Server User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Sun Netra™ CP3250 Blade Server User’s Guide
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Overview
- Hardware Installation and Service
- 2.1 Safety and Tool Requirements
- 2.2 Installing the Blade Server
- 2.3 Service Procedures
- 2.3.1 Hot-Swapping the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- 2.3.2 Powering Off the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- 2.3.3 Removing the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- 2.3.4 Powering On the System
- 2.3.5 Automatic Power-Off Events
- 2.3.6 Servicing DIMMs
- 2.3.7 Installing the Optional Compact Flash Card
- 2.3.8 Installing Optional AMC
- 2.3.9 Adding or Replacing the Battery
- 2.3.10 Changing Jumper Settings
- 2.3.11 Checking DIP Switch Settings
- 2.3.12 Resetting the Netra CP3250 Blade Server
- Hardware Architecture
- Software Configuration
- Configuring and Using BIOS Firmware
- 5.1 About BIOS Settings
- 5.2 Changing the Configuration of a BIOS Menu Item
- 5.3 Setting the Boot Device Using BIOS Setup Screens
- 5.4 Setting Supervisor and User Passwords
- 5.5 Resetting the System Time and System Date
- 5.6 Updating the BIOS
- 5.7 Secondary BIOS Image
- 5.8 Perform a Live Firmware Upgrade
- 5.9 Power-On Self-Test
- 5.10 Changing POST Options
- BIOS Screens
- Physical Characteristics
- ShMM CLI and Commands
- Index
5-8 Sun Netra CP3250 Blade Server User’s Guide • April 2009
5.8 Perform a Live Firmware Upgrade
To upgrade the BIOS firmware while retaining the current BIOS image, follow these
steps:
1. Switch the BIOS image from page 0 to page 1.
See Section 5.7, “Secondary BIOS Image” on page 5-7.
2. Use the Solaris BIOS Update Utility to upgrade the page 1 BIOS image.
See Section 5.6, “Updating the BIOS” on page 5-6.
3. Reboot the system into the updated page 1 BIOS.
See Section 2.3.12, “Resetting the Netra CP3250 Blade Server” on page 2-34.
5.9 Power-On Self-Test
The system provides a rudimentary power-on self-test (POST) that runs each time
the blade server boots to check the basic devices required for the system to operate.
The progress of the self-test is indicated by a series of POST codes. These codes
appear at the bottom right corner of the system’s VGA screen (once the self-test has
progressed far enough to initialize the video monitor).
You can configure the level of POST testing and some POST display features through
the BIOS menus. For more information, see Section 5.10, “Changing POST Options”
on page 5-9.