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How to Take the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) out of Transfer Mode

Content Type: Maintenance & Performance   |   Article ID: 000058716   |   Last Reviewed: 10/13/2026
Description Resolution

Environment

Operating System

OS Independent family

Description

When attempting to update firmware using the Intel® One Boot Flash Update (Intel® OFU) Utility, an error message indicates that the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is in Transfer Mode, and the update cannot proceed.

Resolution

The BMC enters Transfer Mode during a firmware update process that was interrupted or did not complete successfully. In this state, the BMC cannot accept new firmware until it is reset.

To exit Transfer Mode

  1. Reset the BMC using SysCFG with the following command:
    • Syscfg /rbmc
  2. Continue with the update using flashupdt

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