HOWTO FLASH BMC/BIOS/CPLD F/W VIA REDFISH ON S8056 MOTHERBOARD

Step 1:  Check UpdateService status by issuing “GET https://{{IP}}/redfish/v1/UpdateService/” then click Send button.  Red box below is the

            UpdateService  status.

            

Step 2:   Update BMC F/W by issuing “POST https://{{IP}}/redfish/v1/UpdateService/upload” then click Body then form-data. 

                Enter UpdateParameters with File parameters.json, OemParameters with File oem_parameters.json and UpdateFile with File BMC8056820201.ima

                then  click Send button.

            

                                         Contents of parameters.json file for BMC F/W update

                                        

                                        Contents of oem_parameters.json file for BMC F/W update

                                       

           After clicking the Send button, 202 Accepted Status Code shows-up with A new task created (/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/1).  Please

           go to Step 5 to  check the status of the F/W update

           

Step 3:  Update BIOS by issuing “POST https://{{IP}}/redfish/v1/UpdateService/upload” then click Body then form-data.

              Enter UpdateParameters with File parameters.json, OemParameters with File oem_parameters.json and

              UpdateFile with File BIOS8056920132  then click Send button.

          

                                    Contents of parameters.json file for BIOS update

                                   

                                   Contents of oem_parameters.json file for BIOS update

                                  

              After clicking Send button, Status code 202 Accepted shows-up with A new task created (/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/2).  Please

             go to Step 5 to check F/W update status

            

Step 4:   Update CPLD F/W by issuing “POST https://{{IP}}/redfish/v1/UpdateService/upload” then click Body then form-data.

                Enter UpdateParameters with File parameters.json, OemParameters with File oem_parameters.json and UpdateFile with File S8056_impl1-V04-03.jed

                then click Send button.

                 

 

                                         Contents of parameters.json file for CPLD F/W update

                                       

                                       Contents of oem_parameters.json file for CPLD F/W update

                                      

             After clicking Send button, Status code 202 Accepted shows-up with a new task created (/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/1).  Please

            go to Step 5 to check the firmware  update status

           

Step 5:   Check Flash Progress by clicking the Send button several times until FlashPercentage shows 100% done and TaskState shows Completed.

               5.1  Check FlashPercentage on "GET https://{{IP}}/redfish/v1/UpdateService"

           

              5.2  Check TaskState on "GET https://{{IP}}/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/1"

                      NOTE:   For BMC/BIOS/CPLD F/W might have different /TaskService/Tasks number. ../TaskService/Tasks/2  or

                                      ../TaskService/Tasks/3.

            

Step 6:   AC off then AC on, open BMC WebGUI and check Dashboard BMC F/W, BIOS and CPLD F/W version

           

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