Updating SuperMicro BIOS using SUM causes reboot

Notice: Page may contain affiliate links for which we may earn a small commission through services like Amazon Affiliates or Skimlinks.

bob_dvb

Active Member
Sep 7, 2018
214
116
43
Not quite London
www.orbit.me.uk
I have an X11SCL-F and I am trying to use SUM to update the BIOS as I am on v1.1

But SUM does "Reading BIOS" and when it gets to 100% the system reboots without doing the update.

It feels like it's crashing? Is there some kind of lock or watchdog that I am triggering? Anyone have any ideas?
 

i386

Well-Known Member
Mar 18, 2016
4,222
1,541
113
34
Germany
Wait, are you trying to flash the bios while the system is running?
Edit: Is this a local system or remote via ipmi?
 

bob_dvb

Active Member
Sep 7, 2018
214
116
43
Not quite London
www.orbit.me.uk
Wait, are you trying to flash the bios while the system is running?
Edit: Is this a local system or remote via ipmi?
SUM allows you to do it on a running system, I am doing it from the console, haven't dried over IP yet. Loathed to use the EFI version because I would probably need to use a USB stick which I wanted to avoid.
 

i386

Well-Known Member
Mar 18, 2016
4,222
1,541
113
34
Germany
SUM allows you to do it on a running system
Yeah I forgot that SUM is used by superdoctor5 to update the bios locally :D
I once tried to update a remote running system through SUM and bricked the bios...
Is there some kind of lock or watchdog that I am triggering?
I think there was a setting in the bios that you have to change to allow bios updates...
 
  • Like
Reactions: bob_dvb

gtech1

Member
May 27, 2019
78
7
8
In some cases I think it has to place the motherboard in manufacturing mode before it can be updated and that requires a reboot. Does it say anything to that effect ?