ibm:servers:notes
Get the level of BMC firmware with dmidecode.exe
Download the latest zip with binaries for Windows from DmiDecode.
Run \sbin\dmidecode.exe with the following command:
dmidecode.exe -t 0
An example of output from an IBM x460. The BMC firmware is shown in the line “Firmware Revision” at the end.
# dmidecode 2.10 SMBIOS 2.5 present. Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: IBM Version: -[ZUE166AUS-1.12]- Release Date: 02/15/2008 Address: 0xF0240 Runtime Size: 64960 bytes ROM Size: 8192 kB Characteristics: PCI is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported Japanese floppy for NEC 9800 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h) Japanese floppy for Toshiba 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h) 5.25"/360 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported I2O boot is supported LS-120 boot is supported Function key-initiated network boot is supported Targeted content distribution is supported BIOS Revision: 1.12 Firmware Revision: 2.11
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ibm/servers/notes.txt · Last modified: 2011/10/18 10:54 by bas