H06.04 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Overview of Installing the H06.04 RVU
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Managing Maintenance Entity Firmware for Processor
Switch and I/O Adapter Module (IOAM)
Managing Maintenance Entity Firmware for Processor Switch
and I/O Adapter Module (IOAM)
There is maintenance entity (ME) firmware on the ServerNet Switch Boards located in
both processor switch and I/O adapter modules. In processor switches, the
maintenance entities provide functionality similar to what the service processors (SPs)
do for S-series systems (including connectivity within the system and to a ServerNet
cluster). In IOAMs, the maintenance entity provides connectivity between the
processor switches and FCSA and G4SA adapters located within the IOAM. The ME
firmware must be updated to the same version for both processor switches and all the
IOAMs in your system. There is also ME FPGA for each ServerNet Switch Board. ME
firmware and ME FPGA can be checked and updated from either the OSM Service
Connection or Low-Level Link.
The service processor (SP) supports connection of legacy IOMF enclosures to a
processor switch. This provides the Integrity NonStop NS-series server platform with
connectivity to NonStop S-Series legacy input and output controllers (IOCs) and
storage.
Updating ME Firmware
Table 1-1 shows the current ME firmware information for both processor switches and
IOAMS:
The AAE SPR is available for the Maintenance Entity firmware. This SPR lifts a
restriction for IOAME modules connected to S-series enclosures when T1089^ABR
firmware has been installed on the S-series processors.
To use the OSM Service Connection to check and (if necessary) update the ME
firmware for processor switches:
1. Locate the ServerNet Switch Board on one Internal ServerNet Fabric (in the tree
pane, select System > Fabric Group > Internal ServerNet Fabric > Processor
Switch > ServerNet Switch Board).
2. Click to select the ServerNet Switch Board object, then check the ME Firmware
attributes in the Attributes tab. If downrev, follow the rest of this procedure to
update the ME firmware.
3. Right-click the ServerNet Switch Board object and select Actions.
Table 1-1. Maintenance Entity (ME) Firmware
Product
Number Description Host FRU
Disk File
Name
Default
Location
Related
Information
T2805A01^AAE Maintenance
Entity (ME)
firmware
ServerNet
Switch Board
(IOAM and
processor
switch)
M2805 SYSnn
subvolume
NonStop NS-Series
Hardware
Installation Manual
and OSM online
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