IBM-AUSTRIA - PC-HW-Support    30 Aug 1999

NETFINITY 5000: REMOTE FLASH FAILS W/ WRONG DISKETTE MESSAGE

    Record number:       H166494
    Device:              D/T8659
    Model:               M
    Hit count:           UHC00000
    Success count:       USC0000
    Publication code:    PC50
    Tip key:
    Date created:        O99/05/11
    Date last altered:   A99/05/14
    Owning B.U.:         USA


Abstract: NETFINITY 5000: REMOTE FLASH FAILS W/ WRONG DISKETTE MESSAGE

SYMPTOM:

When you attempt to remotely flash a Netfinity 5000 via Netfinity Manager, you are prompted to insert the flash diskette.
After you do so and press "OK" to continue, a message comes back that states
"This is the wrong diskette for the target system".

The flash diskette is 00n8617.exe (373080 bytes, 03-31-99) IBM Netfinity 5000 Flash BIOS Remote Update Diskette (For use with Netfinity Manager) (Level 7) version 1.04

PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

•  The system is any of the following IBM servers:

    a Netfinity 5000 server, Type 8659, any Model.

•  The system is attempting to "remotely flash" a Netfinity 5000 server via Netfinity Manager.
•  The flash diskette is 00n8617.exe (373080 bytes, 03-31-99)
•  The system has the described symptom.

FIX:

This behavior will be fixed in the next release of the Remote BIOS diskette for the Netfinity 5000.

WORKAROUND:

The reason that it does not work is that the diskette does not have the correct volume label.
To get around this you need to enter in a volume label of MOJT28A.

There are many ways to change the volume label of the diskette.
Once such way in to go into My Computer in MS Windows 95 or MS Windows NT.
You can right click on the A drive, and then change the label to MOJT28A.

The diskette with this behavior is:
00n8617.exe (373080 bytes, 03-31-99)
IBM Netfinity 5000 Flash BIOS Remote Update Diskette
(For use with Netfinity Manager) ( Level 7) version 1.04

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