How could I update Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware on target nodes running Linux Operating System versions lower than Red Hat 4 QU3 or SLES 9 SP3?
The rfwflash command cannot be used to flash the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware on target nodes running Linux Operating System versions lower than Red Hat 4 QU3 or SLES 9 SP3. Customers that require BMC updates on older versions of the Operating System will need to manually install the OSA IPMI Driver and the IBM IPMI Mapping Layer for Linux packages on the target node before flashing the BMC. Note that the Mapping Layer package for Linux will be a source rpm. These packages are available for download from the IBM Support Web Site at http://www.ibm.com/support. To install the driver and mapping layer software, follow these steps: 1. Ensure that the packages for rpm, gcc, glibc, and kernel-source appropriate for the Operating System on the target node are installed. 2. Remove any existing installations of the OSA IPMI Driver and IBM IPMI Mapping Layer software. 3. Copy the new OSA Driver and IBM IPMI Mapping Layer packages to a temporary directory 4. Use the rpm -i comma
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