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--- hardware:trial [2026/01/20 21:51] – djgalloway
+++ hardware:trial [2026/02/12 19:17] (current) – [Updating BIOS] djgalloway
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 ===== Updating BIOS =====
-To document
+Recently done from ''soko03:/home/dgalloway''
+<code>
+./saa -l bmcs.txt -u inktank -p xxx -c UpdateBios --preserve_setting --file ~/BIOS_H13SRD-1C99_20251223_1.8_STDsp.bin --batch_count 10
+</code>
+===== KVM access =====
+These systems are fairly-dense blades, so the back panel does not have dedicated VGA/HDMI/USB connectors.  There is a custom wide connector for a 'dongle' breakout cable that was supplied with the chassis that connects to that wide connector on the blade and breaks it out to VGA, serial, and two USB 2.0 ports.  There is a set of those in the Poughkeepsie lab; the lab staff should be able to find them.  As of Feb2026 they were "In the crib in Rolling Bin 3 Shelf 3A3. Theres a white paper taped to the shelf that says CEPH 3A4-3A1"