Ibm x3650 firmware upgrade iso

Error: no such file or directory. It was very similar to the VMware KB so we knew it is most probably storage related. Yes, I hate this approach from the Lenovo as well, especially when they were promising the same level of support for IBM servers, before acquisition of x86 platform from IBM.

If you are trying to use roll up image for ESXi 5. You can try to inject correct driver lsi-mr3 in your ESXi 5. Just follow this procedure to create the iso image with custom driver.

If it will not work and you need to stay on ESXi 5. I have to thank to the users at VMware community forum , who have the same issue and pointed us to the right solution. Although they were even trying to downgrade the firmware. But I believe using newer driver is a more elegant solution. The reason here was, that no Network Card Adapter was installed on that flex node. I was so frustrated, that the Error Message here is so useless. Like i said, exact same error message due to not having a network card installed!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Share this:. The following two tabs change content below. Bio Latest Posts. Dusan Tekeljak. Download the latest firmware for the server; then, install the firmware, using the instructions that are included with the downloaded files. When you replace a device in the server, you might have to update the firmware that is stored in memory on the device or restore the pre-existing firmware from a CD or DVD image.

Use this information to update the firmware. Important: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.

Before you update the firmware, be sure to back up any data that is stored in the Trusted Platform Module TPM , in case any of the TPM characteristics are changed by the new firmware. For instructions, see your encryption software documentation. Installing the wrong firmware or device-driver update might cause the server to malfunction.