H06.11 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

NOTE: To have the correct firmware when upgrading to an NS16200 server, the H06.11.02
RVU, or the H06.12 or later RVU, must be installed. The H06.11.01 RVU can be installed if you
do not plan tofall back to the H06.08 or earlier RVU. (The NS16200 is not supported in the
H06.11.03 RVU.)
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:
Table 1-1 Maintenance Entity (ME) Firmware
Related
InformationDefault LocationDisk File NameHost FRUDescriptionProduct Number
Hardware
installation
manuals for the
NS1000, NS14000,
and NS16000
servers; and OSM
online help
SYSnn
subvolume
M2805ServerNet Switch
Board (IOAM
and processor
switch)
Maintenance
Entity (ME)
firmware (see
Note below)
T2805A01^AAK
NonStop NS1000
Planning Guide
andNonStop
NS14000 Planning
Guide
SYSnn
subvolume
M1805VIO enclosure
logic board
Integrated
Maintenance
Entity firmware
(for NS1000 with
VIO, NS14000
with VIO)
T1805A01^AAB
The AAL SPR is available for the Maintenance Entity firmware. This SPR lifts a restriction for
IOAME modules connected to S-series enclosures when T1089ABR firmware has been installed
on the S-series processors
CAUTION: Ensure that the system is running the new H06.11 RVU before starting this procedure.
CAUTION: You should not use the Multi-Resource Actions dialog (in the OSM Service
Connection) to update ME FPGA simultaneously on both fabrics, or a system outage might occur.
CAUTION: You should not use the Multi-Resource Actions dialog (in the OSM Service
Connection) to update ME FW simultaneously on both fabrics, or a system outage might occur.
For the NonStop NS5000 and NonStop NS16000 systems only: Use the OSM Service Connection
to update the ME firmware for processor switches.
26 Overview of Installing the H06.11 RVU