H06.09 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Overview of Installing the H06.09 RVU
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Managing Firmware in a NonStop Blade Complex
You use an OSM guided procedure, launched by performing the Firmware Update
action from the Blade Complex, to update the firmware for each Blade Element in the
complex.
On Integrity NonStop NS-series servers, the bootstrap code is part of the NonStop
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 Blade Complex Firmware Update procedure.
Table 1-3 lists the updateable NonStop 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 NonStop Blade Elements in the NonStop Blade Complex and allows
you to select the firmware modules to be updated):
You can update firmware one NonStop Blade Element at a time or all slices (Blade
Elements) at the same time. However, reset and reintegration is performed on one
Table 1-3. HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Server Firmware
Firmware Name
Module File-
name Notes
Halted State Services
(HSS) firmware
T0287H01^AAE
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^AAE
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^AAE
PRMFIRMW Primitive state firmware
ISP1040 firmware
T0480H01
ISPFIRMW ISP1040 firmware is controller firmware for
legacy I/O or SCSI disks in G-series RVUs
Baseboard
Management
Controller Firmware
(BMC) T0661H01
M0661 BMC firmware is used for board and module
maintenance. Unlike the other Blade
Element firmware, BMC firmware updates
only require a reset of the BMC in the
updated Blade Element. When you perform
the Switch to Use Shadow Firmware Image
After Reset action in OSM (or through the
guided procedure), the BMC is instantly
reset, and the Blade Element starts running
the new BMC firmware immediately. The
rest of the updated Blade Element firmware
does not become active (running) until you
reset the Blade Element.