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... Updating the System BIOS With Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 1-2 Updating the System Management Module Firmware 1-3 Updating the KVM Firmware 1-4 Updating the System Management Module KVM Firmware . . 1-5 Globally Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware . . . . . 1-6 Individually Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware . . ... Module 1-8 Updating the Diagnostics Component 1-9 Updating the Loader Component 1-9 Updating the Runtime Component 1-10 Replacing the Server Module Battery 1-11 Using the USB Diskette and USB CD Drives 1-13 Using the System Diagnostics 1-14 Using ...
... Updating the System BIOS With Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 1-2 Updating the System Management Module Firmware 1-3 Updating the KVM Firmware 1-4 Updating the System Management Module KVM Firmware . . 1-5 Globally Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware . . . . . 1-6 Individually Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware . . ... Module 1-8 Updating the Diagnostics Component 1-9 Updating the Loader Component 1-9 Updating the Runtime Component 1-10 Replacing the Server Module Battery 1-11 Using the USB Diskette and USB CD Drives 1-13 Using the System Diagnostics 1-14 Using ...
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Attaching the Drive Shelf Steps for Updating KVM Firmware Network Switch Module Jumper Update Position Opening and Closing a Server Module . . . . Figure 1-4. Figure 1-3. Figure 1-5. Replacing the System Battery 1-2 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-13 4 Contents Replacing Hard Drives in a Mirrored Configuration... SCSI Controller Test Issue When Using a Linux Console 1-16 SCSI Device Errors During System Boot 1-17 Using a Dell-Branded Logitech PS/2 Mouse 1-17 Figures Figure 1-1. Integrated Mirroring Issues Replacing a System Board When Mirroring Is Enabled . . . . Figure 1-2.
Attaching the Drive Shelf Steps for Updating KVM Firmware Network Switch Module Jumper Update Position Opening and Closing a Server Module . . . . Figure 1-4. Figure 1-3. Figure 1-5. Replacing the System Battery 1-2 1-4 1-8 1-12 1-13 4 Contents Replacing Hard Drives in a Mirrored Configuration... SCSI Controller Test Issue When Using a Linux Console 1-16 SCSI Device Errors During System Boot 1-17 Using a Dell-Branded Logitech PS/2 Mouse 1-17 Figures Figure 1-1. Integrated Mirroring Issues Replacing a System Board When Mirroring Is Enabled . . . . Figure 1-2.
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...information on the following topics for your system: • Updating the system BIOS from diskettes • Updating the system BIOS with Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator • Updating the system management module firmware • Updating the KVM firmware • Updating the network switch module firmware... console • SCSI device errors during system boot • Using a Dell-branded, two-button Logitech mouse Updating the System BIOS From Diskettes Each server module has a USB port on the front of the server module that allows you to any other USB device. 1 From a remote...
...information on the following topics for your system: • Updating the system BIOS from diskettes • Updating the system BIOS with Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator • Updating the system management module firmware • Updating the KVM firmware • Updating the network switch module firmware... console • SCSI device errors during system boot • Using a Dell-branded, two-button Logitech mouse Updating the System BIOS From Diskettes Each server module has a USB port on the front of the server module that allows you to any other USB device. 1 From a remote...
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... you want update. 4 Insert the BIOS diskette and reboot the server module. Updating the System BIOS With Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Dell OpenManage Server Administrator runs on the screen from the BIOS update utility. 5 Repeat step 2 through step 4 for each server module and then launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. 1-2 Information and Firmware Update The drive must be horizontal...
... you want update. 4 Insert the BIOS diskette and reboot the server module. Updating the System BIOS With Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Dell OpenManage Server Administrator runs on the screen from the BIOS update utility. 5 Repeat step 2 through step 4 for each server module and then launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. 1-2 Information and Firmware Update The drive must be horizontal...
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...racadm fwupdate -g -a -u -f filepath\firmimg.cm1, where is complete, the system management module will automatically reboot. See your server module. 2 Start a Dell OpenManage session. 3 From the Server Administrator home page, click the System object. 4 Click the Main System Chassis object. 5 Click the BIOS object. 6...Click the Update object. 7 Follow the instructions to the TFTP server's root directory. 3 Log into the system with administrator privileges to update your system BIOS. 1 From the Dell Support website at support.dell.com, select the BIOS version that you are updating to ...
...racadm fwupdate -g -a -u -f filepath\firmimg.cm1, where is complete, the system management module will automatically reboot. See your server module. 2 Start a Dell OpenManage session. 3 From the Server Administrator home page, click the System object. 4 Click the Main System Chassis object. 5 Click the BIOS object. 6...Click the Update object. 7 Follow the instructions to the TFTP server's root directory. 3 Log into the system with administrator privileges to update your system BIOS. 1 From the Dell Support website at support.dell.com, select the BIOS version that you are updating to ...
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Figure 1-2. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Updating the KVM Firmware Updating the KVM firmware on the system management module. Second: Log into your system and push the KVM update to a remote system using the null modem cable that you to connect your system to all of the server modules. The second step requires... management module. Steps for updating the KVM firmware. Figure 1-2 illustrates the two-step process for Updating KVM Firmware First: Connect the remote system to the server modules. 1-4 Information and Firmware Update
Figure 1-2. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Updating the KVM Firmware Updating the KVM firmware on the system management module. Second: Log into your system and push the KVM update to a remote system using the null modem cable that you to connect your system to all of the server modules. The second step requires... management module. Steps for updating the KVM firmware. Figure 1-2 illustrates the two-step process for Updating KVM Firmware First: Connect the remote system to the server modules. 1-4 Information and Firmware Update
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... 2. 9 Click Load. To update individual server modules, see "Globally Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware." See the System Configuration Guide for information about connecting and configuring your remote system. 3 On the remote system, create a wupdate directory. 4 Download the wupdate.zip file from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com to the directory that...
... 2. 9 Click Load. To update individual server modules, see "Globally Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware." See the System Configuration Guide for information about connecting and configuring your remote system. 3 On the remote system, create a wupdate directory. 4 Download the wupdate.zip file from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com to the directory that...
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...the update process has begun. 7 From the Blade Version dialog box, click Load Firmware to green. 1-6 Information and Firmware Update When the server module is solid green. 2 Press to display the On-Screen Configuration and Activity Reporting (OSCAR) menu. 3 From the OSCAR menu, click... the appropriate server module and click Version. When the server module is on, the power-on indicator is powered on turns amber. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Globally Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware 1 Ensure that all server modules are powered on. Individually Updating the Server Module KVM ...
...the update process has begun. 7 From the Blade Version dialog box, click Load Firmware to green. 1-6 Information and Firmware Update When the server module is solid green. 2 Press to display the On-Screen Configuration and Activity Reporting (OSCAR) menu. 3 From the OSCAR menu, click... the appropriate server module and click Version. When the server module is on, the power-on indicator is powered on turns amber. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Globally Updating the Server Module KVM Firmware 1 Ensure that all server modules are powered on. Individually Updating the Server Module KVM ...
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...using other terminal emulation software, see the documentation for that the runtime component be updated by typing show version from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com with the versions loaded on the switch module. b Set Data bits to None. However, only the runtime ... 8 are referenced in each of the network switch module can be updated using the uplink ports connected to the remote system (TFTP server). NOTE: These procedures assume that came with updating the network switch module firmware. It is used for initially setting the serial connection baud...
...using other terminal emulation software, see the documentation for that the runtime component be updated by typing show version from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com with the versions loaded on the switch module. b Set Data bits to None. However, only the runtime ... 8 are referenced in each of the network switch module can be updated using the uplink ports connected to the remote system (TFTP server). NOTE: These procedures assume that came with updating the network switch module firmware. It is used for initially setting the serial connection baud...
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... operating system begins to load let the system complete the load operation, and then repeat step 1 and step 2. 1-10 Information and Firmware Update www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Type 0 (zero) for more information about updating the switch module firmware. The download takes approximately 10 seconds. 9 After the download is complete, press..." or "Updating the Runtime Component." If you are not updating any other components, press any key to continue, and proceed to the remote system (TFTP server).
... operating system begins to load let the system complete the load operation, and then repeat step 1 and step 2. 1-10 Information and Firmware Update www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Type 0 (zero) for more information about updating the switch module firmware. The download takes approximately 10 seconds. 9 After the download is complete, press..." or "Updating the Runtime Component." If you are not updating any other components, press any key to continue, and proceed to the remote system (TFTP server).
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... network switch module. The download takes approximately 5 minutes. 9 After the download is complete, press to pins 1 and 2 (default). Information and Firmware Update 1-11 Replacing the Server Module Battery CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are not updating any other components, press any key to continue, and proceed to remove and access any...
... network switch module. The download takes approximately 5 minutes. 9 After the download is complete, press to pins 1 and 2 (default). Information and Firmware Update 1-11 Replacing the Server Module Battery CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are not updating any other components, press any key to continue, and proceed to remove and access any...
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...dell.com | support.dell.com CAUTION: There is incorrectly installed. Discard used batteries according to the server module (see Figure 1-4). a Orient the server module as shown in Figure 1-4 so that secure the front panel to the manufacturer's instructions. Figure 1-4. See your System Information Guide for additional information. 1 Remove the appropriate server module. 2 Open the server.... Opening and Closing a Server Module left side of the server module backward approximately 12.7 mm (0.5 inch) and rotate the two sides down to open the server module (see Figure 1-4). ...
...dell.com | support.dell.com CAUTION: There is incorrectly installed. Discard used batteries according to the server module (see Figure 1-4). a Orient the server module as shown in Figure 1-4 so that secure the front panel to the manufacturer's instructions. Figure 1-4. See your System Information Guide for additional information. 1 Remove the appropriate server module. 2 Open the server.... Opening and Closing a Server Module left side of the server module backward approximately 12.7 mm (0.5 inch) and rotate the two sides down to open the server module (see Figure 1-4). ...
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...or USB CD drive. Using the USB Diskette and USB CD Drives The front of each server module has a USB port that secure the front panel to run diagnostics on the attached server module. Information and Firmware Update 1-13 Figure 1-5. Replacing the System Battery battery "+" side ...battery socket 6 Close the server module. a Insert the tabs on the left side of the server module forward approximately 12.7 mm (0.5 inch) (see Figure 1-5). b Slide the left side of the server module into the slots on the right side of its connector using...
...or USB CD drive. Using the USB Diskette and USB CD Drives The front of each server module has a USB port that secure the front panel to run diagnostics on the attached server module. Information and Firmware Update 1-13 Figure 1-5. Replacing the System Battery battery "+" side ...battery socket 6 Close the server module. a Insert the tabs on the left side of the server module forward approximately 12.7 mm (0.5 inch) (see Figure 1-5). b Slide the left side of the server module into the slots on the right side of its connector using...
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...power supplies are turned off, do not remove the USB device until the server module has completed the boot process. This will be corrected in a future firmware release. To regain use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD that came with CD burner software packages causes a non-system disk... from a remote terminal, the remote keyboard functionality is on a server module even through both of the remote keyboard, restart the HyperTerminal session. This will be corrected in a future BIOS release. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTICE: If you are using the serial interface or the ...
...power supplies are turned off, do not remove the USB device until the server module has completed the boot process. This will be corrected in a future firmware release. To regain use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD that came with CD burner software packages causes a non-system disk... from a remote terminal, the remote keyboard functionality is on a server module even through both of the remote keyboard, restart the HyperTerminal session. This will be corrected in a future BIOS release. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTICE: If you are using the serial interface or the ...
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...time, all events that they are discussed in the following steps: 1 Replace the system board. 2 Install the server module in the system, but do not turn the server module on. 3 Insert the system board replacement utility diskette in use before replacing the system board, perform the following...If the integrated mirroring option is not set the system management module's time as soon as possible after connecting the system to the server module and turn it on the system board. Integrated Mirroring Issues The known issues for integrated mirroring are received. This will be corrected...
...time, all events that they are discussed in the following steps: 1 Replace the system board. 2 Install the server module in the system, but do not turn the server module on. 3 Insert the system board replacement utility diskette in use before replacing the system board, perform the following...If the integrated mirroring option is not set the system management module's time as soon as possible after connecting the system to the server module and turn it on the system board. Integrated Mirroring Issues The known issues for integrated mirroring are received. This will be corrected...
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... that the hard drive was removed. 4 Turn off the server module and install the new hard drive. 5 Install the server module in the system without the new hard drive installed. 3 Turn on the server module. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Press to display the OSCAR menu, and then double...-click the appropriate server module. 6 Press to recreate the mirror and reboot the server module. 10 Remove ...
... that the hard drive was removed. 4 Turn off the server module and install the new hard drive. 5 Install the server module in the system without the new hard drive installed. 3 Turn on the server module. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Press to display the OSCAR menu, and then double...-click the appropriate server module. 6 Press to recreate the mirror and reboot the server module. 10 Remove ...
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... System Into the Network 1-9 Configuring a Static Channel 1-12 Configuring a Dynamic Channel 1-13 Using the KVM Switch Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers Selecting Servers Soft Switching OSCAR Navigation Basics Configuring OSCAR Assigning Server Names Changing the Display Behavior Setting OSCAR Screen Saver Security 1-14 1-16 1-17 1-17 1-18 1-19 1-19 1-20 1-21 Configuring...
... System Into the Network 1-9 Configuring a Static Channel 1-12 Configuring a Dynamic Channel 1-13 Using the KVM Switch Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers Selecting Servers Soft Switching OSCAR Navigation Basics Configuring OSCAR Assigning Server Names Changing the Display Behavior Setting OSCAR Screen Saver Security 1-14 1-16 1-17 1-17 1-18 1-19 1-19 1-20 1-21 Configuring...
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... 1-1. Table 1-4. Figure 1-8. Table 1-3. Figure 1-9. Figure 1-4. Figures Figure 1-1. Figure 1-2. Network Switch Module Integrated Switch Modules Connected to a Single External Switch Integrated Switch Modules Connected to Manage Server Modules 1-5 1-9 1-10 1-18 1-19 4 Contents Internal Network Port Mapping Uplink or External Ports on the System Management Module . . .
... 1-1. Table 1-4. Figure 1-8. Table 1-3. Figure 1-9. Figure 1-4. Figures Figure 1-1. Figure 1-2. Network Switch Module Integrated Switch Modules Connected to a Single External Switch Integrated Switch Modules Connected to Manage Server Modules 1-5 1-9 1-10 1-18 1-19 4 Contents Internal Network Port Mapping Uplink or External Ports on the System Management Module . . .
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...drive shelf USB CD drive The network switch module and a system management module require additional configuration. System Configuration Guide 1-1 Each server module functions as a system, a server module is available from additional sources. Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 shows the drive shelf attached so that includes power supplies, fans..., a system management module, and at least one network switch module. Figure 1-2 shows the location of the server modules in your system may also ship with a USB diskette drive and a USB CD drive, which you can use for system...
...drive shelf USB CD drive The network switch module and a system management module require additional configuration. System Configuration Guide 1-1 Each server module functions as a system, a server module is available from additional sources. Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 shows the drive shelf attached so that includes power supplies, fans..., a system management module, and at least one network switch module. Figure 1-2 shows the location of the server modules in your system may also ship with a USB diskette drive and a USB CD drive, which you can use for system...
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.... • The User's Guide provides information about system features, including BIOS settings and defaults, and technical specifications. • The Dell OpenManage Remote Install User's Guide describes imaging a server module configuration to another server module. • The Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4/im Integrated Mirroring Guide describes using the integrated mirroring features. 1-2 System Configuration Guide www...
.... • The User's Guide provides information about system features, including BIOS settings and defaults, and technical specifications. • The Dell OpenManage Remote Install User's Guide describes imaging a server module configuration to another server module. • The Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4/im Integrated Mirroring Guide describes using the integrated mirroring features. 1-2 System Configuration Guide www...
