Keysight Technologies M9037A Update Guide

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Description
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) provides the “intelligence” in the Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) on a PC. Specifically, it manages the interface between the system
management software and the platform hardware. Different types of sensors in the PC report various
parameters to the BMC such as temperature, power status, OS status, etc. The BMC monitors these
sensors and can send alerts to the system administrator if these parameters do not stay within bounds.
This update utility and documentation is for use with BMC updates versions BMC1v8a and later.
There are three primary steps to updating the M9037A PCIe Embedded Controller BMC:
1. Create a bootable USB flash drive
2. Use the USB flash drive to update your M9037A
3. Verify the update
Step 2 contains a 20 second window of vulnerability while the update is in
progress. If you remove power or pull the USB
flash drive during this 20 second
window,
your M9037A will most likely lock-up and will not boot. To get your
M9037A working again you must send it to Keysight for repair.
The following instructions use the Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer (IE) browser on a Keysight
M9037A Embedded Controller. If you use a different browser or PC, the screens may look different from
the pictures below.

Keysight Technologies M9037A Specifications

General

Brand	Keysight Technologies
Model	M9037A
Category	Controller
Language	English