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BIOS Upgrade for SWG Model E and E2

This document outlines the steps to upgrade BIOS for WBG-5x00-E/E2.

WBG-5x00-E/E2

Intel Hardware WBG-5x00-E/E2

To upgrade BIOS for WBG-5x00-E/E2, perform the following steps:

  1. Contact Skyhigh Support for a BIOS package for your model.
  2. Extract the ZIP into the root directory of a USB drive that is formatted in Microsoft DOS mode.
  3. Attach the USB drive to your appliance.
  4. Restart the appliance.
  5. During boot, press F6 to enter the boot selection menu.
  6. Select EFI Shell.
  7. The EFI shell mode runs the startup.nsh procedure from the USB drive which will install the BIOS package.
  8. After successful installation, do not remove power cables when a prompt to remove the USB stick and reboot the appliance is displayed.
  9. Reboot the appliance.
  10. After reboot, the backup BIOS will be updated, and the screen will be blank for several minutes.
Flash Update for WBG-5x00-E/E2

For the flash update to WBG-5x00-E/E2, perform the following steps:

  1. Download the flash update tool from https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19032/intel-one-bootflash-update-intel-ofu-utility-for-intel-server-boards-and-intel-server-systems-based-on-intel-62x-chipset.html.
  2. Inside the ZIP file, you will find an RPM in Linux_x64 -> RHEL.
  3. Install that RPM on the target system's OS. rpm -i<package name>
  4. Contact Skyhigh Support to get the customized BIOS ZIP file.
  5. Extract the contents from the ZIP file.
  6. Run flashupdt -u flashupdt.cfg in the directory where the BIOS package is extracted.
BIOS/FW Upgrade for WBG-4500-E Appliance

To upgrade the BIOS/FW for WBG-4500-E Appliance, perform the following steps:

  1. Contact Skyhigh Support for a BIOS package for your model ( *_production.ROM is the BIOS package file to be installed).
  2. Download the Intel BIOS Tool from [IntelAfuLnx64|https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19550/afuami-firmware-update-utility-for-m10jnp2sb.html].
  3. Execute the ./IntelAfuLnx64 <Full path of *_Production.ROM > /B /P /N /K /L /R /ME command from the location where the IntelAFuLnx64 is installed:   
      ◦ The following errors can be ignored:
             Cannot locate kernel source
             gcc complier did not exist
  4.  Once the process is completed, reboot the appliance to load the new BIOS.
Upgrade BMC FW 

To upgrade BMC FW, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to RMM UI.
  2. Navigate to Maintenance > Firmware update
  3. Upload the .ima_enc file and click Start to update the firmware.
    This BMC is upgraded.
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