H06.03 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Overview of Installing the H06.03 RVU
H06.03 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide—540066-002
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Managing Firmware in a Processor Complex (Blade
Complex)
On Integrity NonStop NS-series servers, the bootstrap code is part of the NonStop slice
or blade element firmware and is, therefore, not on a disk. You update the disk
bootstrap code on all the bootable slices (that is, those that contain logical processor 0
and 1) by using the Processor Complex Firmware Update procedure.
Table 1-3 lists the updateable process complex (blade complex ) firmware and the
recommended order for updating firmware through the guided procedure. (The Select
Firmware Modules for Shadow Image Update dialog box lists all the shadow firmware
modules for all the slices (blade elements) in the processor complex (blade complex)
and allows you to select the firmware modules to be updated):
You can update firmware one slice (blade element) at a time or all slices (blade
elements) at the same time. However, reset and reintegration is performed on one slice
(blade element) at a time. OSM notifies you to reset and then reintegrate the updated
slice (blade element) with the running slices. OSM also alerts you if a reset action will
result in the loss of a logical processor or in the loss of fault tolerance for a logical
processor, and advises you on appropriate actions. After a reset action, reintegration
begins automatically.
Each slice (blade element) contains two local flash memory devices. To ensure
redundancy during a firmware update, a duplicate image (or flash image) of each
firmware module (Primitive, ISP1040, PAL/SAL, DISKBOOT, Halted State Services,
and Baseboard Management Controller Firmware) resides on the flash memory
devices.
Table 1-3. HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Server Firmware
Firmware Name
Module File-
name Notes
Halted State Services
(HSS) firmware
T0287H01
HSSFIRMW Contains HSS Main firmware.
DISKBOOT firmware
T2773H01
DSKFIRMW Diskboot is used during a system load of an
Integrity NonStop NS-series server.
PAL/SAL firmware
T0287H01
IPFFIRMW A firmware library based on the Intel Itanium
architecture. Any updates to SAL requires
an update of the entire IPFFIRMW firmware
module even if PAL has not changed.
Primitive State
Firmware T0287H01
PRMFIRMW Primitive state firmware
ISP1040 firmware
T0480AAF
ISPFIRMW ISP1040 firmware is controller firmware for
legacy I/O or SCSI disks on G-series
Baseboard
Management
Controller Firmware
(BMC) T0661
M0661 BMC firmware is used for board and module
maintenance. BMC firmware updates only
require a reset of the BMC in the updated
slice.