Errors Seen When Upgrading SP From Build 1.1.9 via IMPIFLASH - X8400 and X8420

Problem

The ipmflash upgrade failed. Error messages similar to the following may appear.

Exiting Flash Mode ... IPMI Flash Mode 13 command failed: BIOS Programming Failed error

IPMI Flash Upgrade Failed

Impacted Supplemental Releases: 2.0.2

Impacted Hardware: X8400 and X8420

Workaround

You will need to perform the upgrade twice for the upgrade to succeed.