Update Intel® Platform
Administrator Agent/BIOS
Update from V1.1/2.0 to V2.0.3
1. Check the motherboard type
2. Import agent/BIOS update file
3. Update client agent/BIOS
Update from V1.0 to V2.0.3
Update from V1.1/2.0 to V2.0.3
Please
note before updating agent/BIOS:
1)
The user must select the correct update file.
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The firmware update file is different for different
motherboards.
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The user must check the motherboard type in order to select
the correct firmware update file.
2)
The user needs to import the firmware update file using the
Utility Tool.
3)
Start to update only after the above two steps have been
completed.
Intel®
Platform Administrator firmware update file names are created using the following
formula: [IntelPATAgent]
+ [motherboard series model].
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“IntelPATAgent865.exe”
is used to update the firmware of 865 series motherboards
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“IntelPATAgent915.exe” is used
to update the firmware of 915 series motherboards.
There
are two methods to determine the motherboard type:
Option 1. From the Server
Management Console
On
the Managed Clients page in the
server management console, motherboard information is
displayed in the Board Type column.
The user can determine the motherboard type by examining first five characters
in the information displayed.
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If the Board Type column shows CK86510J.1171, then the first five characters are CK865, which means that the motherboard
is from the 865 series.
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If the Board Type column shows DT91510J.0222, then the first five characters are DT915, which that means that the
motherboard is from the 915 series.
Option 2. From the client BIOS
1)
Start the client, and press F2 to enter BIOS.
2)
Click the Main
tab, and look at the BIOS Version
information, as seen below:
3)
The user can determine the motherboard type by referring to
the first five characters of the information shown in BIOS Version column.
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If the BIOS Version column shows CK86510J.86A.1171.2005.0601.1027, then the first 5
digits are CK865, which means that
the motherboard is from the 865
series.
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If the BIOS Version column shows DT91510J.86A.0222.2005.0714.1604, then the first five digits are DT915, which means that the motherboard
is from the 915 series.
2.
Import Firmware Update Files
1)
Click Start >
Programs > Intel® Platform Administrator Server > Server > Utility
Tool to start the Utility Tool
2)
In the Utility Tool Wizard homepage, select Manage Firmware Update Files, and click
Next to continue
3)
If the firmware update file has already been downloaded, click
Next to continue.
If the firmware has not been downloaded, the user also can click the
hyperlink to download the latest firmware update file.
4)
In the Update Files
List, the user can add, remove and view update files:
Add:
Check the current list to
see whether the necessary update file is listed.
If not, click the Add button, browse for the update file,
select it and click Open. The selected update file will
be added to the Update Files List.
5)
Select the update file from the Update Files List, and click Next
6)
The system will prompt for confirmation. Click Yes to confirm.
7)
Once the task is completed, click Finish to return to the first page of the Utility Tool Wizard.
In
the server management console, enter the Managed
Clients page and click the Update
Agent button. The Update Agent/BIOS window will pop up.
Step 1: Select a file
After
clicking the Update Agent button,
all imported agent (firmware) update files will be listed. Click the Select button next to the desired update file. The selected file will appear at the bottom
of the page.
Step 2: Start agent/BIOS update
Check
to ensure that the agent/BIOS update file information is correct. If it is correct, click Generate. The selected
clients will reboot immediately and start the update process.
After
the clients reboot, the agent/BIOS update progress will be
displayed as shown below. The
client will automatically reboot and enter the OS when the update process is
complete.
Agent/BIOS
update is complete.
Update from V1.0 to V2.0.3
For information on
updating Agent/BIOS from V1.0 to V2.0.3, please visit the Intel® Platform
Administration Technology support website:
http://support.intel.com/support/go/ipat.