Resetting Failed Upgrade on Supermicro

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While upgrading my Supermicro server’s IPMI firmware, I had Internet drop on me. Fortunately, if you’re running Linux and have your IPMI tools available, there is a solution. Just cold-boot BMC (small computer within your computer actually providing all those IPMI services) and wait until it’s back up: Once BMC reboots, it will forget all about interrupted firmware upgrade and allow you to continue on your merry way. PS: If you are not sure if firmware update started before connection was interrupted, give it 10 minutes before trying this. This will be enough time for it to finish any real upgrade that might be in progress.

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