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 To update from the OpenBMC shell, follow the steps in this section.
 
-It is recommended that the BMC be prepared for update:
+It is recommended that the BMC be prepared for update (note that the
+environment variable needs to be set twice for initramfs be able to
+read it due to the U-Boot redundant environments):
 
     fw_setenv openbmconce copy-files-to-ram copy-base-filesystem-to-ram
+    fw_setenv openbmconce copy-files-to-ram copy-base-filesystem-to-ram
     reboot
 
 Copy one or more of these `image-*` files to the directory: