5-18 Problem SolvingHow to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision LevelsTo help you identify your system's current BIOS and BMC revision levels, refer to thefollowing subsections.BIOS Revision Level IdentificationDuring system Power-On Self Test (POST), which runs automatically when yoursystem is powered on, your system monitor displays several messages, one of whichidentifies the BIOS revision level currently loaded on your system, see the examplebelow.Note: In order to see the diagnostic messages, the ESC keymust be pressed.Example: BIOS Revision LevelPhoenix BIOS 4.0 Release 6.0.250AIn the example above, BIOS 6.0.250A is the current BIOS revision level loaded on yoursystem.Note: The BIOS Revision Level stated in the example may notreflect the actual BIOS setting in your system.BMC Revision Level IdentificationDuring system Power-On Self Test (POST), which runs automatically when yoursystem is powered on, system diagnostics are run. Following the memory testdiagnostic, several messages will appear informing you that the mouse was detectedand system configuration data updated, when you see these messages the BMCmessages are displayed next.Note: In order to see the diagnostic messages, the ESC keymust be pressed.To identify your system's current BMC revision level, see the example below.Example: BMC MessagesBase Board Management ControllerCopyright (c) 1999 NEC Corporation, all rights reserved.Device ID :01 Device Revision :00IPMI Version :1.0 Firmware Revision :00.60Self Test Result :In the example above, Firmware Revision 00.60 is the current BMC revision levelloaded on your system.Note: The Firmware Revision Level stated in the example maynot reflect the actual BMC revision level setting in your system.
