I have a colleague who has had advice to change the BIOS setting to do with "Thermal" but IBM is saying this is only for blades, not my X Series. They have pointed me to new IMM code which fixes problems with dealing with memory:
VZZ25: Firmware: "recommended firmware update sequence is IMM followed by EUFI"
Name
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Installed Version
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New Version
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Install Order |
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IBM uEFI Flash Update
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1.08 (D6E148B)
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1.14 (D6E156B)
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1 |
Suggested
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Required
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IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) 4.0x -
Preboot Embedded
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1.14 (D6YT29A)
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4.01 (DSYT92O)
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3 |
Suggested
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Required
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Online Broadcom NetXtreme and NetXtreme II
Firmware Utility for Linux
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4.6.4
ESX4.1 NIC Driver: 000:011:00.0 14e4:1639 1014:03a9 vmkernel vmnic0 |
6.2.0
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4
(last) b9c1 (#1) |
Suggested
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Required
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Integrated Management Module Update
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1.14 (YUOO73M)
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1.32 (YUOOD4G)
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2 |
Suggested
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Not Required
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Firmware Best Practices
UpdateXpress System Packs published quarterly and recommendation for patch schedule are:
- Quarterly updates are recommended for dynamic environments
- Semiannual updates are recommended for most customer environments."
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Note: Because the IMM is running a full operating system, it takes time to initialize. Once the
IMM’s operating system is up and running, the IMM starts the services and interfaces required to
monitor the server. The IMM then brings up the rest of the internal services and external
interfaces such as the web interface. Because of this, after updating the IMM, you must wait up
to 17 minutes (depending on the update method and system configuration) for the IMM to be
ready before initiating any further firmware updates. This initialization timeframe may be
unexpected to those unfamiliar with the new IMM technology.
