop
SPCN Firmware Update.
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