Installing and Using Utilities 5-61Firmware UpdateNEC Express5800/ft series can update firmware (including BIOS) if some hardware componentsoperate in the online state (in which the system continues the operation but the component trying toupdate firmware or BIOS is stopped).To update firmware with NEC ESMPRO Manager, use the [Update] tree of the component in thedata viewer. Open the tree of the component for which firmware is updated and select the [Update]tree.To update the firmware of a component with the ft server utility, use the utility screen of thecomponent.To update the firmware of a component, the firmware image file of the firmware for update mustpreviously be stored in the managed server. On the firmware update screen, specify the path to thefirmware image file for update.The table below shows the potential cases in which the firmware of a component is to be updated.Firmware updateComponent Remote LocalCPU Module When BIOS must be updated tonew one.Executable in any of thefollowing module states (this canbe viewed on manager screen):• Removed• Broken or forced stop• No fault found by diagnosisTo update the module underoperation, bring down themodule before the update.When BIOS must be updated to newone.Executable in the following modulestate:• When the status LED 1 is amber andthe status LED 2 is offOnly the status LED 1 illuminatesamber when the module is in one of thefollowing states:• Removed• Broken or forced stop• No fault found by diagnosis(Firmware Update Complete)To update the module under operation,bring down the module before theupdate.Remote: Executable from remote management PC by using NEC ESMPRO ManagerLocal: Executable on local server by using ft server utility–: Not support
