H06.11 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

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On 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, Table 1-5, and Table 1-6 list the updateable NonStop Blade Complex firmware for

NSAA and NSVA systems, 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):

Table 1-3 Minimum Required Firmware Versions for NS14000 and NS16000 Systems (H06.11.00

and H06.11.03 RVUs)

NotesProduct VersionModule File-nameFirmware Name

Contains HSS Main firmware.T0287H01^AADHSSFIRMWHalted State Services

(HSS) firmware

Diskboot is used during a system load of an

Integrity NonStop NS-series server.

T2773H01DSKFIRMWDISKBOOT firmware

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.

T0287H01^AAEIPFFIRMWPAL/SAL firmware

Primitive state firmwareT0287H01^AADPRMFIRMWPrimitive State

Firmware

ISP1040 firmware is controller firmware for

legacy I/O or SCSI disks in G-series RVUs

T0480H01ISPFIRMWISP1040 firmware

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.

T0661H01M0661Baseboard Management

Controller Firmware

(BMC)

Table 1-4 Minimum Required Firmware Versions for NS16000 and Mixed NS16000/NS16200

Systems (H06.11.01 RVU)