In this post, we will explain how to upgrade IPMI firmware version on supermicro motherboard. Its highly recommended to perform this maintenance when OS is installed on the server and it has ipmicfg  installed in it because incase if the ipmi interface goes down, we can bring the interface up using ipmicfg.

1. Login to IPMI interface from browser. You can use IPMIVIEW tool to login to the interface as well.

2. In IPMI, move to Maintenance > Firmware Update.

 

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Select Enter Update Mode.

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Download the firmware version from supermicro page. You must look for the motherboard version and download the firmware accordingly.

Select the downloaded firmware version and click on Upload Firmware.

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Make sure that the Option “Preserve Caonfiguration” ticked. Check the existing version and New version. Once everything looks good Click on Start Upgrade.

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Wait till Upgrade process reaches 100%. The IPMI will be automatically rebooted after the upgrade and will be available to login.

 

 

 

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