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Supermicro System BIOS & BMC Firmware Update Package Operation Instructions
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Please read this document before performing the system BIOS or IPMI
firmware update.  Please verify that your system meets the requirments.


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This update package includes the following system software updates & utilities:

--- BIOS/BMC Firmware Update Package ---

  BIOS          - BIOS_X11SPL-096E_20241230_4.5_STD.zip  	     (REV 4.5)
  BMC Firmware  - BMC_X11AST2500-4101MS_20240918_01.74.17_STDsp.zip  (REV 1.74.17)

  Note: To update BIOS or BMC FW in UEFI shell, follow the instructions provided in the respective packages.

--- BIOS/Firmware Update Tools ---

Supermicro Update Manager Utility (SUM)  v2.14.0:

  sum_2.14.0_Win_x86_64_20240215.zip           (for Windows)
  sum_2.14.0_Linux_x86_64_20240215.tar.gz      (for Linux)
  sum_2.14.0_BSD_x86_64_20240215.tar.gz        (for FreeBSD)



  Note: For BIOS/firmware update with SUM utility through Out-Of-Band (OOB)
        channel, the SFT-OOB-LIC or SFT-DCMS-Single is required for each node.

--- Supported Products ---

  Supermicro Motherboards:
  MBD-X11SPL-F
    


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                                     Important notes
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Downgrading BIOS below 2.0 is not supported due to a security revision change.

Downgrading IPMI(BMC) firmware from signed to unsigned is not supported.


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                       SYSTEM HARDWARE and FIRMWARE REQUIREMENTS
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                                         Warning
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1. Do not interrupt, reboot or remove power from your system during the update.
   Doing so may cause the system failure.

2. If the software update fails, you may contact our RMA Department to have the BIOS/
   IPMI firmware chip reprogrammed.  This will require shipping the board to Supermicro
   for repair.  Please submit your RMA request at:
   http://www.supermicro.com/support/rma/.
