Chapter 8. IBM BladeCenter HX5 379
8.2.3 Required firmware of each blade and the AMM
If you plan to have a 2-node HX5 or HX5+MAX5 configuration, be prepared to install the latest
versions of all firmware on the blade and the AMM in the chassis. Without the proper versions
of firmware, several issues might occur, such as these problems:
Blades not booting
Blade or MAX5 not recognized by the AMM
Incompatibility errors in the AMM, such as the error that is shown in Figure 8-6.
Figure 8-6 Blade incompatibility error when blade firmware is mismatched
Before joining blades together or adding a MAX5, check the firmware versions of both the
AMM and the individual blades.
To locate the current blade and AMM code, you need to log in to the AMM and choose
Monitors Firmware VPD. Figure 8-7 shows the current firmware versions of each blade.
Figure 8-7 Blade firmware as shown in the AMM
Further down the same Firmware VPD page, the AMM firmware version is also displayed, as
shown in Figure 8-8.
MAX5: MAX5 only has Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and is not a factor.
Tip: In Figure 8-7, FW/BIOS refers to the UEFI and Blade Sys Mgmt Processor refers to the
Integrated Management Module (IMM).
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