5. Restart the blade server.
6. Verify that the system starts from the TEMP image, as described in “Verifying the system firmware
levels.”
Verifying the system firmware levels
The diagnostics program displays the current system firmware levels for the TEMP and PERM images.
This function also displays which image the blade server used to start up.
1. Start the diagnostics program.
See the online information center or the Problem Determination and Service Guide for information about
running the diagnostics program.
The online BladeCenter information center is available in the IBM BladeCenter Information Center at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/bladectr/documentation/index.jsp.
2. From the Function Selection menu, select Task Selection and press Enter.
3. From the Tasks Selection List menu, select Update and Manage System Flash and press Enter.
The Update and Manage System Flash menu is displayed. The top of the window displays the
system firmware level for the PERM and the TEMP images and the image that the blade server used
to start.
Note: If the TEMP image level is more current than the PERM image, commit the TEMP image.
See the online information center or the Problem Determination and Service Guide for information about
committing the TEMP system firmware image.
4. When you have verified the firmware levels, press F3 until the Diagnostic Operating Instructions
window is displayed; then press F3 again to exit the diagnostic program.
Using the SMS utility
Use the System Management Services (SMS) utility to perform a variety of configuration tasks on the
PS700 blade server.
Starting the SMS utility
Start the SMS utility to configure the blade server.
1. Turn on or restart the blade server, and establish an SOL session with it.
See the BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide or the BladeCenter
Serial-Over-LAN Setup Guide for more information.
2. When the POST menu and indicators are displayed, press the 1 key after the word Keyboard is
displayed and before the word Speaker is displayed.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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